Lilly Receives NCQA Health Information Product Certification for Interactive Online Health Education Answe...( INDIANAPOLIS Nov. 24 /- Lilly's (NYSE...),Health

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lilly's (NYSE: LLY) Health Education Answers, an interactive online program, has received Health Information Product Certification from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) for the Health Risk Appraisals and Interactive Consumer Health Tools certification options. NCQA is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to providing health care quality information through the Web and the media in order to help consumers, employers, and others make more informed health care choices.

"Earning NCQA's Health Information Product Certification demonstrates that an organization has expertise in gathering and disseminating health care information for patients," said Kathleen C. Mudd, vice president, Product Delivery, NCQA. "Lilly is to be commended for being the first pharmaceutical company in the nation to be reviewed for these services."

Health Education Answers is a Web-based program designed for managed care and public payer organizations to assist in further driving the standard of patient care through interactive educational information. Patients accessing the program can progress through an entire neighborhood of health education and disease management modules, including: ADHD, Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Diabetes, Diabetes Complications, Manage Your Weight, Medication Safety, Men's Health, Schizophrenia, Smoking & Addictions, and Women's Health.

Available in English and Spanish with full audio, the Health Education Answers program includes research-supported patient education material that adheres to national clinical guidelines. This tool educates patients on several health areas, including proper diet and exercise, healthy habits to teach their kids, and simple steps to help themselves and their families prevent illness.

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