August 15, 1997
Contact: David Batista
Phone: 909.469.9200
Fax: 909.593.5732
E-Mail: Davidb@mcol.mcareol.com
Web Site: http://www.mcol.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Managed Care On-Line™ secures publishing agreement with Healthcare DataBank, Inc.

Modesto, CA - Managed Care On-Line™ has entered into a publishing agreement with Healthcare DataBank, Inc. to offer excerpts of Healthcare DataBank’s PROPAC™ reports through Managed Care On-Line™ for MCOL subscribers. PROPAC™ is a profile package of reports providing indicators of HMO financial stability, utilization efficiency and market share analysis. Certain Healthcare DataBank, products will also be available for purchase from the Managed Care On-Line™ service and web site.

"Managed health care professionals want access to reliable and accurate research statistics that also provide regional, statewide and national level comparisons. We are pleased to offer MCOL subscribers access to excerpts of these premier research reports at no additional charge," commented Claire Bollier Thayer, MCOL Director of Research and Development.

"Through our PROPAC™ reports, clients are able to compare financial data and key ratios of an HMO to other HMOs in the marketplace, the state or the nation. We also provide our clients with the important benchmarks to track HMO financial trends and to identify early warning signals of troubled HMOs, thereby proactively guarding against significant losses from unpaid or deeply discounted claims, or lost market share from dissatisfied patients." stated Dr. Joseph S. Coyne, CEO of Healthcare DataBank, Inc., located in Sonoma, California.

Healthcare DataBank, Inc. is a managed care research company that provides both standardized and customized reports and consultations on HMO solvency, commercial capitation, Medicare Risk, and market share analysis. Healthcare DataBank, Inc. has developed a powerful comprehensive database of financial and utilization information on HMOs nationwide and serves a variety of clients world-wide, through its offices in Sonoma, CA, Los Angeles, CA and Portland, OR.

MCOL offers informational software and services for those professionally involved with managed care. MCOL product lines include: Managed Care On-Line™, a private internet-accessible on-line service with powerful managed care data, informational and communication resources; web site design and maintenance services for managed care and health care related companies; individual managed care informational software titles; and sponsored custom software for managed care related companies. MCOL is based in Modesto, California with additional offices in Oregon and Southern California.


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