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Healthcare Financial Management, June, 2003

Exhibitors List *

Company                                                       Booth #

ACA International/Healthcare Services Program                     917
4040 W 70th St, Minneapolis, MN 55435
952-926-6547; fax: 952-926-1624
hsp@acainternational.org www.acainternational.org
The Healthcare Services Program (HSP) is a specialized
program of ACA International, The Association of Credit and
Collection Professionals. HSP members specialize in third-
party debt collection and other accounts receivable services
for a variety of healthcare providers.

The Academy for Patient Financial Services, Inc.                  337
12551 New Brittany Blvd, Ste 26, Fort Myers, FL 33907
239-481-4199; toll-free: 888-737-2002; fax: 239-481-4423
academypfs@aol.tom; www.academyforpfs.com
A full-service healthcare A/R consulting firm that
specializes in helping clients help themselves. From Patient
Access to Patient Accounting (including Case Management,
HIM, ITS, ED, and others), we are quality-focused and take
systems approach to process improvement addressing:
compliance, customer service, cost management, and cash. Our
one-of-a-kind customized in-house certification program,
CpaR, is now available on-line. We do not commend best
practices as a benchmark; we inspire teams to create their
own. Call toll-free 888-PFS-2002. www.AcademyforPFS.com

Accelerated Receivables Management                                834
1400 Renaissance Dr, Ste 400, Park Ridge, IL 60068
847-824-5510; toll-free: 888-874-1447; fax: 847-824-7166;
www.armltd.com
Since 1979, ARM has been specializing in the full spectrum
of revenue-cycle-related services in health care. Services
include short- and long-term A/R ouctourcing solutions,
comprehensive receivables management services, action-
oriented revenue- cycle consulting, interim patient
accounting and admitting/registration management, customized
onsite staff and management development, as well as optical
imaging and document management.

Accordis (formerly Health Management Systems)                     540
401 Park Ave S, New York, NY 10016
212-685-4545; toll-free: 888-467-1886; fax: 212-851-5018
dmcgurk@accordisinc.com; www.accordisinc.com
Founded in 1974, Actordis (formerly the Provider Services
Group of Health Management Systems) provides business
office outtourcing services to healthtare providers
nationwide. Through these services, Accordist clients enjoy
increased third-party and patient revenues, accelerated
reimbursement, and reduced operating and administrative
costs. Acordis became a publicly held corporation in 1992
(NASDAQ: HMSY).

Acordia                                                          1050
One Hillcrest Dr E, PO Box 1551, Charleston, WV 25326
304-347-1550; toll-free: 800-368-4443; fax: 304-347-0746
jan_strope@acordia.com; www.acordia.com
Third-party employee benefit claims administration services
by our wholly owned TPA, Acordia National. "No two clients
are exactly alike, and that's fine with us"; National broker
of employee benefit insurance products; and CodePILOT--
Internet-based service utilizing advanced artificial
intelligence to read medical records and assign ICD-9 codes
and DRGs.

ActaView                                                          459
7000 Central Pkwy, Ste 645, Atlanta, GA 30328
770-551-1550; fax: 770-551-1540; info@actaview.com;
www.actaview.com
ActaView provides performance management products. Our focus
is on helping organizations get better information faster.
Through an innovative approach, we help organizations save
money, avoid problems, and eliminate surprises. Our products
focus on revenue cycle management, labor management, overall
performance, cost management, and more. Our products work
with existing systems, track issues, look for problems, and
notify management when issues arise. Dashboards, alerts,
trending, problem escalation, and e-mail notification are
just a few of the features.

Advanced Practice, Inc.                                          1033
17101 Preston Rd, Ste 180 South, Dallas, TX 75093
972-931-9006; toll-free: 877-404-6668; fax: 972-931-9343
s-tellen@e-advancedpractice.com; www.e-advancedpractice.com
A healthcare reimbursement consulting firm established in
1994. API's niche product is mergingche clinical and
operational processes of health care with reimbursement
principles. Services include managed care audit and appeal,
appeal against a payer's adverse determination, review of
charge description master, Medicare billing compliance,
and operational analyses.

Affiliated Healthcare, Inc.                                       254
PMB 382,226 N Nova Rd, Ormond Beach, FL 32174
386-615-1106; toll-free: 877-244-2252; fax: 386-615-7533
info@ahi-consulting.com; www.ahi-consulting.com
Patient financial services--consulting/interim management/
cash acceleration; patient financial services--comprehensive
operational assessment. Software solutions--AHI quality
assurance web-based application system. Customized
application development and web services.

AHA Financial Solutions                                           918
1 N Franklin, 30th Fl, Chicago IL 60606
312-895-2500; toll-free: 800-242-4677; fax: 312-895-2501
mjarka@aha.org; www.ahafinancialsolutions.com
AHA Financial Solutions serves as a product advocate for the
more than 4,800 member organizations of the American
Hospital Association, delivering solutions to the pressing
issues facing the healthcare field. The product areas in
which we currently focus are financial services, technology,
employee benefits, and risk management.

