TAMPA, Fla., March 22, 2006 — Health Integrated, Inc. and Aetna Behavioral Health will discuss how employers can reduce costs associated with depression during an Employee Benefit News online forum, "Better Depression Management for Improved Employee Health and Productivity," on Thursday, March 23, 2006 at 2:00 p.m. EST. During the online event, Sam Toney, M.D., Vice Chairman and Chief Medical Officer for Health Integrated, and Hyong Un, M.D., Medical Director for Aetna Behavioral Health, will outline the impact of depression and how health management programs have been proven to reduce costs and improve employee well-being by deploying health care resources more effectively.
"Forty-three percent of CEOs cite skyrocketing health care costs as their number one concern. Depression alone is costing employers more than $50.1 billion annually due to work loss," said Sam Toney, M.D. "We look forward to discussing the impact of depression, and how companies today are reducing costs associated with depression by nearly 20 percent."
WHO:
Employee Benefit News, Lynn Gresham, Editor-in-Chief Health Integrated, Sam Toney, M.D., Chief Medical Officer Aetna Behavioral Health, Hyong Un, M.D., Medical Director
WHAT:
Employee Benefit News Online Forum, "Better Depression Management for Improved Employee Health and Productivity"
WHEN:
Thursday, March 23, 2006 at 2:00 p.m. EST
The event will be archived online following the scheduled event.
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About Aetna
Aetna is one of the nation’s leading diversified health care benefits companies, serving approximately 27.9 million unique members with information and resources to help them make better informed decisions about their health care. Aetna offers a broad range of traditional and consumer-directed health insurance products and related services, including medical, pharmacy, dental, behavioral health, group life, long-term care and disability plans, and medical management capabilities. Aetna’s customers include employer groups, individuals, college students, part-time and hourly workers, health plans and government-sponsored plans. For more information, visit http://www.aetna.com.
About Health Integrated
Health Integrated, Inc. pioneers health and condition management programs, resulting in better mental and physical health for individuals across the care continuum. Driven by a strong entrepreneurial culture, Health Integrated combines behavioral health and modification expertise with advanced analytic and mass personalization technology to deliver tailored outcomes-driven behavioral, medical and disease management solutions for health plans, employers and government organizations. As a result, health care economics, quality of life, productivity and clinical outcomes are all improved. Founded in 1996, Tampa, FL-based Health Integrated is URAC Accredited for Disease Management, Case Management and Health Utilization Management programs. The company has also received National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Patient and Practitioner Oriented Accreditation for its award-winning Depression Care Coaching Program. For more information, visit http://www.HealthIntegrated.com.
Media Contact:
Katy Beach
Reidy Communications
415-602-1302
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