A4 Health Systems' Canopy Care Management Solution Is System of Choice for Three Healthcare Organizations

, A4 HEALTH SYSTEMS(R), a leading
provider of healthcare IT solutions, announces today Canopy(R) Care Management
Solution has been selected by a trio of leading hospital organizations:
Solaris Health System, Edison, N. Canopy, a Web-based software solution
that automates case management, will streamline patient care coordination
processes and improve revenue cycle for the various-sized organizations.

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TAMPA, Fla., Health Integrated held an
educational teleconference on Depression Disease Management from its Tampa,
Florida office on Monday, April 18 , 2005.

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A4 represents Authorized Access, Anywhere, Anytime and is based in
Cary, N.

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community-based healthcare via healthcare IT solutions for consolidated
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Mercy Hospital, a 268-bed medical center, and Mercy Walworth Medical
Center will automate their care management with Canopy to reduce avoidable
days and clinical denials as well as enhance patient care.

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In attendance were representatives of some 70 health plans, mostly
BlueCross BlueShield plans, as well as large employer groups and several
nationally known consulting houses .
Health Integrated, Inc.

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It is a leading provider of comprehensive behavioral
and medical care management programs that are patient-centric, based on
evidence-based clinical guidelines and practices, and designed to improve
population health status.

Contact:

Lori Spaulding
Marketing Coordinator
Health Integrated, Inc.

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Founded in 1970, A4 has nationally
implemented software and services in more than 1,500 healthcare organizations,
including physician groups and small practices, and Emergency Departments and
hospitals.D.

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If you are interested in being in
attendance, please call toll-free at 1-877-267-7577 x52314.com.

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Health Integrated is URAC Accredited for Case
Management, Disease Management and Health Utilization Management programs, and
has received National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Patient and
Practitioner Oriented Accreditation for its award-winning Depression Disease
Management Program.
(877) 267-7577
lspaulding@healthintegrated .com

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About A4 HEALTH SYSTEMS
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"Solaris Health System has chosen the Canopy system, a real-time case
management software system, which provides our case managers, social workers
and other healthcare providers the opportunity to enhance the coordination of
patient care," said Diane Mikell, director of case management at Solaris.
Thomas Hospital is an expanding 150-bed facility serving Alabama's Baldwin
County, where the population is expected to grow by more than 60 percent in
the next 15 years. Thomas selected Canopy to help accommodate the impending
patient demand while improving staff productivity and case management
efficiency for a healthier bottom line.

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We are pleased to join A4 Health Systems' family of clients.

Mercy Health System is a network of more than 50 facilities in 21
communities, across seven counties in southern Wisconsin and northern
Illinois.

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"Through the automation of case management, we will be able to better optimize
resource utilization, manage length of stay and secure appropriate
reimbursement. Led by
its HealthMatics (R), Canopy(R) and EmSTAT solutions, A4 provides software and
service solutions for physician practice and hospital settings to improve and
better manage the delivery of patient care.
Because of the strong interest shown in this session, Health Integrated
will be hosting another teleconference on Tuesday, May 17, 2005, for those
that were unable to attend the first one.

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For more information, call (877) 267-7577 or visit Health Integrated
online at http://www .

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All organizations will take advantage of Canopy's full suite of
functionality, including Canopy UM(R) Utilization Management, Canopy CM(R)
Care Management and Canopy QM(TM) Quality Management . The presentation lasted one hour, with a
question-and-answer session for another half hour.

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Mercy Health System, Janesville, Wis.
* Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center -- a 396-bed, university-affiliated,
teaching medical center that provides quality health services to Union ,
Somerset and Middlesex counties.

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; Thomas Hospital, Fairhope, Ala. With nearly 42,000 patients admitted
and 73,000 emergency room visits annually, Solaris will utilize Canopy to
streamline patient throughput and optimize patient length of stay in the
following facilities:

* JFK Medical Center -- a 441-bed hospital and one of the largest in the
central New Jersey area
* Johnson Rehabilitation Institute -- a 94-bed center providing
rehabilitative care in Edison, N.

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Solaris Health System encompasses a wide array of organizations, services
and facilities in the Central New Jersey area representing 1,500 acute care,
rehabilitation and long-term care beds. For more information,
visit http://www.

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, with additional locations in New Hampshire , Texas and Michigan.ereleases.

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, Chief Medical Officer of Health Integrated. Toney presented
the case for depression management, as well as the program specifics via a
webcast.

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