January 26, 1999

Contact: Claire Thayer
Phone: 503.226.9850
Fax: 503.225.9643
E-Mail: claire@mcol.mcareol.com
Web Site: www.mcol.com

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Managed Care On-Line™ enters partnership with Scheur Management Group

Modesto, CA – Managed Care On-Line™ (MCOL) has entered into a partnership with Scheur Management Group to offer AskSMG, a new forum for MCOL members to post managed care questions. AskSMG forum inquiries are individually answered by Scheur Management Group (SMG), a nationally recognized change agent for the healthcare industry, that provides hands-on operations management and consulting services.

"In addition to MCOL’s existing Managed Care and Information Exchange Factoid forums, we are pleased to offer members a third interactive forum to direct their inquiries. AskSMG will refer all inquiries to an SMG senior consultant for research and response. MCOL members can submit their inquiries and view archives of all forum messages from the web site," stated Claire Bollier Thayer, MCOL Director Research and Development.

"We are excited about working with MCOL in this joint effort to provide needed and accurate information to health care professionals. We believe the Internet is a powerful and exciting way to disseminate information and allow for an interactive forum for discussion," Barry S. Scheur, J.D., President Scheur Management Group.

Scheur Management Group (SMG) was founded in 1989 by Barry S. Scheur in order to provide the healthcare industry with a business resource for attaining effective managed care solutions. Understanding managed care and how to work within its parameters is the key to succeeding in these tumultuous years of change in healthcare. SMG serves the full spectrum of healthcare clients, from HMOs and other managed care organizations, physician group practices, hospitals and PHOs, to healthcare product and service companies and government agencies.

MCOL is a healthcare information technology company specializing in delivering managed care knowledge resources to professionals involved in managed care via the internet and through software applications. MCOL business lines include: Managed Care On-Line™, and Global Managed Care.Com, internet membership-based services providing managed care knowledge resources through member only web sites, e-mail delivery services and optional software; Managed Care Store, a one-stop shopping place for managed care informational resources; and Software Development and Services. MCOL is based in Modesto, California with additional offices in Oregon and Southern California.


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