MIAMI, Sept. 4, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Independent Living Systems, LLC ("ILS"), a national leader in providing innovative long-term care, care management, post discharge and nutrition services to elderly, dual eligible and special needs populations, announced that Jeffrey King, SVP of Clinical Services and Business Development, is scheduled to present at The Future of Healthcare Forum, hosted by AAJ Technologies and Microsoft in Fort Lauderdale, FL, Wednesday, September 5 at 8:30 a.m.
Mr. King's presentation will focus on leveraging technology to improve the care of elderly and special needs populations, specifically at the time of hospital discharge to significantly reduce readmission rates. He will give an overview of ILS' leading Care Transitions program, developed to optimize the ability of institutionalized patients to successfully transition back to the home and community, and the success it has shown in preventing costly and burdensome readmissions. The annual Future of Healthcare Forum will convene healthcare and IT experts to discuss strategies for improving patient outcomes, protecting medical information in the cloud and reducing hospital readmissions, and will also feature speakers from both AAJ Technologies and Microsoft.
Nestor Plana, President and Chief Executive Officer, Independent Living Systems, said, "ILS has a proven record of developing innovative technology platforms to help efficiently and cost-effectively manage elderly and special needs patient populations, and it is an honor to be invited to speak to this compelling issue. We are excited to collaborate with the experts at this upcoming Forum to further advance the potential of healthcare technology in improving patient outcomes."
ILS' unique care model integrates healthcare management, nutritional and long-term care services in collaboration with managed care organizations, private insurers, and state and local government entities. For more information about ILS and its long-term care services, please visit www.ilshealth.com.
About Independent Living Systems
Independent Living Systems ("ILS") provides an integrated suite of care management solutions that combats the fragmentation of health care today. While coordinating health plan and state benefits, ILS completes the customer support network utilizing home and community based services to bridge gaps. Its information technology backbone allows for solutions to integrate into existing customer business workflows and technology infrastructures. Real time delivery of data allows its business partners the ability to rapidly perform strategic analysis, targeted oversight and implement new interventions as their health care models changes.
Founded in 2001, ILS has expanded its geographical footprint and provides services nationwide in 43 states. ILS combines sophisticated care analytics, including self-reported and clinical data, to generate care plans, which teams of highly-trained nutritionists, nurses, caregivers, and other healthcare professionals administer. ILS' goal of optimizing health for the individuals, who are elderly, frail, have chronic medical conditions or other special needs, is ideally positioned as a national solution for rebalancing health care costs.