and Vice President of Post Payment and Ancillary Services for
Concentra . All rights reserved.-based company and with Park City
Solutions of Midway, Utah. 3M Health Care , the largest of 3M's seven major
businesses, serves medical, dental, pharmaceutical and personal care
markets. For more information, including
the latest product and technology news, visit www .

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(R) CPS provides business process
outsourcing services that reduce medical and administrative costs for health
insurance carriers, Blue Cross / Blue Shield plans, third party administrators
and self-insured employers.
Dave Cardelle, RPh
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We are
delighted to be working closely with our business affiliate PRG-Schultz in
this undertaking and continue to be impressed by their expertise and
technological sophistication. http://www. The license agreement supports the
global implementation of the DoD Military Health System's Coding
Compliance and Editor (CCE ) Project, which uses 3M software and
consulting services to establish enterprisewide procedures for
accurate patient coding, correct billing, compliance reporting and
data management.

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L. 108-173 ) that requires
the Department of Health and Human Services to conduct a demonstration project
to evaluate the use of recovery audit contractors in identifying Medicare
underpayments and overpayments and to recoup overpayments.com

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In rolling out 3M software and services to DoD Military
Health System facilities worldwide, 3M will team with Planned Systems
International , a Columbia, Md.

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We are
confident that CMS will see positive results from its pilot program."
Medicare, which currently insures over 40 million Americans, is the second
largest Federal benefit program, with over $250 billion in annual benefit
outlays.prnewswire.

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We are confident that the expertise and credibility we have
developed in the commercial health insurance industry will enable us to
effectively manage a project of this scope and maximize its potential.
This initiative is a provision of the Medicare Prescription Drug
Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA , P.

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Cook, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PRG-Schultz said,
"We are pleased to be working with Concentra to help CMS in its California
pilot program.(R) is a wholly owned subsidiary of
Addison , Texas based Concentra, Inc. The CCE project supports DoD
goals to improve the accuracy of clinical information, promote correct
billing, reduce the risk for noncompliance, trend clinical performance
and improve revenue generation.3Mhis.

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John M.com . Both awards
follow a 2002 DoD contract to 3M for a multisite demonstration of the
software, which successfully passed an initial performance period in
July 2004.

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Available Topic Expert(s): For information on the listed expert(s), click
appropriate link.1 million beneficiaries, including members
of the Armed Forces, their family members and others entitled to DoD
health care, from worldwide theater of operations to the continental
United States. Built on a foundation of more than 20 years of
clinical , financial and administrative expertise, 3M Health
Information Systems products help ensure the quality of data, which
drives an organization's ability to manage revenue, comply with
regulations, improve quality of patient care and manage resources
effectively.

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About Concentra Preferred Systems
Concentra Preferred Systems, Inc. The project is part of the DoD
Resource Information Technology Program Office's TRICARE Patient
Accounting System. Serving customers in more than 200 countries
around the world, the company's 67,000 people use their expertise,
technologies and global strength to lead in major markets including
consumer and office; display and graphics; electronics and
telecommunications; safety, security and protection services; health
care; industrial and transportation.

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Business Editors/Health Writers

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Concentra Teams With PRG-Schultz for Groundbreaking CMS Pilot Program

Wherever they are, whatever they do, the company's customers know they
can rely on 3M to help make their lives better.

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Working together, we intend to pursue this
opportunity to its fullest potential.
"Concentra's core team of clinical audit professionals, together with our
extensive track record and credibility across the healthcare provider
community, uniquely positions us to offer CMS the most comprehensive approach
in identification and successful reconciliation of payment errors," said David
Cardelle, RPh.
The contract covers all DoD Military Health System entities whose
mission is to provide health care services to patients on land, at sea
or in the air. The Military Health System provides health care
services and support to 9.

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More information about 3M Health Information Systems is
available at www.

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NAPERVILLE, Ill. Department
of Defense (DoD) Military Health System, one of the nation's largest
health care providers, has awarded a multimillion dollar contract to
3M for ongoing licensing and maintenance of a comprehensive suite of
3M coding , compliance and data analysis software.3M.

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, Concentra Preferred Systems
(CPS), the nation's largest provider of specialized claims cost management
services for the healthcare industry, announced today that the Centers for
Medicare + Medicaid Services (CMS), the federal agency that administers the
Medicare Program, has awarded the team of PRG-Schultz and Concentra Preferred
Systems a three -year demonstration contract to provide recovery audit services
for Medicare claims incurred in the state of California.cpsconnect. The 3M software will
be used by more than 2,000 health care personnel at over 500 military
hospitals and clinics worldwide. As part of the overall implementation,
3M also is providing process improvement and training services for
Military Health System coding operations .

About 3M Health Information Systems

3M Health Information Systems, part of the 3M Health Care family,
is a leading provider of advanced software tools and services that
help health care organizations capture, classify and manage accurate
health care data.

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Concentra Preferred Systems' news releases are available on its home page,
http://www.S.
The software license was awarded in conjunction with a DoD
deployment contract, announced in October 2004, for the worldwide
installation and training of the CCE Project software.

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The recovery audit project will consist of large scale data mining,
clinical, coding and billing audits to identify payment errors among an
estimated $23 billion in claims paid annually by Medicare in the state of
California. Our collaboration will combine Concentra's extensive clinical
experience with PRG-Schultz's expertise in recovery audit services."
Tom Bartlett, President of Concentra Preferred Systems responded by
saying, "We believe this demonstration project is quite significant and has
the potential to represent a material financial recovery opportunity for
Medicare.

U.S. Department of Defense Military Health System will Implement 3M Coding and Compliance Software Worldwide

3M products comprising the DoD Coding Compliance and Editor
project include the 3M Coding and Reimbursement System, 3M Physician
Coding and Reimbursement System, 3M Coding Reference Software, 3M All
Patient Refined DRG Software , 3M Audit Expert Inpatient Software, as
well as 3M Health Record Management Software and the 3M Care
Management System.

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3M is providing the DoD Military Health System with data analysis
and reporting tools for coding, grouping and editing; reimbursement
calculations; patient data abstracting; care management evaluation;
and medical necessity review.

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PRG-Schultz's technology and recovery capabilities will combine
with Concentra physicians, pharmacists, coding experts and claim auditors to
analyze a broad array of complex bill types, including but not limited to DRG,
durable medical equipment, high-cost injectable drugs and renal dialysis
claims. 3M's brands include
Scotch, Post-it, Scotchgard, Thinsulate, Scotch-Brite, Filtrete,
Command and Vikuiti.

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Under the demonstration program slated to begin May 2005, PRG-
Schultz and Concentra will audit claims for California, one of the states with
the largest Medicare benefit payment amounts.jsp?userid=347215

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