Oakwood Healthcare System Selects ActiveStrategy for Balanced Scorecard Software, Consulting

Business Wire, May 15, 2008

DEARBORN, Mich. -- ActiveStrategy, Inc., the leading provider of Enterprise Strategy Execution software and consulting, announced that Oakwood Healthcare System (OHS) of Dearborn, Michigan has selected ActiveStrategy Enterprise[TM] Balanced Scorecard software and ActiveStrategy strategic consulting to help the four-hospital Michigan system accelerate their efforts to achieve "Service Excellence."

According to Annette Zwerner, Corporate Director, Performance Improvement for OHS, this new work is part of a much larger effort the healthcare system is undertaking to bring information together in a more meaningful way to achieve better patient outcomes and strategic improvement. "We selected ActiveStrategy because we felt that they had a unique combination of software that supports our management framework plus a true understanding of how to apply performance excellence methodologies. I believe they will be an important partner with us in our ongoing performance journey," said Zwerner.

OHS is a system that has been committed to overall quality and performance excellence for many years. The system has been utilizing the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Program criteria to align the organization to achieve ever-higher goals for performance and was a 2007 recipient of the Michigan Quality Leadership Award, a state program based upon the Baldrige Award. The system has also recently been recognized as one of the top 100 most integrated healthcare networks (IHNs) for 2008 by Verispan, a health care information and analysis company, and has been named one of America's Best Hospitals in the U.S. News & World Report's rankings. With 9,200 employees, the system is the second largest employer in their suburban county.

According to Jack Steele, Chairman and CEO of ActiveStrategy, "I am sincerely delighted to have opportunities to work with clients like Oakwood whose executive teams are as passionate about performance excellence as I am. We look forward to helping them accelerate their current efforts and we know they will see tremendous results."

About ActiveStrategy, Inc.

Based in East Norriton, PA, ActiveStrategy, Inc. helps clients improve business results through a combination of strategic consulting and web-based software that facilitates and accelerates Enterprise Strategy Execution.

Enterprise Strategy Execution is a management methodology that encompasses strategic planning, objective and measure deployment, business process alignment, performance reporting, and improvement initiative management.

ActiveStrategy applications support all major performance management methodologies including the Balanced Scorecard, Malcolm Baldrige Criteria, Six Sigma, and Management by Objectives. ActiveStrategy clients include leading organizations in healthcare, government, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, non-profit, and high-technology sectors. For more information, visit www.activestrategy.com.