Vital Decisions Living Well Program for Individuals with Advanced Illness Named as Finalist in 3rd Annual Case in Point Platinum Awards

Vital Decisions, the nation’s leading provider of patient centered behavioral counseling programs for individuals with advanced illness, has been named a finalist in the 3rd Annual Case in Point Platinum Awards. Judges recognized Vital Decisions’ Living Well Advanced Illness Program as one of the best programs in the area of Acute Care Transitions. This annual awards program recognizes the most successful and innovative case management programs in 26 categories across the healthcare spectrum. Winning programs will be highlighted in a future issue of Case In Point and will be recognized at a luncheon at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., on May 9, 2012.

“We are honored Case In Point has showcased the value of our services to individuals experiencing an advanced illness,” said Mitchell Daitz, CEO of Vital Decisions. “Each day, our dedicated team of counselors provides the highest level of service to achieve the best outcomes for all involved with the delivery of advanced illness care.

The editors of Case In Point conduct the competition to set the standard for sustained success in care coordination programs. Reviewing submissions from a variety of disciplines and settings, judges looked to honor programs that improved patient education and empowerment, wellness, quality of care management and cost containment. “The findings presented at AAHPM are consistent with the results we have observed with the 6,000 individuals we have engaged on behalf of our regional and national health care plan clients. The success of the Living Well Program is the result of our years of investment and development in our proprietary, behavior change based, counseling methodology. Most importantly, we are able to positively impact individuals and their families to a remarkable degree during this difficult time in their lives. We are fortunate to have a set of innovative and caring health care plans as clients who make it possible to reach and provide the program to these families”, commented Mitchell Daitz, CEO of Vital Decisions.