Cardium Health to Exhibit at the Inaugural IHPM
Conference on Care-focused Disease Management at Work

Farmington, CT (March 2005) — Cardium Health Services, Corp., a leading provider of health improvement and disease management programs to self-insured employers and employer groups will be exhibiting (booth #232) at the Institute for Health and Productivity Management’s (IHPM) Inaugural Conference, “Care Focused Disease Management at Work: Designing Benefits and Programs for Functional Outcomes”.

The conference is the first and only of its kind to focus exclusively on the needs of employers. It is a new series dedicated to leading employers to practical, reliable and integrated answers for future benefit plan design incorporating disease management.

The IHPM conference presents the ideal venue to showcase Cardium Health’s people-centered and integrated approach to disease management. The company’s health improvement programs and services are based on a commitment to three core values: real caring to improve individual lives, not just add lives under management; real cooperation for people management, not just disease management and real results for happier, healthier employees, improved productivity, and lower healthcare costs.

Says Daniel Cave, Cardium Health’s President and CEO, “Being solely focused on employers and employer groups since the company’s inception in 1997, Cardium Health understands that there is not a “one-size fits all” solution for controlling rising healthcare costs. The only real solution is a customized, integrated approach that coordinates care across all stages of health to ensure that individuals receive the right level of care, delivered by the right provider, at the right time. When done effectively, it truly means all program partners work together as a team, putting the interests of the employer and their employees first.”

The IHPM conference will be held in Orlando, Fla., March 9-11. It will bring together leading employers, clinical researchers, medical providers and health plan executives to collectively address the need to improve employee health, well-being and productivity using disease management strategies.

Contact
Jennifer Kaduk
marketing@cardiumhealth.com
860.677.8900

About Cardium Health: Cardium Health is a national health improvement and disease management company. As one of the leading providers of disease management programs to large, self-insured employers, the company’s core focus is on reducing healthcare costs by providing medical support and educational interventions to those individuals with chronic conditions. The Company’s people-centered disease management programs are based on proven clinical and economic best-practice protocols. They include such conditions as heart disease, diabetes, asthma, COPD, back pain and smoking, and easily integrate into employers' back-to-work and wellness initiatives. For more information about Cardium Health and its programs, visit www.cardiumhealth.com, email cardium@cardiumhealth.com, or call 860.677.8900.