Emerson Hospital Selects LighthouseMD as Preferred Vendor; LighthouseMD to Provide Practice Management Software and Outsourced Revenue Cycle Management Services for Emerson Hospital PHO/IPA

Business Wire, April 18, 2006

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- LighthouseMD, a leading provider of practice management, EMR and clinical workflow solutions to medical groups, today announced that the Massachusetts-based Emerson Hospital physician hospital organization (PHO) and independent practice association (IPA), selected LighthouseMD to be the preferred application service provider (ASP) for practice management, clinical and revenue cycle management services.

Emerson Hospital PHO/IPA is an organization that helps specialists and practices acquire premium practice management services by negotiating contracts with selected vendors. The new partnership with LighthouseMD enables Emerson Hospital PHO/IPA to deliver clinical and administrative services to help its members improve practice management, clinical functionality and revenue cycle management.

This new partnership means members of Emerson Hospital PHO/IPA will have the ability to purchase LighthouseMD's CareTracker practice management solution and outsourced services at a preferred rate.

CareTracker is a full-featured, practice management, EMR and clinical workflow solution made available to physicians in an ASP environment without large upfront investments in hardware or software. The system's Web-based architecture also simplifies deployment for large or multi-site practices and allows practices to accurately budget their technology expenditures.

"LighthouseMD's CareTracker and outsourced revenue cycle management services will help our PHO and IPA members deliver better healthcare while streamlining workflow and revenue processes," said Cheryl Sidelinker, executive director of Emerson Hospital PHO/IPA. "Our members will also benefit from the savings that come with an ASP that requires no large upfront investments."

"Emerson Hospital PHO/IPA is an outstanding group of physicians and we are proud to be selected as a preferred provider," said Bill Scatchard, executive vice president of LighthouseMD. "Our clinical applications, practice management and revenue cycle management solutions take the hassle out of healthcare, allowing physicians to focus on providing high quality patient care."

About LighthouseMD

LighthouseMD offers comprehensive billing, collections, practice management software and clinical workflow solutions to physician practices in 15 states across the U.S. Founded in 1993, LighthouseMD now has more than 200 employees servicing some 1,200 providers at more than 400 physician practices. For more information on LighthouseMD, or the CareTracker Client Conference call (800) 894-0733 or visit www.lighthousemd.com.