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AvMed Members Use Subimo(R) Tools to Improve Health


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Chicago, IL, 01/25/2005 -- AvMed Health Plans, Florida’s largest not-for-profit health plan, now offers its 200,000 members Subimo’s interactive healthcare decision-support tools designed to review individualized options regarding health care and cost decisions.

Under the arrangement, AvMed will incorporate Healthcare Advisor™ and Coverage Advisor™ as comprehensive resources for web access to information on medical conditions, treatment paths, hospital quality comparisons and health plan coverage options. Subimo’s Healthcare Advisor also provides consumers with guidelines on important questions to ask their doctors in an effort to increase comfort levels and improve outcomes.

According to Jarett Weinpel, AvMed Manager of Product Development and Strategic Planning, “Consumer-driven health plans increase the consumer’s responsibility for the way they spend their healthcare dollars and, in turn, the way they access information and education.”

“Offering Subimo tools advances health consumerism in a responsible manner,” he said, “because we will now offer easy-to-understand scenarios for our members to use at their own pace ...when, where and how they want. Ultimately, they can be confident in making decisions about their health care quality and value,” Weinpel explained.

AvMed, recently ranked sixth in member satisfaction among the top 25 health care plans nationwide, is committed to improving the health of its members with access to quality health care services.

“AvMed is proud of its customer satisfaction rating and Subimo is in sync with our high touch value proposition. Subimo’s step-by-step approach of reviewing individualized options helps our members make sound healthcare decisions regarding quality and costs,” he explained. “It goes way beyond cost savings…we want positive health outcomes,” Weinpel added.

“Healthcare Advisor focuses on a member’s current health dilemma, helps them understand treatment and provider options, and then reviews a synopsis of quality and cost comparisons,” according to Subimo president Ann Mond Johnson. “Coverage Advisor takes a step back and teams with AvMed to estimate utilization and costs based on a member’s family profile so they can make appropriate health plan choices,” she said.

“AvMed’s member advocacy reputation and service-driven values made it a perfect partner for framing health care options from an individual’s perspective instead of merely composing lists of confusing statistics. In fact, all Subimo products are driven by new consumer and employer demands for help in understanding their roles in improving their health and controlling spiraling costs,” she concluded.

About Subimo, LLC

Subimo helps employers and payers improve health care quality and reduce costs by providing comprehensive, web-based decision-making tools to consumers. With Subimo’s user-friendly interface, members can quickly get independent information regarding medical conditions, treatment paths, prescription drug options, cost of services and physician or hospital quality comparisons. Subimo’s technology organizes complex health data into easy-to-understand reports to help predict services, estimate costs and compare options for more than 50 million consumers today. Subimo is headquartered in Chicago, IL. Additional information can be found at www.subimo.com

About AvMed Health Plans

AvMed Health Plans is Florida’s largest not-for-profit health plan, improving access to health care for members in all major metropolitan areas of the state. AvMed offers fully insured and self-funded products for employer groups throughout Florida; and Medicare plans in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties. Headquartered in Florida, AvMed has offices in Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, Palm Beach, Orlando, Tampa, Gainesville and Jacksonville. For more information, visit www.AvMed.org

SantaFe HealthCare, Inc. is the parent company of three not-for-profit Florida companies: AvMed, Inc., North Central Florida Hospice, Inc., and North Florida Retirement Village, Inc. These companies promote the health and well being of individuals and communities throughout the continuum of life.



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