The AHA Investment Program                                        915
190 S LaSalle St. Ste 2800, Chicago, IL 60603
312-444-6200; toll-free: 800-357-4675; fax: 312-444-6205
mdudley@ccmadvisors.org; www.ahafunds.org
AHA Investment Program combines asset allocation and
investment consultations by CCM Advisors LLC with

institutional mutual funds sponsored by The American
Hospital Association. The funds have a variety of
fixed-income and equity styles, and all follow a
tobacco-free guideline.
AHC, Inc. - The Healthcare

Receivables Management Company                                    624
10002 Battleview Pkwy, Manassas, VA 20109
703-393-8510; toll-free: 888-511-7901; fax: 888-511-7902;
hbell@ahcine.com; www.ahcinc.com
AHC provides professional healthcare A/R management through
a unique combination of legal expertise and business office
operations know-how. We specialize in resolving problem
claims and issues with difficult payers; we also provide
high-quality early-our A/R outsourcing.

AIG VALIC                                                         626
2929 Allen Pkwy, L13-10, Houston, TX 77019
713-831-8724; toll-free: 800-44-VALIC; fax: 713-831-6161;
www.aigvalic.com
VALIC, a member of American International Group, Inc. (AIG),
is an industry leader in tax-qualified retirement plans and
supplemental tax-deferred and after-tax investments. VALIC
currently manages long-term investment programs for more
than 27,000 education, healthcare, public sector, and other
organizations representing more than 1.6 million investors.

Ajuba International, Inc.                                         810
40000 Grand River Ave. Ste 402, Novi. MI 48375
248-426-0090; fax: 248-426-0185;
nader.samii@ajubanet.net; www.ajubanet.net
Ajuba International is a premier provider of revenue-cycle
outsourcing services. Ajuba has created a "next-generation"
solution by developing its world-class operations centers in
India, enabling Ajuba to provide its clients with an
unparalleled solution that leads to significantly increased
cash flow in a highly cost-effective manner.

Alliance Medical Corporation                                      242
10232 S 51st St, Phoenix, AZ 85044
480-763-5368; toll-free: 888-888-3433; fax: 480-763-5320;
sdarte@alliance-medical.com; www.a]liance-medical.com
Alliance saves hospitals money through comprehensive
reprocessing services for single-use devices. Our clinical
AIM teams set up your program, and our dedicated service
representatives collect according to preset schedules so we
capture more approved products than any other vendor. This
guaratees you maximum savings and minimal staff involvement.
Choose Alliance today.

Allied Interstate, Inc.                                           749
3000 Corporate Exchange Dr, Columbus, OH 43231
toll-free: 800-650-7835; fax: 770-205- 1976;
psolomon@irmc.com; www.healthcareservices.irmc.com
Allied Interstate, Inc., an IntelliRisk Management
Corporation (IRMC) company, has 30 years of experience
providing best-in-class accounts receivable management
and outsourcing solutions for the healthcare industry.
First Contact, Inc., another IRMC company, provides
customized design and execution of extended business office
and first-party accounts receivable outsourcing solutions.

Alpha Thought Global                                             1020
547 W Jackson Blvd. 10th Fl, Chicago, IL 60661
312-224-2000; fax: 312-224-2010; www.alphathought.com
Alpha Thought Global (ATG) provides innovative thought
leadership for health care. ATG is the fourth largest
medical billing company in the United States. ATG is
dedicated to providing clients with superior customer
service through specialty-related centers of excellence
located throughout the United States. In addition, we are
able to deliver significant cost savings by utilizing our
offshore medical billing capabilities.

Altary Inc.                                                       141
1450 Enea Circle, Ste 200, Concord, CA 94520
925-459-5209; toll-free: 800-903-7799; fax: 925-685-7833;
lance.danbe@altary-inc.com; www.altary-inc.com
Altary Denial Management[TM] is a comprehensive software
solution that improves provider margins and cash flow.
Maximum ROI is achieved by collecting the revenue they are
entitled to, avoiding noncovered services, reducing appeal
turnaround time, and increasing denial overturns. Adaptive
data structures keep up with payer creativity. Knowledge
libraries promote object reuse and continuous improvement.

Ambulatory Management Services, Inc.                              956
Ambulatory Management
Services, Inc.                                                    956
283 S State St, Westerville, OH 43081
614-898-0036;
mhalley@amsnetworks.com; www.amsnetworks.com
Results-oriented consulting that enables us to help our
clients realize the true strategic and operational
potential of the medical practices they own and operate.

AMDC                                                              106
10 S Riverside Plaza, Ste 2290, Chicago, IL 60606
312-756-9300; toll-free: 888-782-2632; fax: 312-756-9301;
mhalvorsen@amdchealth.com; www.amdchealth.com
AMDC is a full-service healthcare real estate firm
providing program/project management, development,
financing/Medicus Capital[TM], strategic planning and
asset management services for hospital
expansions/renovations, replacement hospitals, medical
office buildings, ambulatory care centers, surgicenters,
and health fitness centers.

