Press Release

Manasquan, N.J., USA, May 2, 2006 – With 60 percent of adult Medicaid enrollees afflicted with a chronic or disabling condition and nearly half this group suffering from a second condition, this population is in critical need of a healthy dose of disease management (DM), say healthcare industry experts. In The Medicaid Population: Making a Difference with Disease Management, selected experts demystify eligibility and patient engagement of Medicaid enrollees and serve up suggestions for using DM programs to integrate and improve care for this population. For more information, please visit the HIN bookstore.

The 49-page report, produced by the Healthcare Intelligence Network (HIN), centers around two case studies in disease management for the Medicaid population. The tenth title in HIN's Disease Management Dimensions series, this report features Jerry Kiplinger, executive director at APS Healthcare and Herb Schultz, vice president of government account management, McKesson Health Solutions and the inroads their organizations are making in this area. These two presenters provide inside details on their programs, including:

• Coordinating care and staff support;
• Understanding the influence of politics on the program;
• Characteristics of the Medicaid population;
• Optimizing community outlets;
• Trends, outcomes and solutions; and much more.

“With so many Medicaid enrollees suffering from multiple conditions, it’s imperative that programs addressing this population focus on disease management and self-care,” says Melanie Matthews, executive vice president and chief operating officer of HIN. “At the same time, these individuals can have unique personal situations that demand a specialized approach.” The Medicaid Population: Making a Difference with Disease Management also contains 12 pages of questions and answers that address eligibility, the coach-client relationship, engaging physicians in the effort, expanding the program to children, assessing ROI and choosing a provider champion, as well as 10 pages of additional resources. The report is the tenth offering in HIN’s Disease Management Dimensions series, a compilation of special reports from more than 20 industry thought leaders and innovators in disease management.

The series is available in print or as an Adobe® PDF® on CD-ROM with keyword searching. HIN’s 400-page Disease Management Dimension series tackles this trend by examining winning efforts in disease management for obesity and depression as well as strategies designed to motivate and support the chronically ill, such as incorporating health coaches, toolkits and behavior modification techniques into DM offerings. The multi-title series includes the following special reports:

• Childhood Obesity: Truths, Trends & Program Design;
• Depression Disease Management: Healthcare's New Frontier;
• Disease Management & Obesity: Healthcare Impacts and Initiatives;
• Health Coaches: Scoring Big Gains in Disease Management ROI;
• Training Health Coaches: Fielding a Team of Behavior Change Agents;
• Healthcare Toolkits: Empowering Consumers Through Education;
• Blueprint for Success: Constructing a Winning Healthcare Toolkit Strategy;
• Modifying Patients' Behaviors to Optimize Disease Management Outcomes; and
• Motivating Resistant Patients: Influencing Behaviors to Improve Outcomes.

About the Healthcare Intelligence Network---HIN is the premier advisory service for executives seeking high-quality strategic information on the business of healthcare. For more information, contact the Healthcare Intelligence Network, PO Box 1442, Wall Township, NJ 07719-1442, (888) 446-3530, fax (732) 292-3073, e-mail info@hin.com, or visit http://www.hin.com.

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Contact: Patricia Donovan