DST Health Solutions’ CompareCare Achieves NCQA HEDIS Certification for Sixth Consecutive Year

NCQA-Certified CompareCare HEDIS Software Helps Health Plans Measure Quality and Lower Audit Requirements

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., March 21, 2007—DST Health Solutions, Inc. today announced that it has earned National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set (HEDIS) Software CertificationSM * for its CompareCare® HEDIS® ** 2007 product. CompareCare HEDIS calculates standard HEDIS measures to support annual audit and reporting requirements for health plans.

DST Health Solutions' CompareCare HEDIS product is certified to calculate 57 measures for the 2007 HEDIS measurement year. HEDIS specifications are updated annually and software vendors must make changes to comply with the measures and gain certification each year. All United States health plans seeking NCQA accreditation must comply annually with the calculation of standard measures and completion of an audit. Plans that select a certified software vendor are exempt from source code review.

“DST Health Solutions has seen significant interest in integrating the HEDIS methodology with broader health initiatives,” said Steve Sabino, president, DST Health Solutions. “The HEDIS methodology provides an excellent foundation for supporting both care management and pay-for-performance programs in an attempt to deliver better quality healthcare and to manage rising health costs.”

NCQA validates software by generating unique “test case” data sets for vendors to process. Through this program, CompareCare HEDIS was compared to the expected results and was deemed compliant with NCQA specifications.

“Vendors who achieve certification have proven that they are capable of helping their clients gather and deliver consistently accurate results,” said Mary Braman, director, licensure and certification, NCQA. “We commend the vendors committed to the program, and we look forward to working with them to meet their clients’ reporting needs.”

About DST Health Solutions, Inc.
DST Health Solutions, Inc. delivers applications and outsourcing services that improve efficiency, reduce operational costs, increase speed to market and improve customer service for health plans, consumer-directed health plans, Medicare plans and physician practices. DST Health Solutions’ enterprise applications, and ASP and BPO services support 390 healthcare clients, representing 38 million covered lives, 360 million health plan claims, 30 million physician business transactions and 400,000 consumer-directed members annually. For more information about DST Health Solutions, visit www.dsthealthsolutions.com.

* HEDIS Software CertificationSM is a service mark of the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).
** HEDIS® is a registered trademark of the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).

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