American Academy of Professional Coders                           937
309 W 700 S. Salt Lake City, UT 84101
801-236-2200; toll-free: 800-626-2633; fax: 801-236-2258;
aapc@aapc.com; www.aapc.com
AAPC (American Academy of Professional Coders) has over
33,000 members across all 50 states and several foreign
countries. AAPC offers certification programs, educational
curricula, and membership services, which are supported by
a National Advisory Board made up of certified members
representing clinics, facilities, payers, and consulting
firms.

American Appraisal Associates                                    1025
411 E Wisconsin, Ste 1900, Milwaukee, WI 53202
toll-free: 800-228-4888; fax: 414-221-7065;
rburke@american-appraisal.com; www.american-appraisal.com
American Appraisal Associates' healthcare financial
practice provides expert and supportable valuations of
physician practices and hospitals and their underlying
real estate and equipment assets; for acquisition, sale,
financing, joint ventures, insurance, regulatory
disclosure, tax compliance, and property accounting.

American Association of Healthcare Administrative                1051
Management/AAHAM
11240 Waples Mill Rd, Ste 200, Fairfax, VA 22030
703-281-4043; fax: 703-359-7562; info@aagam.org;
www.aaham.org
AAHAM is the premier association for patient
accounting and administrative management
professionals, AAHAM offers certification,
education, networking, and government
relations to over 2,500 members and 36
chapters. AAHAM is renowned for its
certification programs: The Certified
Patient Account Manager (CPAM). The
Certified Patient Account Manager (CPAM).
The Certified Clinic Account Manager
(CCAM). The Certified Patient Account
Technician (CPAT), and the Certified Clinic
Account Technician (CCAT).

American College of Healthcare Executives                        1052
1 N Franklin, Ste 1700. Chicago, IL 60606-3491
312-424-2800; fax: 312-424-0023; dwagner@ache.org;
www.ache.org
The American College of Healthcare Executives is a
professional society of nearly 30,000 healthcare
executives. Known for its prestigious publications,
credentialing, and high-caliber education programs,
ACHE's vision is to be the leader in providing
knowledge, skills, and values that assist healthcare
executive leaders in improving the health status of
society.

American Express Tax and Business Services                        215
toll-free:866-TBS-NHCP; fax: 312-634-3025;
tbs.nhcp@aexp.com; www.americanexpress.com/tbs
The National Healthcare Practice of American Express Tax and
Business Services provides a diversified mix of customized
products and services to the healthcare industry. Whether
you are a leader of a hospital, physician group,
ambulatory center, or integrated delivery organization,
we provide fresh, pragmatic, and cost-effective solutions.
Offices located in Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, New York,
Ohio, and Phoenix.

American Meidcal Collection Agency                                559
2269 S Saw Mill River Rd, Elmsford, NY 10523
914-592-0055; toll-free: 800-666-8097;
914-345-5023; sakes@amcaonline.com; www.amcaonline.com
Established in 1977, American Medical Collection Agency
specialized in providing account receivable
management solutions to hospitals, laboratories, and
healthcare providers nationwide. We offer contingency,
third-party, and telecollection programs.

ARAMARK ServiceMaster Facility Services                           315
1101 Market St. Philadelphia, PA 19107 toll-free:
800-909-7373; fax: 215-409-4311;
solutions@aramarksvm.com; www.aramark.com
Managed service solutions including clinical
equipment maintenance management, supply-chain
management, environmental services, plant
operations management, energy management,
building commissioning, capital program management,
central transportation, and laundry/linen services.

ARC Group Associates                                              319
500 Old York Rd, Rydal Square, Ste 10, Jenkintown,
PA 19046 215-881-9500; fax: 215-517-8472;
todd.vanmeter@aregroup.net; www.aregroup.net
ARC Group creates sustainable change for our
healthcare customers by improving their revenue cycle
and bottom line. ARC Group specializes in "early-out"
A/R exclusively for government and nongovernment payers.
ARC Group care services are A/R billing and follow-up,
managed care under-payment audits, and coding/documentron/
denial reviews for acute care hospitals and health systems.

Argent Healthcare Financial Services                              934
3500 W Peterson, Chicago, IL 60659 773-250-0115: toll-free:
877-926-7370; fax: 773-250-0184; abergau@argenthfs.com;
www.argenthfs.com Argent Healthcare Financial Services,
Inc., provides healthcare services. Argent has a proven
track record healping healthcare providers increase cash
flow and reduce contractural costs and uncompensated care
through the delivery of the following services: uninsured
patient services, including Medicaid eligibility and
enrollment; complete managed care contract and receivables
management; and third-party and self-pay billing and
collection services.

