inVentiv Medical Management Forms Partnership with Vital Decisions

AUGUSTA, Ga., July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- inVentiv Medical Management (iMM), an inVentiv Health company and provider of best-in-class medical management services to the healthcare industry, today announced that it has formed a partnership with Vital Decisions to better serve the needs of payers, providers, and seriously ill patients nationwide. The joint offering will support patients by empowering them to be more proactive decision makers when it comes to their health, and, thereby, reduce the use of costly care that is medically inappropriate or unwanted by individuals with advanced illnesses. 

Together, iMM and Vital Decisions – an Edison, New Jersey-based company that provides patient-centered behavioral counseling programs for those with advanced illnesses – will offer a unique care management and counseling program to individuals battling metastatic cancer, end-stage heart or lung disease, and progressive neurologic conditions, such as Alzheimer's or Lou Gehrig's disease (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis-ALS). The program is designed to encourage patients to work with their physicians and family members to make well-informed care decisions as their illnesses progress. inVentiv Medical Management case managers will provide patients with clinical advice, while Vital Decisions specialists will offer counseling support using the company's proprietary "Living Well" program, which helps individuals with advanced illnesses communicate their quality-of-life preferences to those involved in their care.

"As their diseases progress, many patients with advanced illnesses receive care that they do not necessarily want or is medically inappropriate," said Marc Palmer, CEO, iMM. "Vital Decisions' commitment to patient needs and its care management goals so closely mirror our own. We believe that together we can empower patients to become more active decision makers when it comes to their health, help them get appropriate care and avoid much of the unnecessary physical and emotional pain associated with advanced illnesses."

Mitchell Daitz, CEO, Vital Decisions, said: "Through this partnership, we expect to bring additional support to a population that has previously experienced significant value from inVentiv Medical Management's Accountable Care Solutions and other clinical support services. We are committed to improving outcomes by proactively engaging with seriously ill patients and educating them about the options available to them."

About Vital Decisions
Vital Decisions is the leader in providing health care counseling services to individuals and their families who are facing an advanced illness. Their proprietary counseling methodology, called the Living Well Program, enables patients to become more active participants in identifying, communicating and incorporating their individual preferences and priorities into current and future decisions about their care. For more information, visit http://www.vitaldecisions.net. 

About Accountable Care Solutions Powered by inVentiv Medical Management™
Accountable Care Solutions Powered by inVentiv Medical Management, provides customers with a dedicated staff of specialty care physicians, nurses and billing experts who use evidence-based standards to evaluate and enhance the delivery of medical care to patients with some of the most complex and costly health conditions. inVentiv's suite of Accountable Care Solutions includes Comprehensive Oncology Care Management, Comprehensive Cardiovascular Care Management and Comprehensive Kidney Care Management.

About inVentiv Medical Management
inVentiv Medical Management, an inVentiv Health company,  is a leading national provider of physician-directed, nurse-supported, technology-enabled, medical management solutions to third party administrators, self-funded or fully insured plans, employer groups, managing general underwriters and insurance carriers. With a mission of improving healthcare costs, quality and outcomes, we deliver balanced clinical surveillance and cost intervention that supports payers, providers and patients. inVentiv Medical Management is headquartered in Augusta, Georgia. Please visit http://www.inventivmm.com for more information.

About inVentiv Health
inVentiv Health, Inc. is a leading global provider of best-in-class clinical, commercial and consulting services to companies seeking to accelerate performance. inVentiv's client roster includes more than 550 pharmaceutical, biotech and life sciences companies. With 13,000 employees in 40 countries, inVentiv rapidly transforms promising ideas into commercial reality. inVentiv Health Inc. is privately owned by inVentiv Group Holdings Inc., an organization sponsored by affiliates of Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P., Liberty Lane Partners and members of the inVentiv management team. For more information, visit http://www.inventivhealth.com.

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