CARDIAC HEALTHWAYS

HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, NAMELY, MANAGING COST AND PATIENT OUTCOMES FOR HOSPITALS AND HEALTH PLANS THROUGH DISEASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO BE ADMINISTERED (1) BY HOSPITALS STAFFS FOR THEIR PATIENTS WITH CARDIAC DISEASE, AND (2) FOR MEMBERS OF HEALTH PLANS WHO HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH CARDIAC DISEASE, WHICH PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO GENERATE SHORT AND LONG TERM SAVINGS OF HEALTH CARE COSTS AS WELL AS IMPROVED PATIENT OUTCOMES