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MEDecision Outlines Q4 Events to Promote Electronic Health Records for Patients, Physicians and Health Plans

Posted on: Thursday, 11 October 2007, 18:00 CDT

Continuing its efforts to drive the adoption of electronic health records and health information exchange, MEDecision, Inc. (Nasdaq:MEDE), a provider of collaborative care management software, services and clinical content to health care payers, today announced its schedule of fourth quarter 2007 speaking engagements and educational events. In the coming months, MEDecision executives will speak at conferences and in Webinars; promoting the opportunities to improve health care outcomes while reducing overall costs with available technologies and services.

"Right now, MEDecision is delivering technology that transitions the vision of electronic health records and health information exchange into a reality," said David St.Clair, founder and CEO of MEDecision. "We are a technology company in the health care industry, and health care reform historically moves at a slow pace. We will pursue every opportunity to educate physicians, payers and providers, and to advance the industry as a whole, both through technical innovation and educational outreach."

End of Year Activity

MEDecision will participate in several nationwide health care conferences in the fourth quarter 2007. Company representatives will conduct presentations on topics ranging from "Collaborative Care Management: Strategies for Success" to "Improving Connectivity to Improve Health Care." In most cases, MEDecision executives will be joined on stage by customers or partners including Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, Keystone Mercy Health Plan, Health Care Service Corporation and Medem. The conference schedule includes:

AHIP Medical Leadership Forum, October 22 --24 in Phoenix, AZ;

BCBSA Fall Health IT Symposium, November 7-9 in Los Angeles, CA;

CIBC Healthcare Conference, November 5-7 in New York, NY;

Gartner Healthcare IT Summit, November 11-14 in Miami, FL; and

AHIP Business Forum, November 12-14 in Chicago, IL.

MEDecision will also conduct a number of free, online Webinars led by company experts in strategic solutions, product management and solutions marketing. The Webinar schedule includes:

Strategies for the Deployment and Adoption of Health Information Exchange, on October 30 at 12:30 pm ET; and

Sneak Preview of MEDecision's Next Generation Collaborative Care Management Solution, on December 12 at 12:30 pm ET.

About MEDecision

MEDecision provides health care payer organizations with collaborative care management software, services and clinical content that allow them to increase administrative efficiency and improve the overall quality and affordability of their members' health care. Highlighted by the Patient Clinical Summary (PCS™), a payer-based, electronic health record, MEDecision's technologies analyze data, automate workflow processes and electronically connect patients, providers and payers to give each a common view of the patient's medical history, helping to foster better clinical decision making. MEDecision believes that, in the aggregate, its customers insure or manage care for approximately one in every six people in the U.S. with health insurance. For more information, please visit www.MEDecision.com.

MEDecision is a trademark of MEDecision, Inc. The MEDecision logo and product names are also trademarks or registered trademarks of MEDecision, Inc. Other product and brand names are trademarks of their respective owners. MEDE-G

Source: Business Wire

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