ARS - Perot Systems Healthcare                                    618
101 Cumberland Ave, Madison, TN 37115
615-860-999; toll-free: 800-659-8883; fax: 615-860-8911;
tammy.caballero@ps.net; www.advancedreceivables.com
Perot Systems Healthcare - Advanced Receivables Strategy,
Inc., (ARS) is a healthcare professional service company
with 23 years of experience specializing in business office
operations and receivables management. Health care is our
ONLY business. Philosophy: Simply performing well is not
sufficient. The ARS pholosphy is to exceed client
expectations by achieving excellence.

The Audit Group, Inc.                                             825
516 Thiebes Rd, Labadie, MO 63055
636-451-0701; toll-free: 800-383-7963; fax: 636-742-4376;
www.theauditgroup.com
Purchasing and accounts payabale reviews exclusively to the
healthcare industry. We identify, recover, and recommend
needed improvements within your purchasing/payment process.

Automating Peripherals, Inc.                                      434
310 N Wilson Ave, Hartford, WI 53027
262-673-6815; fax: 262-673-2650;
sales@api-wi.com; www.api-wi.com
API helps you manage your most important resources--peopel,
time, and money. Proactively control labor costs with real-
time information. API's labor management solutions,
developed exclusively for hospitals and health systems with
500 to 30,000   employees, include employee scheduling, time
and attendance, productivity management, education tracking,
payroll/human resources, and access control.

Avant-Garde Medical Consultants                                  1041
3166 Custer Dr, Ste 203, Lexington, KY 40517
859-245-7448: fax: 859-245-7747;
Avant-Garde was founded in October 2001. Avant-Garde
provides management services for projects ranging from
accelerated cash recovery to complete business office
outsourcing. Avant-Garde's area of expertise include
medicare billing and collections, aggressive recovery of
third-party collections, and unique uses of information
technology for denial tracking and zero-balance auditing.

Avega                                                             325
200 N Sepulveda Blvd, Ste 600, El Segundo, CA 90245
310-563-3200; toll-free: 886-AT-AVEGA; fax: 310-563-3201;
dbaskerv@avega.com; www.avega.com
Avega provides information tools and services for providers
and payers. For 20 years, Avega has been recognized as the
innovative leader in decision support. Our Alliance Suite
provides decision support, enterprise reporting, and data
warehousing tools to improve your decisions across one
organization or many.

Bank One                                                         1042
One Bank One Plaza, Mail Code: IL 1-0196, Chicao, IL 60670
312-954-3799; fax: 312-954-3792;
david_a_josephs@bankone.com;
www2.bankone.com/commercial/healthcare
Change in the healthcare industry, including HIPAA
regulations, requires new strategies for administrative
services, operations, and financial management. Bank One
understands the complex legislative, economic, and
technological issues facing healthcare payers and providers.
We can help you implement solutions from the supply chain
to fully electronic payments and explanations of benefits.
Visit booth #1042.

Beacon Partners, Inc.                                             653
200 Cordwainer Dr, Ste 300, Norwell, MA 02061
781-982-8400; toll-free: 800-4BEACON: fax: 781-982-8469;
cra@beaconpartners.com; www.beaconpartners.com
Beacon Partners is a leading healthcare consulting firm,
providing healthcare organizations with a wide range of
client-focused management and information technology
consulting services. Beacon Partners consultants are
experienced and knowledgeable healthcare professionals
focused on providing measurable results and real, attainable
recommendations. To learn more, visit beaconpartners.com

Best Software                                                    1055
2325 Dulles Corner Blvd, Herndon, VA 20171 703-793-2700
toll-free: 800-368-2405 fax: 703-793-2700;
fixedassets@bestsoftware.com; www.bestsoftware.com
FAS[TM] Suite from Best Software delivers powerful,
easy-to-use fixed-asset management solutions to businesses
of all sizes. By combining three powerful applications.
FAS[TM] Suite gives you total control over your fixed
assets throughout their entire life cycle at a price your
business can afford.

Billian's HealthDATA Group                                       1019
2100 Powers Ferry Rd. Ste 300, Atlanta, GA 30339
770-955-5656; toll-free: 800-533-8484; fax: 770-955-8485;
jmetzer@billian.com; www.billianshealthdata.com Billian's
HealthDATA Group provides directories, databases, and list
rental services for 10 healthcare markets including
assisted-living facilities and their corporations, GPOs,
healthcare systems, hospitals, IDNs. managed care, nursing
homes and their corporations, and physicians. Hospitals,
systems. and nursing homes are also available on-line.

Bishop   Associates                                               226
4605 Barranca Pkwy, Irvine, CA 92604 949-786-3597;
fax: 949-786-0042; bethany@traumacare.com;
www.traumacare.com Bishop Associates is the nation's most
experienced firm in trauma center development, finance
(i.e.. UB-92 code and physician call pay), and management.
It founded the Trauma Resource Network (TRN), a 180-member
consortium, which developed the National Foundation for
Trauma Care (NFTC) to improve the financial stability of
trauma care.

