Microsoft Awards $500 000 in Undergraduate Scholarships

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"We are committed to building a strong and diverse pipeline of future
computer scientists," said Kristen Roby, senior director of Global College +
MBA Recruiting at Microsoft.).

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Among those receiving scholarships,
17 are underrepresented minorities and 11 are women.
-- Upsilon Pi Epsilon (UPE), International Honor Society for the Computing
and Information Disciplines: 10 winners receive $1,000 (U. More information about Microsoft(R)
scholarships can be found at http://www.microsoft. The provider data-collection service
streamlines the initial application and re-credentialing processes, reduces
provider administrative burdens and costs, and offers health organizations
real-time access to reliable provider information for quality assurance and
support services, such as directories and claims processing.

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"This initiative demonstrates the real power of industry collaboration,"
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NOTE: Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp.1 million hours
(the equivalent of 573 full -time employees) of provider and support staff time
required to complete and send the application forms. "Hitting the 250,000 provider mark is a notable milestone for both
the initiative and CAQH .
All data submitted by providers through UCD is maintained by CAQH in a
secure, state-of-the -art data center. Periodic provider updates help
ensure that the information is always current; provider changes are
automatically sent to participating healthcare organizations.
CAQH is a catalyst for industry collaboration on initiatives that
simplify healthcare administration.

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Award Reflects the Company's Commitment to Helping Students Who Are
Passionate About Technology Achieve Their Educational Goals

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"It will help me devote much more time to my
area of interest and worry less about the future. The service's
newest feature, the Ongoing Sanctions Monitoring Module, streamlines the
sanctions monitoring and review process by centralizing data collection from
more than 400 sources, including all state licensing boards, the Office of
Inspector General , Office of Personnel Management and Medicare/Medicaid
organizations.

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Providers authorize health plans and
other organizations access to the information.

Professional associations for women in fields of science and technology, and organizations that study or advocate for women in those fields.

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Each year, Microsoft awards the scholarships to approximately 30 students
from across the United States, Canada and Mexico in recognition of their
passion for software, academic excellence and ability to make a difference in
the software industry.) each.org.

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(Nasdaq: MSFT) today announced disbursement of half a million dollars in
scholarships, benefiting the largest number of undergraduates since the
scholarship program's inception in 1989.
-- High school: 25 high-school seniors entering college in the fall
receive $2,000 (U.

Founded in 1975, Microsoft is the worldwide leader in software, services
and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential .

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CAQH Service Saving Over 250,000 Providers $33 Million
in Administrative Costs per Year

WASHINGTON, CAQH, an alliance of the nation's
leading health plans and networks working to simplify healthcare
administration, announced today that more than one-quarter of a million
providers are now reducing paperwork and administrative costs through its
Universal Credentialing DataSource(R) (UCD) service.

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United States and/or other countries.

Collaborative Initiative Achieving Vision of Simplified Provider Credentialing

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At this time, more than 250 health plans currently participate in UCD;
approximately 10,000 new providers register in the service each month.

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CAQH estimates UCD has
eliminated nearly 900,000 legacy credentialing applications to date., chairman of the CAQH Board of Directors and
president and chief executive officer of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North
Carolina.

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This year's awards
include 13 full-tuition and eight half-tuition scholarships.com/college/scholarships.
Launched in 2002, UCD allows registered physicians and allied health
professionals in all 50 states and the District of Columbia to enter their
credentialing information free of charge into a single, uniform online
application that meets the credentialing needs of most health plans, hospitals
and other healthcare organizations.

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The announcement reflects the
company's commitment to making the technology field more accessible to a
broader student population.

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"Women and minorities have been traditionally
underrepresented in the computer science and information technology
professions, and we hope to help change this trend and encourage all students
to consider computer science majors through this scholarship program.
Out of the six hundred students who applied for scholarships this year, a
record 46 students are being awarded .) each.

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Based on figures from a Sept. 2004 Medical Group Management Association
cost analysis, UCD is eliminating $33 million per year or 1. Greczyn, Jr.

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"This couldn't have come at a better time for me or my family ," said
Stephanie Dudzic, a sophomore at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
who won one of the scholarships.

In the past decade, Microsoft has awarded 400 undergraduate scholarships
totaling more than $5 million (U.

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The undergraduate
program is one of a number of scholarship programs that Microsoft sponsors.
The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the
trademarks of their respective owners. CAQH solutions help promote quality
interactions between plans, providers and other stakeholders, reduce costs and
frustrations associated with healthcare administration, facilitate
administrative healthcare information exchange and encourage administrative
and clinical data integration.

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For more information, visit
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Others include these:

-- National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE): Two winners receive $2,500
(U.
The CAQH service is supported by the American Medical Association, the
American Academy of Family Physicians, the American College of Physicians, the
Medical Group Management Association and other provider organizations, and
recognized by a number of state legislators and insurance commissioners .

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