D2Hawkeye, a medical management software company and Michigan based HHS, Health Options®, a healthcare utilization management company serving self-funded employer groups have announced a strategic business partnership whereby D2Hawkeye's flagship product, D2HawkeyeExplorer, will be the information portal providing data mining and analytical analysis to the HHS, Health Options® team of Case Managers.

In making the announcement Richard Hodsdon, Director of Marketing and Business Development for HHS, Health Options® stated, "D2Hawkeye's ability to quickly mine and analyze healthcare claims data dramatically increases our case management team's productivity while providing more concise, actionable information. As a result we are able to help people at the point of diagnosis verses waiting until their expenses are out of control."

"While D2Hawkeye now provides both financial and clinical medical management analysis, our founding premise was to provide powerful analytical tools to clinicians so that they could better manage patients." added Chris Kryder MD, founder and CEO of D2Hawkeye. "Our partnership with HHS, Health Options® is a wonderful demonstration of D2Hawkeye's core philosophy."

With healthcare cost reaching double digit increases every year, early and effective clinical intervention for individual patients and groups directly attacks the medical side of healthcare costs by treating patients in a timely fashion, before conditions worsen and medical costs soar. The HHS, Health Options® and D2Hawkeye partnership represents the coming together of two organizations in the healthcare service continuum to jointly address this issue.

About HHS, Health Options®

Founded in Grand Rapids, MI as a not for profit organization in 1979, HHS, Health Options® has risen to national prominence as a leader in Case Management and Utilization Review programming. Fully accredited by the Utilization Review Accreditation Commission (URAC) and currently managing over 800 Self Funded Health Plans nationally, HHS, Health Options® employs over one hundred staff and works with a multitude of regional and national Third Party Administrators (TPAs).

About D2Hawkeye

D2Hawkeye is a premier medical data-mining company. The company provides decision support, builds fully integrated medical and financial databases for its clients, and leverages these databases with applications that are relevant to its client business. For additional information, please see the corporate website at www.D2Hawkeye.com .