Louisville, Ky. (July 15, 2004) - Landacorp, a SHPS company, today announced an agreement with Health Design Plus to provide a comprehensive suite of disease management products and services. Under the terms of the agreement, Health Design Plus will offer to its clients Landacorp's industry-leading Managing for Tomorrow® (MfT) population-based health management programs for asthma, diabetes, and heart disease. MfT will be used in conjunction with Health Design Plus's in-house nursing expertise to provide a comprehensive Disease Management solution for its customers. Health Design Plus will also have access to Landacorp's unique Case Management Integrator utility to provide ongoing nurse support for members with chronic illness at a severe level. This tool will provide detailed, up-to-date participant-level information from the Managing for Tomorrow program.

Based in Hudson, Ohio, Health Design Plus is an innovative healthcare and benefit management company that partners with employers to manage their trend and accomplish their health benefit goals. It provides clients with customized approaches to achieve high-quality, cost-effective healthcare for employees. Its core business includes care management, network development and management, claims payment, customer service and benefit support services.

"We are looking forward to adding Landacorp's expertise to our disease management programs," said Connie Jones, RN, Senior Vice President, Care Management for Health Design Plus. "We think Landacorp's stratification model, engagement process, and fulfillment infrastructure will be a great enhancement that will allow us to focus our efforts on intense, one-on-one intervention with the participants. Landacorp's 'front-end' process will help us to identify people who are in most need of education and coaching, which will prevent future health care and associated expenses and lead to a better quality of life for those people."

Landacorp's Managing for Tomorrow programs are a population-based, cost-effective, systematic approach to care management for people with asthma, heart disease, diabetes, and other chronic health conditions. These programs can help improve clinical outcomes while reducing healthcare costs through unique, personalized information and materials. The materials provide program participants with the knowledge and skills they need to understand and self-manage their conditions. Integral to Managing for Tomorrow's success is promoting the patient/physician relationship. Landacorp's predictive modeling services include a suite of integrated modeling and targeting software solutions. These innovative database building, analysis, intervention coordination, risk stratification, and cost projection products identify high-risk members to facilitate interventions that can help prevent or minimize health problems or complications.

About Landacorp
Landacorp is a SHPS company. Its patient-focused solutions for health plans and healthcare delivery organizations include comprehensive Internet- and Windows®-based medical management software that improves health outcomes while helping manage and prevent costs. SHPS provides a broad range of innovative health management tools, resources and services that empower consumers to make wise healthcare decisions. With comprehensive services that transform consumer health behaviors, SHPS' integrated delivery system maximizes the value of consumers' and employers' healthcare dollars. Among its many clients, SHPS serves large and mid-sized employers, health insurance carriers, Medicare Part D providers and government agencies. The company employs registered nurses, health professionals, employee benefit specialists and IT experts in facilities across the United States. Visit www.landacorp.com.

For More Information
Michelle Tracey
Landacorp, a SHPS Company
530-891-0853
matracey@landacorp.com

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