Jeff Frater, RN, CCM, and Jill Hastings, RN, PAHM, have joined Seattle-based Milliman Care Guidelines LLC, A Milliman Company, as clinical trainers.

Frater is a Certified Case Manager and president-elect of the Case Management Society of America, the industry's leading professional association for case managers. Hastings holds a Professional, Academy for Healthcare Management designation, and has extensive clinical systems implementation and development experience. With these two latest additions, Milliman Care Guidelines now has nine professional trainers.

Frater said, "In my role as a trainer for Milliman Care Guidelines, and in my leadership role at the Case Management Society of America, I see great opportunities for improving the level of information available to case managers across the country, and having a positive effect on patients and providers."

Milliman Care Guidelines clinical trainers - all experienced case managers - help clients across the country achieve efficient, high-quality patient care through effective use of the Milliman Care Guidelines(R). Following the most rigorous evidence-based methodology, the Care Guidelines identify opportunities to integrate best practices and provide decision support to thousands of practitioners and care managers. Care Guidelines clinical trainers provide instruction and guidance to clients through Web seminars, custom Web-based training, on-site training, regional seminars and national events.

By integrating the current best evidence into the Care Guidelines, Milliman offers users easy access to annotated bibliographies, references, and footnotes. The clear and accessible information helps to facilitate positive communication between payors and providers.

About Milliman Care Guidelines

Milliman Care Guidelines LLC, A Milliman Company, is located in Seattle, nd independently develops and produces evidence-based clinical guidelines hat are used to support the care of one in three Americans. Covering the ontinuum of care, the annually-updated, seven-product Care Guidelines series ncludes Ambulatory Care, Inpatient and Surgical Care, General Recovery uidelines, Recovery Facility Care, Home Care, Chronic Care Guidelines and ehavioral Health Guidelines. For more information, visit ww.careguidelines.com.

Milliman Care Guidelines is a wholly owned subsidiary of Milliman, which erves the full spectrum of business, financial, government, and union rganizations. Founded in 1947 as Milliman & Robertson, the company has 47 ffices in principal cities in the United States and worldwide. Milliman mploys more than 2,000 people, including a professional staff of more than 00 qualified consultants and actuaries. The firm has consulting practices in mployee benefits, healthcare, life insurance/financial services, and property nd casualty insurance. For further information, visit www.milliman.com. OURCE Milliman Care Guidelines LLC