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DANVILLE, Calif. "Knowledge Infusion will help companies develop a
comprehensive HCM strategy based on their unique organizational
structure and business needs, optimize the performance of their
applications, and connect HCM and learning initiatives to specific
business goals."

About CorSolutions

CorSolutions is the nation's first customer-centric health
intelligence and solutions company that measurably improves lives.

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Founded by former PeopleSoft HCM leaders Jason
Averbook and Heidi Spirgi, Knowledge Infusion offers balanced, vendor
neutral counsel to help clients make the best HCM technology decisions
and optimize existing HCM investments based on their organizational
structure, existing IT resources, and overall business goals. "This collaboration will have a significant long-term
impact on healthcare consumers.

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Most organizations today have the capability to implement and
manage HR and learning applications, but lack the experience and
industry-wide knowledge to create a long-term strategy that
encompasses multiple technologies and advanced metrics.

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About the RAND Corporation

The RAND Corporation is a nonprofit research organization
providing objective analysis and effective solutions that address the
challenges facing the public and private sectors around the world.

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About Knowledge Infusion

Knowledge Infusion is a strategic consulting organization
dedicated to helping human resource and learning organizations realize
the true strategic value of Human Capital Management (HCM) and
Learning technologies.

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CorSolutions, the nation's leading
health intelligence and solutions company, announced in early 2004 its
strategic relationship with the RAND Corporation, a nonprofit research
organization.
Brook, RAND Vice President and Director of RAND Health.
RAND Health is the nation's largest private program of health policy
research focusing on research that promotes a better healthcare
system.

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Program Interventions , Performance Measurement and
Reporting Validation Focus of Industry Partnership

The first phase of the CorSolutions/RAND Corporation collaboration
to create a new healthcare industry value proposition for customers
and patients is well underway.

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"The continued growth of strategic enterprise HCM applications
such as talent, learning , and performance management is proof that
organizations believe technology is the key to improving employee and
operational performance," said Jason Averbook, CEO of Knowledge
Infusion. Knowledge
Infusion will offer the following services:

HCM Strategy Mapping -- Review existing HCM processes and
products to create a roadmap that outlines actionable HCM
strategies to achieve specific operational and financial
outcomes. Copyright (C) 2005
Knowledge infusion, LLC .

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Value Assessment -- Assess the quantitative value that
existing HCM applications have delivered to organizations, not
only through cost savings, but by improved workforce and
business performance improvements. Knowledge Infusion works with clients to map
HCM technology strategies based on their unique business needs,
optimize existing strategic HCM applications, and tie strategic HCM
initiatives to specific, measurable business results.

CorSolutions Strategic Collaboration With RAND Corporation Targets Industry Innovation

In
addition, research on effective ROI measurement methodology that
encompasses health related productivity is underway .

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Future plans
include CorSolutions and RAND Health, a research unit of the RAND
Corporation, to issue public reports and recommendations for the
industry's future."
"The natural alliance between our missions to improve overall
population health and well-being guides our work," said Robert H .

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Metrics and Information Management -- Identify the key
performance metrics and decision support tools that
organizations must measure to achieve specific business
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Knowledge Infusion and the Knowledge Infusion logo are registered
trademarks of Knowledge Infusion, LLC. Since that time, the companies have jointly been
pursuing research and analysis on health improvement program
interventions, measurement systems and reporting methodologies.
"The work we have done to date is allowing us to accelerate
innovation in the healthcare industry by not only validating and
expanding current approaches but also creating new quantitative
models," said Richard Vance, President and Chief Executive Officer of
CorSolutions.

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Knowledge Infusion will enable
companies to improve both business and employee performance through
the use of strategic HCM applications such as Learning Management,
Performance Management, Competency Management, Talent Management, and
Succession Planning."
"Human Resources organizations like Premera Blue Cross are
continually looking for partners such as Knowledge Infusion to guide
us in our strategic Human Capital Management vision and initiatives,"
said Barbara Magusin, Senior Vice President Human Resources.

Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers

ROSEMONT, Ill. The
outcome of this research will be used to enhance the effectiveness of
health improvement programs and validate the use of new tools to
measure the value of those programs.

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The initial focus of the collaboration has been on validation of
clinical program interventions that address quality healthcare for
chronically ill populations .

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Knowledge Infusion Launches to Help Organizations Plan and Optimize HCM Investments

Knowledge
Infusion will leverage its unmatched expertise in HCM to help
companies make the right decisions and tie their strategic HCM
initiatives to specific, measurable business results. The results of our joint research are
already enabling us to build programs that deliver effective,
personalized relationships with participants and their families that
measurably improve lives.

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Business Case ROI -- Project both tangible and intangible
business benefits of new strategic HCM investments to ensure
executives understand the value of continued investment in HCM
technologies.

Deployment Excellence -- Craft winning internal marketing and
launch strategies that improve internal awareness of HCM
initiatives and encourage employee adoption of new HCM
processes and technology. An
industry pioneer with the longest tenure of delivering proven
healthcare outcomes, CorSolutions addresses the demands of business
today with an innovative, comprehensive approach to health and
productivity.

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New Strategic Consulting Group Delivers Unmatched Expertise to
Improve Business Performance with HR Technologies

Today, Knowledge Infusion officially launched its new consultancy
designed to help organizations plan and optimize their strategic Human
Capital Management (HCM) investments. For more
information, please visit: www. Behavioral change theories and their
incorporation into program interventions are also being assessed.

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The company offers a completely integrated suite of
clinical, administrative and provider services that span the entire
health continuum from wellness and prevention to acute, chronic and
specialty/complex care to deliver the industry's broadest and most
flexible health and productivity management solutions .

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"How program
performance is measured and monitored will help to ensure that the
marketplace ultimately has integrated and effective solutions that
enhance the value of healthcare services.corsolutions .

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"Knowledge Infusion's combination of strategic vision, best practices
experience and deployment strategies will help Premera reach and
exceed our business goals. All other company and product
names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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