BNA                                                               305
1231 25th St NW, Washington, DC 20037 202-452-4200;
toll-free: 800-372-1033 fax 800-346-2769; www.bna.com
BNA is the leading publisher of print and electronic news
And reference information in health care. BNA's news and
reference products deliver the most in-depth comprehensive
coverage of medical research, healthcare compliance, fraud
and abuse, Medicare. Medicaid and SCRIP, privacy, health
plan regulation and liability, managed care, E-health,
prescription drugs. anti-kickback, tax-exempt providers,
and more.

Bolton Partners Investment
Consulting Group, Inc.                                            125
575 S Charles St, Ste 410,
Baltimore, MD 21201
410-547-0500; toll-free:
800-394-0263; fax: 410-547-1152;
mbeczkowski@boltonpartners.com;
www.boltonpartners.com
Are you meeting your fiduciary
responsibilities administering
your retirement plan with a full
due diligence review? We
can help your organization
determine if you and your
participants are paying too
much to your vendor. We can also
monitor your plan and determine
if any of your options are
underperforming their peers
and benchmarks. We offer
a customized RFP service to
identify leading investment
managers and service providers.

Bond Logistix LLC                                                 353
777 S Figueroa St, Ste 3200,
Los Angeles, CA 90017
213-612-2200; toll-free:
866-342-5259; fax: 213-612-2499;
www.bondlogistix.com
Post Issuance Bond Services--
Secondary Market Disclosure,
Investments for Bond Proceeds,
Arbitrage Rebate Compliance.

Bottomline Technologies                                           458
325 Corporate Dr, Portsmouth, NH 03801
603-436-0700; toll-free:
800-243-2528; fax: 603-501-4018;
info@bottomline.com; www.bottomline.com
Bottomline Technologies[R]
(Nasdaq: EPAY) is a leading global
technology provider of financial
resource management (FRM)
software. Bottomline's
comprehensive set of FRM offerings
enables businesses and financial
institutions to more effectively
manage their collections, treasury
management, disbursements, and
banking solutions leveraging the web.

Business Strategy, Inc.                                           138
944 52nd St SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49508
616-261-2200; fax: 616-261-2066;
bgleason@businessstrategy.com;
www.businessstrategy.com
A leader in the financial
solutions industry, Business
Strategy provides audit,
recovery, and process enhancement
services to hundreds of
healthcare clients. Beyond accounts
payable, we offer telecommunications,
sales and use fax,
and utility auditing. Other
services include imaging and
document management, data
services, collections, and
HIPAA compliance solutions.

Caid Solutions                                                   1007
PO Box 398, Youngtown, AZ 85363
623-582-1516; toll-free:
888-749-5276; fax: 623-516-9662;
caidclientsvcs@qwest.net
Caid Solutions is the answer to
all of your out-of-state
Medicaid billing needs. We handle
provider applications and
enrollment, eligibility verification,
PCP referrals, prior
authorization, billing, follow-up,
and appeals. Writing off just
a few claims a year costs more
than partnering with Caid
Solutions.

Cain Brothers                                                     107
452 5th Ave, 25th FI, New York, NY 10018
212-869-5600; fax: 212-869-6418;
jvaughan@cainbrothers.com; www.cainbrothers.com
Cain Brothers is an investment
banking firm that focuses
exclusively on the medical
services industry--providers, payers,
and outsourcing companies. We concentrate
on capital
markets transactions and
derivative products; mergers,
acquisitions, and diverstitures;
and corporate advisory services. We
create custom-tailored, market-based
solutions for the many
strategic, financial, and operating
challenges facing our clients.

CalFirst Healthcare Finance Group                                1049
5 Hutton Centre Dr, Ste 250,
Santa Ana, CA 92707
toll-free: 800-496-4640;
fax: 714-436-6541;
sales@calfirsthealthcare.com;
www.calfirsthealthcare.com
CalFirst Healthcare Finance Group
is a leading source of lease
financing for U.S. hospitals
and healthcare systems.

CapitalSource LLC                                                 237
4445 Willard Ave., 12th Fl,
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
301-841-2700; toll-free: 866-876-8723;
fax: 301-841-2340;
info@capitalsource.com;
www.capitalsource.com
The Healthcare Finance group at
CapitalSource is an industry
leader in providing asset-based
and real estate financing to
small and mid-sized healthcare
service providers. We provide
financing from $1 to $40 million
by means of the following
vehicles: A/R and inventory-backed
lines of credit, A/R purchase programs,
first-mortgage financing, and
bridge loans.

Cardon Healthcare Network, Inc.                                  1053
25231 Grogans Mill Rd, Ste 100,
The Woodlands, TX 77380
281-296-8911; fax: 281-296-0246;
khawkins@cardonhealthcare.com;
www.cardonhealthcare.com
Recovery of Healthcare Receivables.

