The NaviCare® Operations Management System is a suite of real-time solutions to healthcare's capacity, patient-flow and communication problems. Using visual, audio and operational alerts, NaviCare becomes your CareTraffic Control System. www.hill-rom.com

LifeMasters Supported SelfCare, Inc. is a leading provider of disease management focused on building partnerships to improve quality of life for individuals, reduce medical costs for payors and provide physician decision-support tools. Its mission is to empower individuals to achieve optimal health. LifeMasters is fully accredited by NCQA for diabetes, congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and asthma. Its programs are available in the US, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

McKesson's CareEnhance® Disease Management Services provide market-leading, integrated telephonic and community-based programs to Medicaid and Medicare beneficiaries living with asthma, diabetes, heart failure, COPD, CAD, schizophrenia and chronic pain. We manage millions of Medicaid and Medicare beneficiaries while demonstrating the ability to coordinate partnerships and integrate with existing State and/or health plan programs and resources. Our guaranteed risk approach helps reduce unnecessary healthcare costs while improving the health and quality of life of underserved and needy populations. McKesson was recently chosen by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to lead a Chronic Care Improvement Program pilot in the state of Mississippi. www.healthsolutions.mckesson.com

XLHealth, (www.xlhealth.com) is a pioneer in its disease management approach -- replacing the more customary remote telephone “call-center” or direct mail support with ongoing, face-to-face meetings with patients and physicians. XLHealth also uses tight coordination of care, behavior modification, and in-depth patient profiling integrated with claims, pharmacy, and lab information to generate sophisticated, predictive modeling. The firm emphasizes preventing avoidable and expensive disease complications and hospitalizations. A recognized leader in disease management and support, XLHealth was named one of the “Top Ten Disease Management Companies in America” by the U.S. Health Industry Research Council for the past three years.