St. Joseph Medical Center Reports Improved
Cost Control, Clinical Service Line
Profitability with MedeAnalytics

EMERYVILLE, Calif., April 4, 2009 — MedeAnalytics, a leading healthcare performance analytics company, announced today the successful adoption of its Clinical Resource Analytics solution by St. Joseph Medical Center (SJMC), Towson, Md. With the MedeAnalytics solution, SJMC reported improved cost control and service line profitability made possible through daily insight into how physicians consume clinical resources.

SJMC, an affiliate of the Catholic Health Initiatives network, reported specific improvements as a result of the use of Clinical Resource Analytics in supply cost reductions, length of stay improvements, case mix and service line profitability. In addition to Clinical Resource Analytics, SJMC has reported significant performance improvements through the use of MedeAnalytics’ Revenue Cycle and Patient Access solutions.

“Clinical Resource Analytics has increased our transparency into physician performance and the key drivers of cost and quality. We are now able to have credible conversations with our physicians based on comparative, risk-adjusted data,” said SJMC Chief Medical Officer Dr. Richard Boehler.

About St. Joseph Medical Center
SJMC is an acute care, regional medical center located in Towson, Md. with 374 acute beds. It is a member of Catholic Health Initiatives, a national nonprofit health corporation based in Denver, Colo. that includes 72 hospitals; 42 long-term care, assisted and independent living and residential facilities; and two community-based health organizations located in 19 states. It is one of the largest employers in the Baltimore area, employing more than 2,700 nurses and allied healthcare professionals.

About MedeAnalytics
Founded in 1994, MedeAnalytics enables healthcare organizations to improve clinical, financial and operational performance through on-demand analytics and client services. For hospitals and health systems, MedeAnalytics provides solutions to address revenue cycle, patient access, clinical operations, staff productivity, regulatory compliance, finance and accounting, and enterprise performance management. For healthcare payers, the company’s solutions address network management, medical management, pharmacy management, employer reporting and operations management. MedeAnalytics delivers business intelligence to over 700 healthcare organizations using a hosted, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model, which reduces up-front costs and enables rapid implementation and exceptional time-to-value. For more information, visit www.medeanalytics.com.

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