CareMedic Systems, Inc.                                           339
100 First Ave S, Ste 400,
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
727-896-2731; fax: 727-894-7618;
apizzolato@caremedic.com;
www.caremedic.com
CareMedic's proprietary,
integrated revenue management
tools (Medicare and all-payer
claims submission, statusing,
reconciliation and medical necessity
compliance products and
services) enable our clients to
increase cash flow by shorten-
ing the revenue-collection cycle,
increase collections, mini-
mize write-offs, improve regulatory
compliance, and realize staffing
efficiencies. Visit us at booth #339.

CareTech Solutions                                               1036
25800 Northwestern Hwy, Ste 900,
Southfield, MI 48075
248-233-3000; toll-free: 877-700-9324;
fax: 248-233-3100;
www.caretechsolutions.com
CareTech Solutions, the healthcare
affiliate of Compuware, is a leader in
healthcare IT outsourcing. We area
full-service provider with best-in-class
offerings in data, voice,
applications, and data center
operations. CareTech Solutions
delivers improved quality and reduced costs.

CashRetriever Systems, Inc.                                       942
Two Chase Corp. Dr, Ste 240, Birmingham, AL 35244
205-733-9925; fax: 205-987-0307; www.cashretriever.com
CashRetriever is a technology-based, comprehensive,
highly automated process that equips collectors with
training and tools to follow up and resolve active
insurance and self-pay healthcare balances.

The CBE Group, Inc.                                               445
131 Tower Park Dr, Ste 100, Waterloo, IA 50701
319-226-5160; toll-free: 800-925-6686; fax:
319-235-199; smstewart@cbegroup. tom; www.chegroup.com.
Since 1933. The CBE Group, Inc., has specialized in
helping healthcare facilities reduce accounts receivable
and maintain a healthy cash flow. CRE offers 70 years of
proven debt-recovery results, self-pay billing, insurance
payment follow-up, payment monitoring, and unparalleled
client satisfaction. For more information, call Steve
Stewart at (800) 925-6686.

CBIZ KA Consulting Services                                       316
50 Millstone Rd. 200. Ste 230, East Windsor. NJ 08520
609-918-0990; toll-free: 800-957-6900; fax: 609-918-0930;
crich@chiz.com; www.kaconsults.com
For over 20 years, CBIZ KA Consulting Services has
provided customized financial solutions to healthcare
providers. Our staff blends industry knowledge and
practical experience to provide services in the fields of
reimbursement optimization, managed care contracting,
decision support, benchmarking, compliance, economic
improvement modeling, and financial, operational, and
clinical resource management.

CBIZ Valuation Group                                              823
One SWacker Dr. 17th Fl, Chicago, IL 60606 312-602-6600;
fax: 312-602-6610; mstaunton@cbiz.com;
www.cbizvaluation.com.
CBIZ Valuation Group is a full-service, independent
valuation firm, providing services throughout the
United States. Our reputation has been established with
more than 3o years of setting the standard in healthcare
valuations with services such as transaction valuations,
allocation of purchase price, fixed asset services, and
capital cost segregation studies.

CCH INCORPORATED                                                  435
2700 Lake Cook Rd, Riverwoods, IL 60015 847-267-2818;
toll-free: 888-224-7377; fax: 847-267-2444; health.cch.com
CCH INCORPORATED, the leading publisher of health law and
compliance information, has partnered with HFMA to provide
Medicare and Medicaid Answers Now, a resource for quick,
accurate, up-to-date answers to Medicare and Medicaid
reimbursement questions in plain English. CCH publishes
over 20 healthcare-related titles, includingthe Medicare
and Medicaid Guide.

CDM Services Group                                                545
500 S Magnolia Ave, Orlando, FL32801 toll-free:
888-482-1888; fax: 480-575-5852; garyf@cdmsg.com;
www.cdmsg.com Coding and charge compliance, including
CDM reviews, concurrent updates, standardization, and a
web-based solution for ongoing CDM maintenance. Additional
services include outsourcing of CDM management, outpatient
and inpatient coding compliance reviews, assistance in
establishing CDM Committees, corporate integrity agreement
reviews, and compliance plan reviews.

Cerner Corporation                                                502
2800 Rockcreek Pkwy, Kansas City,
MO 64117 816-221-1024: toll-free:
800-622-1024: fax: 816-474-1742;
info@cerner.com; www.cerner.com
For more than 20 years, Cerner
Corporation has transformed health
care with state-of-the-art
clinical information systems. Now,
we have turned our experience. and
vision to the business office.
Wity our Profit Patient Accounting
Solution, organizations will
undoubtedly gain an improved eash
flow, streamlined business
operations, and satisfied customers.

