Chronic diseases such as diabetes, cardiac disease, congestive heart failure, obesity and depression affect a patient's physical, emotional and mental well-being. Unfortunately, many patients facing such diseases often find little motivation to change behaviors. With MyCareAnyWare, Preferred Health Systems' plan members can easily update their health status, submit medical data and ask questions conveniently and securely. In turn, Preferred Health Systems' plan administrators can monitor and analyze patient information, provide feedback, conduct risk assessments, work with patients to set realistic goals, chart their progress, and deliver education information from the company's health library. The result is a more disciplined, proactive health management regime for improved quality of life.

"When patients with chronic diseases take an active role in their own care, their outcomes improve," said Dr. Jill Sumfest, Chief Medical Officer, Preferred Health Systems. "Standard approaches to disease management have included call coaching and direct mail pieces, but a secure Internet-based solution like MyCareAnyWare offers an innovative way to engage members where and when it's convenient for them."

MyCareAnyWare is an interactive chronic disease management solution enabling patients to control their health by securely accessing select medical files and disease education resources via an Internet connection. Through this connection, the patient can update their health status, while core hospital teams can monitor and analyze this information, provide feedback, and alert the relevant physician if they detect a problem. MyCareAnyWare also enables patients to access a specialized chat room where they can exchange valuable information, such as diabetic recipes and exercise regimes, with other patients.

" According to the World Health Organization, chronic diseases are the major cause of death and disability worldwide and are projected to account for 89 per cent of all deaths in Canada," said Gerry Verner, Chief Executive Officer, AnyWare Group. "Unfortunately, many patients facing such disease often find little motivation to change behaviors. With MyCareAnyWare, Preferred Health Systems now has a secure collaborative communication platform in place to provide a full personalized care experience that encourages better health management and, ultimately, improves customer service."

About Preferred Health Systems

Preferred Health Systems provides health benefits, products and services through member, employer, physician, community and hospital alliances. The privately-held company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Via Christi Health Systems and is comprised of four companies, each offering its own products and services. Based on enrollment, Preferred Health Systems is the second largest health plan in Kansas. For details visit www.phsystems.com .

About AnyWare Group

AnyWare Group, headquartered in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, is an innovative provider of customer-driven access solutions through its flagship technology Role Oriented Access Management (ROAM). Built on industry leading security technologies, ROAM offers a secure access infrastructure enhancing an organization's efficiencies by enabling real-time viewing and retrieval of its applications and information rapidly and securely from any location in the world. Organizations use ROAM to access mission-critical transactions and deliver sensitive, data intensive messages and information. Through a single integrated interface, ROAM streamlines each user's access to the applications and information they need to perform their role within an organization. Capable of adding users in minutes, ROAM is immediately scalable to meet the demand created by any critical emergency. AnyWare Group's services are delivered as a managed, remote service through its diverse technology points of presence throughout Canada and the USA. For details visit www.anywaregroup.com .

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