Early Findings Show 53% of Population Rely on Friends and Family To Improve or Maintain Health; 18% of Full-Time Workers Care for Elderly or Disabled Family Member, Relative or Friend
Healthways International, a wholly owned subsidiary of Healthways, Inc. , today announced a 10-year agreement with Sao Paulo-based Fleury, S.A., Brazil's premier medicine and health company, to offer disease management services in Brazil beginning in the 2nd calendar quarter of 2008. This collaboration offers Fleury the opportunity to rapidly introduce best-in-class disease management programs to...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. & BLOOMFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 5,2008--Healthways and CIGNA today announced they havereached an agreement on a three-year contract extension, throughFebruary of 2013. Under the new agreement, Healthways will continue toprovide disease management support for CIGNA's traditional Well Awarefor Better Health(R) and Smart Steps programs, which currently serveapproximately...
BUSINESS WIRE) -- Older adults who participate in the Healthways SilverSneakers(R) Fitness Program visit their primary and specialtyphysicians more often, are admitted to the hospital less often andhave lower overall healthcare costs, according to a new study inPreventing Chronic Disease, a peer-reviewed journal published by theNational Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.
-Ben R. Leedle,Jr., president and chief executive officer of Healthways, Inc.(NASDAQ:HWAY), today confirmed the Company's guidance for earnings perdiluted share for the second quarter of fiscal 2008, ending February29, 2008, and announced a revision to its guidance for the fiscal yearending August 31, 2008. The Company's guidance for revenues for fiscal2008 is in a range of $720 million to $740 mi...
"The purpose of our communication with Acting AdministratorWeems," Leedle stated, "was to affirmatively remind CMS thatperformance in MHS must be evaluated at the individual pilot, or pilotcomponent level, not in the aggregate. Further, we continue to have anumber of unresolved issues related to the design, beneficiaryselection, randomization and other aspects of the Phase I pilots,including the f...
-Healthways, Inc., the leading and largest provider of specialized,comprehensive Health and Care Support(SM) services, was recognized forits commitment to excellence in operations and performance improvementthis week when its Care Support Division earned Interest LevelRecognition in the annual Excellence in Tennessee program administeredby the Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence (TNCPE). T...
(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Healthways, Inc. and AvMed Health Plans today announced they will collaborate to deliver Healthways' industry-leading support to the health plan's chronically ill members. Under the agreement, Healthways will provide Care Support(SM) programs to AvMed's commercial, Medicare and self-insured members living with diabetes, heart failure, coronary artery disease, chronic obstructive...
(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Healthways, Inc. , the leading provider of Healthand Care Support(SM) services, and CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield(CareFirst) today announced an expansion of their relationship to makeHealthways' Impact Conditions program available to CareFirst's fullyinsured members.
(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Healthways, Inc. announced today that it hasachieved the distinction of being selected for inclusion on FORTUNE's2008 list of "100 Best Companies to Work For." The Company ranked No.80 on the 11th annual list and is the only firm in Middle Tennesseeselected this year.