Certus Corporation                                                139
23 Inverness Way E, Ste 100,
Englewood, CO 80218 303-874-4100;
toll-free: 887-8CERTUS;
fax: 303-874-4199;
ssamsel@certuscorp.com;
www.certuseorp.eom
Certus Corporation improves the
financial performance of hospitals
and provider groups. We are
a leading provider of A/R management
and government reimbursement
services to more than 900 of the
nations most prominent health systems,
hospitals, and physician groups.

ChartONE, Inc.                                                   1060
226 Airport Pkwy San Jose, CA 95110
408-453-1600; toll-free: 800-733-2679;
fax: 408-452-8054; info@chartone.com;
www.chartone.com
ChartOne helps healthcare organizations
increase profitability and productivity
by making it easier to access and
manage patient records. ChartOne
offers a wide range of services
designed to improve the revenue cycle
including coding services, electronic
patient charts, imaging services,
automated chart completion, release
of information, disclosure reporting,
and physical storage.

CHC Healthcare Solutions                                          227
101 Greenwood Ave, Ste 100, Jenkintown,
PA 19046 215-517-7003; toll-free:
888-464-4810; fax: 215-517-7010;
www.chchealthcare.com
CHC Healthcare Solutions (CHCHS)
supports hospitals, physicians,
government agencies, and healthcare
attorneys in the areas of litigation
support, coding and medical records
auditing, information security,
business continuity planning,
outsourcing of information
technology, and other healthcare
consulting. CHCHS is the home of
"HIPAA Pros," the nation's most
experienced HIPAA consulting practice.

CitiStreet                                                        349
Two Tower Center, E Brunswick, NJ
08816 732-514-2000;
fax: 732-514-2027;
www.citistreetonline.com
The Retirement Service Division
of CitiStreet provides retirement
plan services (including
recordkeeping, plan administration,
employee financial education,
and plan communications) along
with personalized, one-on-one
retirement plan counseling on
site to healthcare organizations
and their employees throughout
the United States.

ClaimAssist                                                       746
2 Wells Ave, Newton, MA 02459
603-436-2000; toll-free: 800-227-4356; fax: 617-762-3072
lcowan@ccsusa.com; www.claimassist.net
Specialists in the recovery of workers compensation, motor
vehicle accident, and general liability claims. ClaimAssist
hasrecruited the same claim adjusters, attorneys, and
paralegals who deny payment on behalf of insurance
companies and employs their knowledge and expertise to
maxmize reimbursemet from insurance companies.

Cleverly & Associates                                             206
438 E Wilson Bridge Rd. St 204, Worthington, OH 43085
614-543-7777; toll-free: 888-779-5663; fax: 614-543-7788;
info@cleverleyassociates.com; www.cleverlyassociates.com
Cleverley & Associates provides quality benchmarking and
consulting services to hospitals with and emphasis on
data interpretation and business solution identification.
We help clients enhance their financial performance
through better pricing decisions, improved coding,
capital restructuring, cost and productivity enhancements,
and/or investment management changes.

Clinical Financial Services                                       140
300 Kimberton Rd, Phoenixville, PA 19460 610-935-4300;
fax: 610-935-4301; jwynn@clincash.com:
www.clinicalfinancialservices.com Clinical Financial
Services (CFS) provides accounts receivable financing and
financial contract administration for facilities that
perform clinical research studies. Recevables from
pharmaceutical, device, and government sponsors often go
unrecognized for clinical trials. CFS has the people,
process, and technology to identify, isolate, and account
for these receivables.

CNA                                                               745
CNA Plaza, 26 South, Chicago, IL 60685 312-822-1768;
fax: 312-755-2070; barbara.west@cna.com;
www.cnahealthpro.com A comprehensive line of medical
professional liablity insurance products for the
healthcare industry including hospitals and integrated
delivery systems, ambulatory care organizations,
long-term care facilities, large medical groups, and
advanced medical technology.

Code Correct Incorporated                                         933
1200 Chesterley Dr, Ste 260, Yakima, WA 98902
toll-free: 877-937-3600; fax: 509-453-5570;
sales@codecorrect.com; www.codecorrect.com
CodeCorrect Incorporated is the leading on-line company
focusing on medical coding and compliance products that
bridge the gap between cumbersome Medicare rules and
regulations, and efficient coding, compliance, and cash
protection.

The Coding Center                                                 116
One Riverchase Ridge, Ste 200, Birmingham, AL 35244
205-278-6215; toll-free: 888-ecoding; fax: 205-278-6221;
sales@thecodingcenter.com; www.thecodingcenter.com
The Coding Center has a staff of credentialed coders that
can be used to assist with coding backlog, vacancies,
outsourcing, and more. The technology can be quickly
installed and provides a secure remote coding solution. TCC
can also be used to create an at-home coding program for
facilities nationwide.

