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Life:WIRE(TM) to Provide Action Healthcare Management with Innovative Mobile Health Management Solution for Patients with Chronic Conditions

Thursday, January 31, 2008 General News
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TORONTO and PHOENIX, Jan. 30 Life:WIRE(TM) Corp, a dynamicmobile communications and health information solution provider based inToronto, Canada, has entered into an agreement with Action HealthcareManagement, Inc. (AHM), a national medical management company headquartered inPhoenix, Arizona, to provide its innovative interactive system for improvingclinical outcomes while reducing patient health care costs.
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Through the use of Life:WIRE 's patent-pending, wireless solution for caremanagement and pharmaceutical adherence, AHM's care managers can deliverpersonalized reminders via a cell phone that is personalized to each patient'sspecific health needs.
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According to Howard Rosen, MBA, CEO and Founder of the company, "Life:WIREturns a standard cell phone into an interactive health management tool,without the need to download or install software or purchase costly equipment,catering to a user's specific lifestyle. Through our two-way messagingplatform, patients, case managers and others can track health conditions,treatments and activities and graph their success. Our dynamic input andreporting system encourages patients to integrate good health practices intotheir daily lives."

Jean Rice, RN, President of AHM, adds, "Action Healthcare's care managerswill use Life:WIRE to enhance our patient communication and compliancestrategies for those enrolled in case, disease and predictive managementprograms. We anticipate that patients will embrace Life:WIRE, providing aneven higher level of engagement in our medical management programs, andtransforming their lives for the better."

Healthcare consultant Joel V. Brill, MD, notes, "medication adherence,lifestyle factors and laboratory monitoring are important in the successfulmanagement of a patient's condition. Life:WIRE enhances care through itsseamless, real-time interactions, providing patients with on-going control oftheir health status while facilitating their personal responsibility."

"The power and flexibility of Life:WIRE in health care is almostlimitless," says Rosen. "We are pleased to partner with Action HealthcareManagement, a 'best in class' medical management organization with innovativepatient- and provider-friendly solutions for managing health care conditions."

About Action Healthcare Management, Inc. (www.actionhealthcare.com)

Action Healthcare Management, Inc (AHM) is dedicated to providing itsclients with patient-centric, high quality, and state of the art medicalmanagement services and support. AHM serves self-funded employer groups,third party administrators (TPAs) and Taft-Hartley Trusts with healthcaremanagement services that improve patient outcomes and reduce healthcarespending. AHM's programs and services are designed to meet the unique needsof individual patients and employer group clients, while adhering to thehighest standards of ethics and integrity in their relationships with clientsand the medical community.

About Life:WIRE Corp (www.lifewire.ca)

With operation in Toronto, Canada and Annapolis, Maryland, Life:WIREdevelops patient-friendly and cost-effective solutions that enable people toproactively manage their disease and health conditions. Life:WIRE 's patent-pending, industry-leading technology turns a standard cellular phone into ahealth management tool, helping patients to build positive health habitsthrough interactive reinforcement. Our patient-friendly solution incorporatesremote management and monitoring systems that facilitate proactive managementof disease conditions and promotes wellness through virtually any mobilesystem in the world.

SOURCE Life:WIRE Corp and Action Healthcare Management, Inc.
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