MCOL PRESS RELEASE 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

MCOL enters into partnership with the American Hospital Association's Health Forum

MODESTO, CA ---Jan. 24, 2000 – Managed Care On-Line™ (MCOL) has entered into a partnership agreement with the American Hospital Association's (AHA) Health Forum to provide customized reports for members of MCOL. In addition, MCOL members and web site visitors can now order Health Forum’s integrated provider databases, reports and publications from MCOL’s Managed Care Store at (http://www.mcareol.com/mcolfree/mcolfre1/yhforum.htm).

            “Our strategy for creating healthier communities calls for expanding the distribution of our data and information products to all facets of health care, including the managed care audience,” said Kathryn Johnson, Health Forum’s chief executive officer.  “This agreement will go a long way to reaching that goal.”

            “Health Forum has developed several databases and guides to assist health care professionals in their marketing and planning needs.  One of their latest products, The Duet Database, combines hospital and HMO data at the Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) level,” said Claire Bollier Thayer, MCOL Vice President Research and Development.  “Health Forum’s tools and products are great resources for managed care professionals.”

            Other Health Forum databases and guides available include:  The AHA Annual Survey Database™, Healthcare Quick Disc™, Hospital Statistics, AHA Guide™ to the Health Care Field, and Rand McNally’s Streetfinder Deluxe – The AHA Guide™ Edition.

            Health Forum is the new enterprise created through the union of The Healthcare Forum and the American Hospital Association's publishing and data and information subsidiaries. Health Forum offers health care leaders access to new information and fresh ideas which they can use to strengthen their organization's clinical and business performance. Health Forum provides an integrated portfolio of communications, information, education and research products and services that advance leadership for health. These services empower health care providers, suppliers, payers and consumers with new knowledge and learning towards the advancement of organizational leadership, market leadership, and clinical, medical and community leadership.

About MCOL

MCOL is a healthcare information technology company specializing in delivering managed care knowledge resources to professionals involved in managed care via the Internet and through software applications. MCOL business lines include: Managed Care On-Line™ and Global HealthResources.Com, internet membership-based services providing managed care knowledge resources through member only web sites, e-mail delivery services and optional software; Managed Care Store, a one-stop shopping place for managed care informational resources; and Software Development and Services. MCOL is based in Modesto, California with additional offices in Portland, Oregon.

Contact: 
Claire Thayer, VP, Research & Development
503.226.9850
claire@mcol1.mcareol.com
Peggy Frank Lyle, VP, public relations
954.217.8445
pflyle@mcol1.mcareol.com

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