Integrated platform of evidence based care management products improve health outcomes while reducing client costs

HARRISBURG, Pa., Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- KePRO, a leading quality improvement and care management company, unveiled its new suite of total population health management solutions

"With Medicare spending to almost double over the next 10 years, Medicaid spending to outpace the rate of economic growth in the U.S. in the next decade, and employers facing increased premiums to provide health care benefits, dramatic cost savings measures must be taken," said Joe Dougher, KePRO's Chief Executive Officer. "Everyone is seeking better value from their health care expenditures. KePRO now offers a complete line of integrated total population care management solutions that identify individual and population risk and provide tailored solutions to optimize health outcomes for members while reducing the costs of providing benefits. To support this new direction, we have launched a redesigned web site, http://www.kepro.org/, and new marketing collateral."

KePRO's comprehensive suite of quality improvement and integrated care management solutions include utilization management, episodic case management and care coordination, 24/7 nurse advocacy, complex case management, chronic care management, cancer management and end-of-life care management, appeals and review services. KePRO's member centric care management solutions go far beyond traditional utilization and case management. Experienced clinical staff coordinate the care provided to members with acute, chronic, and complex conditions across the continuum of care. KePRO's efforts reduce the barriers that prevent compliance with treatment plans and minimize or eliminate medical complications caused by inappropriate use of health care resources.

Using utilization management as the first line of defense to effectively manage health care costs, KePRO identifies members who will benefit from more intensive, targeted care management services. Clients have realized a 2:1 to 5:1 return on investment through KePRO's interventions, such as increasing the number of members with medical homes, reducing emergency department visits and their associated costs, and reducing preventable acute admissions.

About KePRO

KePRO, a leading quality improvement and care management organization, offers innovative and outcomes-focused solutions to reduce the utilization of health care resources and optimize quality of care for public and commercial clients. KePRO offers public program and commercial clients an integrated health management approach that effectively combines health benefits with care management services from the beginning to end of the health care continuum. Designed to proactively address health events, KePRO's model makes it possible for clients to coordinate all solutions on a single, comprehensive platform to improve health outcomes and reduce costs.

Headquartered in Pennsylvania, KePRO also has offices in Florida, Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Tennessee, and Virginia. KePRO is URAC health utilization management and case management accredited. For more information, visit http://www.kepro.org/, where you may also subscribe to the company's free, quarterly electronic newsletter - Connect - which keeps you apprised of important health industry related issues impacting public programs and commercial entities.

CONTACT: Joanne Benteler, +1-717-265-7004, jbentele@kepro.org

Web Site: http://www.kepro.org/