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inVentiv Medical Management, an inVentiv Health company and leading provider of physician-directed, nurse-supported and technology-enabled medical management solutions, announced today the national launch of a series of new solutions that help to prevent the inappropriate and ineffective care often associated with some of the most complex and costly health conditions. With its Accountable Care Solutions(TM), inVentiv Medical Management provides customers with a dedicated staff of specialty care physicians, nurses and billing experts who use evidence-based standards to evaluate and enhance the delivery of medical care to patients with cancer, cardiovascular and chronic kidney diseases.

Powered by a combination of clinical and financial algorithms and evidence-based decision-making rules, inVentiv Medical Management's Accountable Care Solutions ensure that physician-ordered procedures are the best option from a treatment effectiveness and patient risk perspective. The new suite of solutions includes Comprehensive Oncology Care Management(TM), Comprehensive Cardiovascular Care Management(TM) and Comprehensive Kidney Care Management(TM). These Accountable Care Solutions offer customers - such as third-party administrators, employer groups and reinsurance carriers - best-in-class resources to effectively and efficiently enhance healthcare quality, while reducing overall costs of medical claims and improving patient outcomes.

"Cancer treatments align to evidence-based medicine as little as 30 percent of the time, 20 to 40 percent of the pacemakers doctors implant are medically inappropriate, and many patients living with the dangerous triad of uncontrolled diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol will wind up with kidney failure and find themselves on dialysis," said Marc Palmer, CEO of inVentiv Medical Management. "Such inappropriate and ineffective care is directly contributing to the rising cost of healthcare in the United States."

Palmer added: "To reduce the risk of inappropriate care, help manage healthcare costs and ensure patients receive the quality care they deserve, inVentiv Medical Management developed Accountable Care Solutions. Using evidence-based guidelines, inVentiv Medical Management's new solutions for comprehensive oncology, cardiovascular and kidney care management help clients verify that treatments are safe and effective before care takes place. At the same time, the solutions also help clients drive efficiencies, reduce costs and ensure patients are getting the most from their healthcare dollars."

inVentiv's specialty care physicians, nurses and billing experts employ a variety of strategies to rationalize and reduce costs before patients receive treatment. They engage with patients and caregivers to provide support and education, as well as identify resources that improve care. To enhance relationships with healthcare providers, inVentiv specialty physicians offer peer-to-peer consultations and source independent reviews if appeals arise. In addition, billing and certified coding professionals review medical claim forms for errors in coding and highlight trends of abuse or duplicate charges. This approach ensures inVentiv is accountable to patients, providers and medical plans.

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