-- regardless of the severity of the disease. Diabetes NetCareSM's approach is predicated on the National Institutes of Health's landmark Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT). The DCCT proved more than four years ago that frequent interactions between people with diabetes and a diabetes care team to provide support, education, proactive intervention and continuous clinical monitoring can improve health outcomes for people with the disease. However, the study failed to determine whether this approach could save money.

"Payers around the country now have real-world evidence that investing in a population management program for their members with diabetes will pay off quickly," Stone said. "And, by expanding rather than limiting care for people with diabetes, we can help the health care industry reduce the financial burden of diabetes on the economy."

A subsidiary of American Healthcorp, Inc.(Nasdaq/NM:AMHC), DTCA is the nation's leading provider of diabetes services to physicians, hospitals and health care payers. DTCA operates hospital-based diabetes treatment centers and implements programs which assist health care payers in improving the quality of care for individuals with diabetes enrolled in their plans, while reducing the payer's total costs. The company is headquartered in Nashville, Tenn.

Dr. Robert Rubin and Robert Stone will be discussing these findings and their implications at a conference call briefing for reporters on Monday, August 3 at 10 a.m. EDT. To participate please call 1-800-289-0436 and give confirmation code 497690 or ask for the Diabetes Treatment Centers of America conference call.

Call will be recorded and replayed through August 10, 1998. To access the replay, call 1-800-964-4370. Transcripts of the call also will be available.

To receive a press kit, including a copy of the article, please contact Ellen Rostand at 314-982-9133, Kimberly Fletcher at 314-982-8637, or Janet Lowenbach
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Contact: Ellen Rostand
rostande@fleishman.com
314-982-9133
Fleishman-Hillard, Inc.
3-Aug-1998

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