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What's New - National Client Advisory Panel formed

HealthLine Systems forms National Client Advisory Panel

April 26, 2006 -- HealthLine Systems, Inc. announced the formation of a client advisory panel to guide Echo credentialing and provider data management product development, marketing and education. The purpose of the Advisory Panel is to help Echo clients achieve maximum results and implement best practices in the provider data and quality management field.

The Echo Client Advisory Panel is a select group of 11 client leaders chosen from over 1,000 HealthLine Systems client sites. Members are recognized leaders who will help represent the voice of the customer while also representing a wide cross-section of HealthLine’s client base.

The 2006 Client Advisory Panel members are:

• Nina Bush
  Director, Quality Management
  Tenet Healthcare Corporation, Dallas Texas
• Manny Changalis
  Administrator Medical Affairs
  St. Luke’s Healthcare, Bethlehem, PA
• David Collins
  Manager, Medical Affairs Data Operations
  The Detroit Medical Center, Detroit MI
• Michael Dowling
  Director, Provider Services & Network Contracting
  Montefiore Medical Center, Yonkers NY
• Mark Hauser,
  Director, Care Management
  Blue Cross of North Carolina, Durham NC
• Laurie Lasky
  Credentials System Analyst
  MultiCare Health System, Tacoma, WA
• Lynn M. Lopes
  Manager, Medical Staff/Centralized Credential Services Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento
• Louise McDonald
  Dir Provider Data Management
  Private Healthcare Systems, Waltham MA
• Marion Morrison
  Director, Medical Staff Support Functions
  Willis-Knighton Health System, Shreveport, LA
• Anne Roberts
  Director Medical Affairs
  Children’s Medical Center of Dallas, TX
• Christy Treacy
  Manager, Centralized Verification Services
  BJC Healthcare, St Louis MO

The goals the advisory panel are to:

• Provide a reality check of real world credentialing, provider data and quality management trends
• Provide regular information about migrating client needs
• Assist in identifying product development opportunities
• Provide input and have an opportunity to showcase their operations with a "Webinar" and/or case study
• Provide feedback and direction for trial marketing initiatives
• Identify meaningful examples of client results to showcase "best in practice" opportunities

About HealthLine Systems, Inc.

HealthLine Systems supports 1,000 systems in distinguished healthcare organizations in all 50 states and Canada. Incorporated in 1985, HealthLine is privately held and based in San Diego, California. HealthLine is committed to providing peerless software systems that improve the quality and delivery of healthcare services through technological innovation. For more information, visit HealthLine Systems on the Web at www.healthlinesystems.com.

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