MEDecision and Emmi Solutions Examine How Health Plans Can Deploy Web-Based Technology to Better Engage Members

Webinar Reveals How Interactive Media Helps Scale Care Management Programs, Enhance Communication and Actively Involve Members in the Care Process

WAYNE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MEDecision, Inc., a leading provider of collaborative health care management solutions, and Emmi Solutions, a leader in patient engagement media, will conduct a free webinar examining how health plans can use interactive, web-based technology to cost-effectively scale care management programs, enhance communication with members and actively engage them in the care process. The event is scheduled for Wednesday, October 28 at 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time.

“Deploying Web-Based Communication to Better Engage Health Plan Members in their Care”

The webinar will feature MEDecision’s Director of Strategic Alliances Lori Walsh and Vice President of Clinical Programs and Clinical Content Development Marie DiPrinzio, along with Bob Tavares, vice president of care management for Emmi Solutions. Topics to be discussed include:

• How augmenting MEDecision’s Alineo™ collaborative health care management platform with award-winning Emmi programs gives health plans advanced tools to help members take an active role in their care.
• How to supply care managers with intelligent member communication resources that are more engaging and effective than paper mailings and passive web sites.
• Why implementing interactive, web-based technology is an effective way to increase members’ self-management of chronic conditions and to support members contemplating elective surgery.
• How to utilize interactive, web-based technology to efficiently assess and track member engagement.

What:	“Deploying Web-Based Communication to Better Engage Health Plan Members in their Care” webinar
Who:	Lori Walsh, director of strategic alliances, MEDecision; Marie DiPrinzio, vice president of clinical programs and clinical content development, MEDecision; and Bob Tavares, vice president of care management, Emmi Solutions
When:	Wednesday, October 28, 2009, 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time (9:30 a.m. Pacific Time)
How:	Register for this free event at http://bit.ly/1sjcW8.

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About MEDecision

MEDecision offers collaborative health care management solutions that provide a simplified and smart way to manage the health of members and member populations which can improve the quality and affordability of care. Based on state-of-the-art technology, MEDecision's solutions include Alineo™, a collaborative health care management platform for managing case management, disease management and utilization management; and Nexalign™, a collaborative health care information exchange service. MEDecision believes that, in the aggregate, its health care payer customers insure or manage care for approximately one in every six people in the U.S. with health insurance. For more information, please visit www.MEDecision.com.

MEDecision is a trademark of MEDecision, Inc. The MEDecision logo and product names are also trademarks or registered trademarks of MEDecision, Inc. Other product and brand names are trademarks of their respective owners.

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