Humana Military Healthcare Services Offers Continuing Medical Education Course For Traumatic Brain Injury And Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Main Category: Primary Care / General Practice
Also Included In: Anxiety / Stress;  Neurology / Neuroscience
Article Date: 18 Mar 2009 - 0:00 PDT

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Humana Military Healthcare Services, TRICARE contractor for the South Region, is partnering with the University of Louisville to jointly sponsor a new continuing medical education course (CME) for physicians. Civilian providers throughout the country will have access to an online course on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).

"We are excited to offer this valuable learning opportunity to physicians nationwide," said Dave Baker, president and CEO of HMHS. "Educating and preparing civilian providers on the signature injuries of this war and the challenges service members face when returning home from combat is essential in providing world class health care to our deserving military."

MD Informatics, a small veteran-owned and physician led healthcare information company, developed the content for the two hour course, "Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury," to address the unique needs of military personnel returning home from active duty. The training will enable civilian providers to recognize and care for active-duty and retired service members who show signs of TBI or PTSD. The University of Louisville will award CME credit as an accredited agency and joint CME sponsor.

Upon completion of the course, physicians will receive two hours of Category I AMA Physician Recognition Award credit. There is no cost to physicians taking the course. For more information, or to register, please visit: http://www.chse.louisville.edu/courses.html and select the "Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury" link.

MD Informatics is a privately held, physician-owned, veteran-owned, Limited Liability Company. Originally established in 1999, MD Informatics began as a partnership between three Medical Informatics fellows at the University of Utah. As a team of highly-skilled physician informaticists, educators, instructional designers, and former clinicians, the company's goal is to become a leading provider of medical information technology and Distance Learning solutions for healthcare organizations and individuals worldwide.

About HMHS

HMHS, headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, has been a Department of Defense contractor for the administration of the TRICARE program since July 1, 1996. In August 2003, HMHS was awarded the contract to provide health benefits support and services to approximately 2.8 million active duty and retired military and their eligible family members in the 10-state South Region. HMHS was also awarded the Department of Defense's contract to provide health care services and support for active duty service members and their families located in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, in February 2004.

About Humana

Humana Inc., headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, is one of the nation's largest publicly traded health and supplemental benefits companies, with approximately 10.6 million medical members. Humana is a full-service benefits solutions company, offering a wide array of health and supplementary benefit plans for employer groups, government programs and individuals.

Over its 48-year history, Humana has consistently seized opportunities to meet changing customer needs. Today, the company is a leader in consumer engagement, providing guidance that leads to lower costs and a better health plan experience throughout its diversified customer portfolio.

More information regarding Humana is available to investors via the Investor Relations page of the company's web site at http://www.humana.com, including copies of:

- Annual reports to stockholders
- Securities and Exchange Commission filings
- Most recent investor conference presentations
- Quarterly earnings news releases
- Replays of most recent earnings release conference calls
- Calendar of events (includes upcoming earnings conference call dates and times, as well as planned interaction with research analysts and institutional investors)
- Corporate Governance Information

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