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Mede to Host Leadership Summit 2007: Transparency and Organizational Performance

Program Features Leaders from The Advisory Board Company, Goldman Sachs, Kaiser Permanente and Blue Shield of California

Emeryville, CA, August 17, 2007 — Emeryville-based Mede (Mede), healthcare's leading provider of business performance analytics, invites interested healthcare provider and health plan executives to join them for their annual Mede Leadership Summit 2007 to be held October 9-12 in Montreal, Canada. The innovative program, “Transparency and Organizational Performance,” will explore the business of healthcare and how to shape the future from both a provider and payer perspective.

Mede Leadership Summit 2007 offers attendees the opportunity to network with peers and nationally respected experts in healthcare and attend two days of educational sessions and panel discussions covering the latest topics in healthcare such as health reform, consumer driven healthcare and the implications of transparency on the current healthcare system. Twelve (12) continuing professional education credits accredited through the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) are available at no additional cost for attendees who attend the two day conference.

Featured speakers will include:

Christopher McFadden, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs
Frank Williams, Chairman & CEO, The Advisory Board Company
Dave Watson, CTO of Kaiser Permanente Information Technology
Emily Friedman, Independent Writer, Lecturer and Health Policy & Ethics Analyst and
Duncan Ross, Vice President, Blue Shield of California

“We are excited to have such a distinguished group of speakers this year from a broad range of healthcare arenas,” stated Jim Quist, Executive Chairman of Mede. “The Mede Leadership Summit provides a stimulating forum for exploring innovative approaches for tackling today’s challenges in healthcare.”

Mede enables healthcare organizations to achieve advanced clinical, operational and financial outcomes through on-demand, performance intelligence solutions delivered as a service by experienced healthcare professionals. Over 700 healthcare organizations in the U.S. and U.K. have experienced quick ROI and sustainable value from Mede solutions with low total cost of ownership. The company has been recently recognized by Inc. Magazine as one of the 500 most rapidly growing privately-held companies in the United States. To find out more about Mede, visit www.medefinance.com.

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