How to Support Health Coaches with a Robust Health Management IT Platform

dio conference from the Healthcare Intelligence Network will define the requirements of a technology-based health management platform that bolsters today'ss health coaching efforts.

Manasquan, NJ May 24, 2007 -- Health coaches score big gains in clinical outcomes and healthcare cost reduction via telephonic, Web-based and personal interactions with clients, but rely heavily on healthcare IT to provide a means of identifying, contacting and monitoring patients as well as evaluating program effectiveness and forecasting future trends.

During Building a Health Management IT Platform for Health Coaching, a 90-minute live audio conference on June 13, 2007 at 1:30 p.m. Eastern, participants will learn how a solid health management IT platform can enhance the health coaching encounter by putting essential data at the coach'ss and corporation'ss fingertips, freeing the coach to focus on the client and the company to track bottom line impacts. For conference details, please visit http://www.hin.com/cgi-local/link/news/pl.cgihealthcoachingitpr

NEWS FACTS:

- The Healthcare Intelligence Network (HIN) is sponsoring a 90-minute live audio conference on June 13, 2007, devoted to planning a robust health management IT platform to reinforce current and future health coaching initiatives.

- Scheduled Speakers: John Harris, senior vice president of the health support division of Healthways, and Sean Slovenski, president and CEO, Hummingbird Coaching Services.

- Conference Highlights: Collecting and integrating data sources to identify candidates in need of health coaching; training health coaches to use this information to achieve health coaching success; analyzing data to create predictive models; and future IT needs for effective health coaching programs.

- Target Audience: CEOs, medical directors, disease management directors, managers and coordinators, health plan executives, care management nurses and business development and strategic planning directors.

- Audio Conference Formats: 90-minute live audio conference on June 13, 2007 includes a 30-minute Q&A; On-Demand rebroadcast available June 15, 2007; 90-minute recording on CD-ROM with printed transcript available June 30, 2007. For conference details, please visit http://www.hin.com/cgi-local/link/news/pl.cgihealthcoachingitpr

QUOTES ATTRIBUTABLE TO MELANIE MATTHEWS, HIN EXECUTIVE VP AND COO:

Many health plans and employers are banking on health coaches to motivate members and employees to change unhealthy and potentially expensive lifestyles and habits. However, coaches can'st reap these results without essential IT tools that facilitate data mining, communication and predictive modeling. A health management platform is an essential part of the health coaching game plan.

Please contact Patricia Donovan to arrange an interview or to obtain additional quotes.

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.




How to Support Health Coaches with a Robust Health Management IT Platform



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