Cogent Healthcare, Inc.                                          1037
2600 Michelson Dr, Ste 1400, Irvine, CA 92612-6529
949-399-6004; fax: 949-399-6020;
behnke.bill@cogenthealthcare.com; www.cogenthealthcare.com
Cogent is a hospitalist company that uses sophisticated
technology and experienced clinicians to make sure that
hospitals get the economic and clinical results they need.
PCPs get the communication they need, hospitalists get the
administrative and clinical support they need, and patients
get the care they need.

Columbia Ultimate                                                 454
14300 SE First St, Vancouver, WA, 98684
360-256-7358; toll-free: 800-488-4420; fax: 360-260-1614
sales@columbiaultimate.com; www.columbiaultimate.com
Visit booth 454 to discover ManageMed, the Columbia Ultimate
software designed for the healthcare industry. It's a
software adjunct to your PAS that has the tools to
effectively follow-up both the insurance and self-pay
portions of patient accounts. ManageMed speeds the revenue
recovery cycle, ultimately increasing revenue and cash flow.

Concuity                                                          546
22320 Foothill Blvd, Ste 500, Hayward, CA 94541
510-581-5646; toll-free; 866-342-363; fax: 510-582-8013;
aferretti@concuity.com; www.concuity.com
Concuity optimizes the contract revenue cycle for the
healthcare industry. Through a unique blend of web-based
technology, business intelligence, and expert services,
Concuity helps its customers increase contract revenue and
improve payer and collection performance in less time and at
a lower cost that they are currently experiencing.

Contract Management Strategies                                    142
5251 California Ave, Ste 130, Irvine, CA 92612
949-725-0612; fax: 949-725-8347;
chale@contractmgmt.com; www.contractmgmt.com
Contract Management Strategies, Inc., (CMS) is committed to
the financial health and well-being of hospitals throughout

the United States. We demonstrate our commitment by
performing comprehensive AP recovery audits, including tax
recovery, pricing, and freight recovery. We provide
benchmarking for both finance and materials management.
2220 Continental Dr, Harrisburg. PA 17110
717-651-1217; fax: 815-642-0320; and
reimc@comcase.net; www.cahealthcareconsulting.com

Costancino & Associates specialize in hospital and physician      350
reimbursement, coding, and compliance. We provide inpatient
and outpatient coding services such as APC audits,
chargemaster reviews, coding education and training,
pharmacy reviews, and compliance/self disclosure regulatory
audits. Our staff is composed of certified coders, RNs, and
operations, billing, and clinical services personnel.

CPS Statement & Paper Management Systems, Inc.                    747
324 Cleveland Ave NW, Canton, OH 44702
330-454-7411; toll-free: 877-454-7411; fax: 330-454-9966;
info@cantonpresort.com; www.cantonpresort.com
CPS Statement & Paper Management Systems. Inc.,
provides a perfect model for document management
with "service" as the focus of our customer-vender
partnership. Our e-business solutions include preparation
and printing of statements, invoices, and blanket
correspondence. Transmissions or files received are printed
and mailed within one business day.

CPSI                                                              234
6600 Wall St, Mobile, AL 36695
251- 639-8100; roll-free: 800-711-2774; fax: 251-639-8214;
sales@epsinet.com
CPSI provides a totally integrated and complete healthcare
information system designed to meet the needs of hospital-
based healthcare enterprises. Client/server-based, their
turnkey solution includes all of the necessary software,
hardware, conversion and implementation services, and
continuing support. Software modules include financial,
patient accounting, clinical ancillary, and wireless
multidisciplinary documentation applications.

CRANEWARE, Inc.                                                   534
5770 Hoffner Ave, Ste 102, Orlando, FL 32822
407-384-1711; toll-free: 888-601-4162; fax: 407-384-9413;
info@craneware.com; www.craneware.com
ACMPT, a unique software tool, checks the validity of your
CDM file, stopping bill rejection, finding compliance
issues, and pinpointing missing revenue. Its unique tools
and modules automate the process to maximize your hospital's
operational efficiency, financial performance, and
compliance.

Creditek MediFinancial                                            448
7 Entin Rd, Parsippany, NJ 07054
973-515-4900; toll-free: 800-806-3787; fax: 732-516-1311;
www.creditek.com
Creditek Medifinancial is an industry leader in
revenuecycle oussourcing for hospitals, international
divisions of academic medical centers, large faculty group
practices and ancillary providers: DME, Infusion,
independent laboratories, etc. Creditek's unique blend of
custom process, extensive staff training, and leading-edge
technology result in higher collections, lower bad debt
reserves, and lower cost per dollar collected.

The CSC Group                                                     318
6802 W Snowville Rd, Brecksville, OH 44141
440-546-4272; toll-free: 800-646-4272; fax: 440-546-4282;
sales@csc-papers.com; www.csc-papers.com
The CSC Group offers a variety of services designed to
help improve the revenue cycle. Proven in a broad spectrum
of provider environments, software solutions complement
existing host billing systems in registration and charge
capture through payment and denial management, resulting
in significant cost savings and cash flow improvement.

* Exhibitors list is current as of May 9, 2003.