FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Daniel Day
Corporate Marketing
IntelliCare
207-771-2976
dday@intellicare.com
RMS Partners With IntelliCare to Implement “KEY to
Better Health”, A Renal Disease Management Program Focused
on Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
IntelliCare will be the outsourced provider of call center services for RMS
(PORTLAND, MAINE) January 24, 2006 – IntelliCare, Inc., a provider of healthcare call center and disease management infrastructure services, announces that it has successfully completed the implementation phase of a joint project with RMS DM, LLC., the nations leading provider of kidney disease management services. The “KEY to Better Health” program provides RMS members with services designed to slow the progression of kidney failure, effectively treat complications of kidney disease, and coordinate the smooth transition to renal replacement therapy as needed. Through an integrated remote model, IntelliCare provides program design and operational support to RMS developed disease and care management programs. This includes call center services in which Registered Nurses and other professionals manage program enrollment, patient assessment, and disease edification.
“IntelliCare has an exceptional team of Registered Nurses, established technology, and well-crafted processes to support our member base,” says Frank Basile, Vice President DaVita Inc. and General Manager RMS DM LLC. “We believe this partnership will assure the delivery of the highest -quality healthcare and disease management programs and services for our members.”
“The dedication RMS has shown in providing the absolute best services for its members is impressive,” says Victor C. Otley III, CEO of IntelliCare. “Our technology and service solutions provide RMS with a scalable and high quality platform of highly trained telephonic professionals focused on patient engagement and education.”
IntelliCare’s nationwide network of Telenurses, manage telephone-based disease management programs, care management and health coaching services to a broad range of healthcare providers, health plans, and clinical service providers. The company also develops and licenses the intelligent application technology it uses to support its medical contact center operations.
About IntelliCare
IntelliCare, Inc., A Medco Health Solutions Company, provides medical call center services to patients and members of health plans, hospitals and disease management programs. Founded in 1997 in Portland, Maine, the company operates the largest network of healthcare contact centers in the United States and provides 24 x 7 Nurse Line, Telephone Triage, Physician Referral, Class Registration and various custom solutions to more than 250 hospitals, health systems, health plans, group practices, and employers nationwide. IntelliCare’s clients outsource their call center operations to IntelliCare, or use the company's technology, to effectively and efficiently improve access to quality care. For more information about IntelliCare, please visit www.intellicare.com.
About RMS Disease Management, LLC.
RMS Disease Management is an affiliate of DaVita, Inc., a leading provider of services to patients with end-stage renal disease. For more information on RMS Disease Managment LLC, visit the RMS website at www.rms-dm.com.
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This press release contains forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, rules and regulations promulgated under the Act, unanticipated changes in Medicare reimbursement, outcomes of government reviews, inquiries and investigations and related litigation, continued compliance with government regulations, fluctuations in customer demand, management of rapid growth, competition from other healthcare product vendors, timing and acceptance of new product introductions, general economic conditions, geopolitical events and regulatory changes, as well as other especially relevant risks detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended March 31, 2005, and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2005. The information set forth herein should be read in light of such risks. The Company assumes no obligation to update the information contained in this press release.
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