FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DOSSIA AND EBMS EXPAND PARTNERSHIP TO DELIVER INNOVATIVE
HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGY TO EBMS CLIENTBASE
MEDIA CONTACT: LynAnn Henderson, Executive Vice President Business Development
lhenderson@ebms.com, (406) 869-6532,
Erin Keefe, Dossia, ekeefepr@icloud.com, (617) 512-9498
BILLINGS, MONT. – One year after EBMS, Dossia and partner organizations were chosen by the
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health
Information Technology, to lead a national pilot project to transform the healthcare delivery system
through innovative technology, EBMS and Dossia have announced an expanded partnership to
launch the miHealth Manager system to all EBMS clients.
Using Dossia’s cutting-edge online platform, which includes gaming technology designed to
optimize consumer engagement, EBMS and Dossia launched miHealth Manager, an electronic
portal that integrates personal health information with best-in-class healthcare tools, as well as
multiple user-engagement components, to offer a personalized, user-friendly experience, with a fun,
social network-like feel. Now, in addition to the consumer-facing portal, EBMS has added the
Dossia Dashboard, a population health management system that pairs miHealth Manager’s personal
health management platform with real-time data analytics and evidence-based health rules to drive
targeted and personalized health intervention.
Employees from the City of Billings, Mont., and EBMS were the first two employee
groups to test miHealth Manager. Because of their overwhelmingly positive response to
the site, and EBMS clients’ ongoing interest in wellness resources and tools that help
build a healthy workforce, EBMS will expand the miHealth Manager platform to all its
clients as a part of its administrative services agreements, beginning November 1.
The immense popularity of miHealth Manager stems from its ability to provide patients and their
multiple providers an unprecedented opportunity to electronically access and manage in tandem,
24/7, the personal healthcare information of patients and their families.
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-2Dossia’s user-friendly social technology makes accessing personal health information
easy and fun. Features of miHealth Manager include:
 Health Risk Assessment – an evidenced-based, user-friendly questionnaire that
identifies, stratifies, and targets individuals at risk.
 Applications – members can install health apps that interest them from the
marketplace to assist them in managing their health.
 Profile completeness – by completing the profile completeness task list, users will
be very familiar with the systems’ capabilities and will know exactly where to find
the application of functionality they need.
 Challenges – With miHealth Manager’s social component, individuals can take on
challenges in which they commit to carrying out a variety of health-oriented
actions or complete activities set forth by their employer. Users who participate in
group challenges are able to cheer each other on through Dossia’s socialnetworking capabilities.
 News Feed – is constantly changing and updating in order to drive frequent
engagement with the site. Employers can effectively reach and engage their
members with targeted messaging, such as reminding employees to get a flu shot
or to attend an upcoming health fair.
About EBMS
EBMS is one of the nation’s premier industry leaders in health risk management and third-party
administration of self-funded health benefit plans, designing strategies to transform the health and
wellbeing of individuals, organizations and communities. Through customized plan design, data
analytics, and health management programs, EBMS offers a full suite of health management
services, including miCare onsite and near-site medical clinics, wellness programs, disease
management and medical management programs, as well as the tools and information necessary for
members to improve their health and get the best quality and value-care possible. EBMS has over
300 employees at its Billings, Mont., corporate headquarters and regional offices in Portland and
Denver, with client groups in every U.S. state.
About Dossia
Dossia is dedicated to improving health and healthcare in America by empowering individuals to
make smart health decision and become more discerning healthcare consumers. Backed by some of
the largest, most respected brands in the world, Dossia’s founding member companies have united
under the common vision to engage their employees as true partners in achieving high value
healthcare. The Dossia founders group includes AT&T, Applied Materials, BP America, Cardinal
Health, Intel, NantWorks, Pitney Bowes, Vanguard Health Systems and Walmart. For more
information, visit http://www.dossia.org.
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