Our company's mission is to improve the health and quality of life of individuals with COPD or Asthma, while reducing the overall cost of their treatment. We currently have provided services to over 180,000 individuals and have compelling data, both claims and self-reported. American Healthways, Inc., based in Nashville, TN, is the nation's leading provider of specialized, comprehensive disease management services designed to improve the quality of life and lower the costs of healthcare for people with one or more chronic disease, such as diabetes, cardiac or respiratory disease. The Awarecare Resources for Health program includes asthma assessment and outcomes software, multicultural patient education materials, and interactive materials to enhance patient decision making abilities.
Special emphasis is placed on compliance and written, realistic action plans.
The loss in worker productivity more than doubles the cost of these diseases. We have a new diagnostic tool, to better identify and treat those patients, which is compatible with current provider systems. Disease Manager empowers the chronically ill employee with information and personalized guidance for self-management of their condition. Disease Manager benefits include lower acute incidences and related medical costs, along with greater employee productivity and morale. Glaxo Wellcome's Care Management offers programs for smoking cessation, headache, and asthma.