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Aon Consulting Announces Partnership With HDMS to Provide Health Care Data Analytics to Middle Market Employers

Thu. October 02, 2008; Posted: 10:00 AM
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CHICAGO, Oct 02, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- AOC | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Aon Consulting Worldwide, the global human capital consulting organization of Aon Corporation (NYSE: AOC), announced today its partnership with Health Data Management Solutions(SM) (HDMS(SM)) to help mid-sized organizations identify and evaluate medical cost drivers through data-based health care analytics.

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The partnership between Aon Consulting's Health & Benefits' Center for Predictive Data unit and HDMS will allow clients in the middle market to receive quarterly analytic reports consisting of medical and prescription claims and eligibility data. These reports will help employers identify and evaluate opportunities to improve health care outcomes and control costs through more effective vendor management, cost management and health management. Additionally, these reports will enable organizations to benchmark their employee population's health care trends and data against the market, employer size and industry. Aon Consulting currently provides similar analytic reports to large market clients.

"This partnership clearly demonstrates our dedication to providing data-driven health care cost solutions to clients across all markets," said John Zern, executive vice president with Aon Consulting and Health & Benefits national practice director. "These robust, evidence-based reports, coupled with Aon Consulting's middle market health and benefits suite of services, will give organizations a clear understanding of where to invest health care dollars, improve health care strategies and implement new programs," he said.

"Many companies are taking a 'shot in the dark' approach when implementing health care cost reduction programs," said Michael Taggart, senior vice president with Aon Consulting and director of the Center for Predictive Data. "In order to effectively manage cost, while providing the most appropriate health care benefits, a company needs to make decisions with accurate and detailed information. The partnership with HDMS further enhances our ability to match the right health care solutions with our clients' needs."

"HDMS is excited about our new partnership with Aon. Mid-sized companies have a strong interest in reviewing their own experience in an easy to understand, cost-effective format. HDMS' analytic reporting coupled with Aon's strong suite of services targeted to this segment should make this a very successful offering," said Mary Henderson, president, HDMS.

About Aon Consulting

Aon Consulting Worldwide is among the top global human capital consulting firms, with 2007 revenues of $1.352 billion and 6,335 professionals in 117 offices worldwide. Aon Consulting is shaping the workplace of the future through benefits, talent management and rewards strategies and solutions. Aon Consulting was named the best employee benefit consulting firm by the readers of Business Insurance magazine in 2006, 2007 and 2008. For more information on Aon, please visit http://www.aon.mediaroom.com.

About Aon

Aon Corporation (NYSE: AOC | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) is the leading global provider of risk management services, insurance and reinsurance brokerage, human capital and management consulting. Through its 36,000 colleagues worldwide, Aon readily delivers distinctive client value via innovative and effective risk management and workforce productivity solutions. Our industry-leading global resources, technical expertise and industry knowledge are delivered locally through more than 500 offices in more than 120 countries. Aon was named the world's best broker by Euromoney magazine's 2008 Insurance Survey. In 2008, Aon ranked highest on the Business Insurance ranking of the world's largest insurance brokers based on commercial retail, wholesale, reinsurance and personal lines brokerage revenues. Aon also was ranked by A.M. Best as the number one insurance broker based on brokerage revenues in 2007 and 2008, and was voted best insurance intermediary, best reinsurance intermediary, and best employee benefits consulting firm in 2007 and 2008 by the readers of Business Insurance. For more information on Aon, log onto http://www.aon.com/.

About Health Data Management Solutions

Health Data & Management Solutions, Inc. (HDMS) is a data management and analysis company that offers flexible, high-value information solutions to all entities with a financial stake in the health care industry. The HDMS corporate office is located in Chicago, Illinois. The firm also has an office in Beachwood, Ohio, just outside of Cleveland. For more information please visit http://www.hdms.com.

For further information, contact: Sara Carlson Kimberly J. Sanford Aon Consulting HDMS 312-381-5045 312-881-1509 Sara_carlson@aon.com ksanford@hdms.com

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