Announces a New Partner:

San Diego, CA, November 2, 2009 — Council Connections, a national group purchasing organization (GPO) serving community health centers and other organizations, has partnered with ClaimRemedi, a leading claims services company. Council Connections and ClaimRemedi share common goals of seeking high quality, cost-effective, affordable solutions for the community health centers we serve. This synergy of goals resulted in a partnership agreement which will further benefit members by offering additional discounts and value-added services.

is a provider of Claim Lifecycle Management Solutions that has been meeting community health centers’ needs for seven years, and has worked closely with other organizations to continually improve product offerings. “We are pleased to partner with ClaimRemedi, and to offer this additional service for improving clinic operations and financial performance - - areas that are both key elements of our Mission Statement. For thirty years, Council Connections has consistently enhanced our contract portfolio to better meet our members’ needs, and this is no exception” stated Council Connections CEO Stephen O’Kane.

And from a founding Council Connections member, Michele Lambert, CFO of Vista Community Clinic: “Vista Community Clinic chose to work with ClaimRemedi due to their affordable, comprehensive solution. ClaimRemedi will allow the health center to electronically transmit claims to all payers, saving approximately 20 hours per week in staff time, for this process alone. Additionally, the eligibility checking feature in ClaimRemedi will provide a one-stop portal for staff, and lead to better capture of patient insurance information. ClaimRemedi is committed to helping Community Health Centers achieve better performance from both an enhanced revenue capture and streamlining of processes standpoint”.

Features:

• Eligibility verification that provides fast and easy access to payer eligibility and benefit information
• Unparalleled payer-specific claims scrubbing and on-line editing features that significantly reduce the number of denied claims
• On-line claims management and tracking that enables management of claims by exception
• An abundance of easy-to-use analytical tools and reports that improve control of claims processing

About ClaimRemedi, Inc.

Headquartered in Santa Rosa, California, ClaimRemedi is a claim lifecycle management company that provides clients with leading edge claim scrubbing and editing technologies to dramatically increase the number of claims that are paid on first submission. The company’s broad range of EDI services include: eligibility verification, claim submission, claim status and history, 835 ERA processing and analytic reporting. For more information about ClaimRemedi, visit www.claimremedi.com or call 800-763-8484.

About Council Connections

Based in San Diego, California, Council Connections is the only national GPO to have been serving community health centers for over thirty years. Affiliated with Premier, Inc., we offer a comprehensive contracts portfolio, demonstrated cost savings, and proven customer service excellence. Please visit www.councilconnections.com or call 800-640-1662 x328. And, visit our booth at the CSRHA (CA State Rural Health Association) Annual Conference in Sacramento, CA, November 17-19, 2009, where you can also meet representatives from ClaimRemedi, and see a demo of their system.