Dontrey Britt, Whittman-Hart & USWeb/CKS, 312/602-6270
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Gary Summers, CorSolutions, 800/260-2663
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CorSolutions Taps Whittman-Hart &USWeb/CKS to Develop Integrated Solution for Online Disease Managment
New Web Capability Will Strengthen CorSolutions� Position As Nation�s Top Disease Management Company
CHICAGO - March 8, 2000 - The combined entity of Whittman-Hart & USWeb/CKS (NASDAQ: WHIT), a leading global Internet professional services firm, today announced that it has been selected by CorSolutions, a subsidiary of Buffalo Grove, IL-based Ralin Medical, Inc., to help accelerate the development of an integrated Internet solution that allows CorSolutions to provide disease management services online.
The new Internet capability also will give CorSolutions� care providers quick access via an intranet to treatment information for patients who call for assistance.
�The disease management leader of the future will be the company that combines a proven disease management program with the power of the Web as a tool for exchanging vital clinical information and other data,� explained L. Peter Smith, CEO of Ralin Medical. �CorSolutions is that company.�
�Only Whittman-Hart & USWeb/CKS could deliver the integrated solution we require, from Web site design to technology architecture, that allows patients to get the disease management information and care they need in a way that is convenient for them,� said Smith. �We see exciting opportunities to improve channels of communication between CorSolutions and our physicians, payers, and patients, and we believe Whittman-Hart & USWeb/CKS can help us make our program a reality sooner.�
Digital marketing experts and technologists from Whittman-Hart & USWeb/CKS will enhance CorSolution�s Web site to create a new �look and feel� and will Web-enable CorSolutions� clinical systems, creating a database that contains disease treatment information. After enrolling on the Web site, patients will have direct access to the disease treatment information. Similarly, CorSolutions� care providers will be able to access the database through an intranet.
�This integrated solution will give CorSolutions an entirely new channel through which it can serve patients,� said Steve Pollema, head of Whittman-Hart & USWeb/CKS� Chicago Region. �The company understands that the Internet has the capacity to breathe new life into traditional lines of business. And our ability to rapidly deploy all of the resources needed to make this solution possible will help CorSolutions get to market quickly, which is critical in the Internet economy.�
About Whittman-Hart & USWeb/CKS
Whittman-Hart & USWeb/CKS is a global Internet professional services firm that helps clients win in the digital economy by strengthening the integration of their business models, brands, systems and processes. Headquartered in Chicago, Whittman-Hart & USWeb/CKS fuses imagination, know-how and passion to create fundamental business innovation for clients. The Company has more than 8,500 employees in 13 countries worldwide.
About CorSolutions
CorSolutions, a subsidiary of Buffalo Grove, IL-based Ralin Medical, Inc., (www.ralinmed.com) provides integrated disease management services nationally to 100 major health plans and physician practice management organizations representing 2.8 million Medicare risk and 30 million commercial members throughout the country. In addition to telephone consultation, interactive voice response and home visits, the company will soon be able to interact with patients and their physicians via the internet using a web-enabled proprietary software application. Growing from $5 million in annual revenues in 1995 to over $30 million last year, Ralin Medical is the nation's leading provider of disease management services.