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MEDecision Enters 12-Month Pilot Program With Hawaii Medical Service Association

Business Wire, June 28, 2007

MEDecision to Deliver Patient Clinical Summary; Clinically Validated, Payer-Based Health Record Enters 10(th) State

WAYNE, Pa. -- MEDecision, Inc. (Nasdaq: MEDE), a provider of software, services and clinical content to health care payers, today announced that its Patient Clinical Summary (PCS[TM]) will be deployed by Hawaii Medical Service Association (HMSA) in a 12-month pilot program aimed at improving care for the health plan's 700,000 plus members.

According to HMSA, the Patient Clinical Summary was selected for its potential to enhance care quality, streamline costs and give the insurer a distinct competitive advantage in its market. HMSA will begin the 12-month pilot program in September in Honolulu. HMSA is Hawaii's largest health care insurer, covering more than one-half of the state's insured population.

"The HMSA initiative demonstrates the momentum and acceptance the PCS continues to gain in the marketplace," said MEDecision President and Chief Operating Officer John H. Capobianco. "With the pilot program, Hawaii will become the 10th state in which MEDecision is deploying the Patient Clinical Summary. It underscores the growing realization throughout the industry that richer information can enable faster and more informed decisions to improve care."

"As a long time MEDecision customer, we are very pleased to be bringing the advantages of the PCS to our membership," said HMSA Senior Vice President Georgiana Fujita. "It demonstrates our ongoing commitment to employing diverse and innovative resources to improve the health and well-being of our members and all the people of Hawaii."

About Hawaii Medical Service Association

HMSA is a nonprofit, mutual benefit association founded in Hawaii in 1938. It is governed by a community board of directors that serves without compensation and includes representatives from health care, business, labor, government, education, clergy and the community at large. HMSA is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. Nationally, HMSA and 37 other Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans provide worldwide coverage to nearly 100 million members.

About MEDecision

Founded in 1988, MEDecision provides health care payer organizations with software, services and clinical content that allow them to increase administrative efficiency and improve the overall quality and affordability of their members' health care. A provider of Collaborative Care Management, MEDecision's technologies analyze data, automate payer workflow processes and electronically connect patients, providers and payers to give each a common view of the patient's medical history, helping to foster better clinical decision making. MEDecision believes that, in the aggregate, its customers insure or manage care for approximately one in every six people in the U.S. with health insurance. For more information, please visit www.MEDecision.com. For more information about the Patient Clinical Summary, click here.

MEDecision is a trademark of MEDecision, Inc. The MEDecision logo and product names are also trademarks or registered trademarks of MEDecision, Inc. Other product and brand names are trademarks of their respective owners. MEDE-G

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