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Gordian Health Solutions More Than Doubles Health Coaching Staff and Coaching Center at Its Headquarters in Nashville, TN

Posted on: Tuesday, 1 May 2007, 09:00 CDT

Gordian Health Solutions today announced that it has more than doubled its Health Coaching staff and Health Coaching Center space at the Company's headquarters in Nashville, TN. To better serve Gordian's growing customer base, the Company is also adding a second Health Coaching Center, located at its wholly-owned subsidiary, Continental Health Promotion, in Richmond, VA.

Gordian is an industry leader and innovator in population health management and now serves customers representing more than 2.3 million individuals nationwide. Gordian's customers include employers, health plans and government entities. Gordian works with its customers to identify, control and manage health risk factors and their associated costs.

"Gordian's Health Coaching staff and Health Coaching Center expansions enable us to better meet the needs of our rapidly growing customer base," said Phillip D. Suiter, president and chief executive officer of Gordian. "This growth enables Gordian to provide individualized support to our customers and their employees or members across the country, helping them to lead healthier lifestyles."

Gordian's Health Coaching programs are designed to support the best possible health in individuals already affected by disease, identify those at-risk for developing chronic conditions to minimize such risk, and help healthy individuals remain healthy. Gordian uses a combination of health risk appraisal and biometric testing to identify individuals for coaching. Gordian also uses these health measures in conjunction with health care claims data to benchmark population health and cost patterns. Gordian's Lifestyle Coaching and Chronic Condition Coaching Programs provide proactive, ongoing coaching of individuals with moderate to high risk factors.

Gordian's individually customized Health Coaching programs provide personalized information to support healthier lifestyles via one-on-one coaching sessions, as well as educational information delivered via phone, mail and internet. Gordian's MYeDOC program is a state-of-the-art online patient education tool that delivers personalized, culturally competent and interactive preventive care plans that integrate disease prevention, healthy lifestyles, self care and injury prevention. Gordian's lifestyle programs include those focused on cholesterol control, smoking cessation, blood pressure, weight management, stress management, pre-diabetes, osteoporosis, fitness and healthier living.

Gordian's Health Coaching staff consists of Registered Nurses; Dietitians; Masters in Social Work, Psychology and Counseling; Health Educators; and Exercise Specialists. Many of the Company's coaches hold advanced degrees and certifications. As Gordian's client base continues to grow and become more diverse, the Coaching Centers are adding individuals to meet those changing needs. Gordian's coaches average seven years of experience in their related fields and bring a wealth of information and experiences to share. Many of the company's Health Coaches have experience working with special populations that include numerous chronic conditions and disease states, and range across the age spectrum. Gordian's Health Coaching infrastructure consists of state-of-the-art informatics and robust Quality Assurance capabilities.

About Gordian Health Solutions, Inc.

Gordian is a leading national population health management company based in Nashville, TN. The Company offers a comprehensive suite of products and services, such as population health risk analysis, telephonic lifestyle and chronic condition coaching, online products, health education hotlines, onsite health education and fitness center management. Gordian works with employers, health plans and government entities to identify, control and manage health risk factors and their associated costs. Through targeted and tailored programs, and sophisticated informatics and reporting capabilities, Gordian works with clients to measure program progress and cost savings. For more information about Gordian Health Solutions, visit www.gordian-health.com.

Source: Business Wire

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