Rising Medical Solutions Named National Case Management Awards Finalist

CHICAGO, March 13, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Rising Medical Solutions (Rising) has been named a finalist for the 5^th annual Dorland Health Case in Point Platinum Awards in Workers' Compensation Case Management. This unique awards program recognizes the most successful and innovative case management offerings in the industry today.

"The Case In Point Platinum Awards demonstrate the important work taking place by case managers and members of the care coordination team throughout the care continuum," said Anne Llewellyn, Editor in Chief of Case in Point.  "Dorland Health is proud to present these awards and recognize the professionals and organizations improving the delivery of care."

Award entries were judged by a panel of leading case managers from various sectors of the healthcare industry.

Rising was chosen for its Ultimate Care Program, an initiative that moves care intervention from a traditionally reactive model to a proactive, predictive, and preventive model. Through early intervention and enabling technologies, the results have demonstrated a powerful impact on both employee health and claim outcomes.

"Through data, analytics and continual claim monitoring, we quickly identify high-risk cases so we can intervene early with the appropriate clinical resources," explains Anne Kirby, Chief Compliance Officer and VP of Medical Review Services at Rising. "We provide a wide array of medical concierge style services to ensure optimal outcomes, with a strong focus on patient advocacy."

It's this medical concierge approach that drives the Ultimate Care Program's demonstrated outcomes. "By aligning with the injured employee and providing proactive and preventive clinical care upfront, they are getting healthier and back to work faster" says Kirby.

All finalists in the Workers' Compensation Case Management category are:

• Rising Medical Solutions - Rising Ultimate Care Program
• Paradigm Outcomes - Paradigm's Amputation Case Management Program
• Genex Services - Waste Management T2R Program
• Creative Case Management

The Platinum Awards winners will be recognized at an awards luncheon on May 5, 2014 at the Gaylord National Resort in Washington, D.C. A complete list of the finalists in all 30 categories is available on Dorland Health's website.

About Rising Medical Solutions
Rising Medical Solutions is a national medical-financial solutions firm that provides medical care management and medical cost containment services to the workers' compensation, auto, liability and group health markets.

About Dorland Health
Dorland Health, under the umbrella of DivisionHealth, LLC is a leading healthcare publisher and media company providing education, training, tools, information resources, guidance and practical advice for practitioners and specialists in the healthcare field.

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