University HealthSystem Consortium Renews Chamberlin Edmonds Eligibility Services Contract

OAK BROOK, Ill., Oct. 3 University HealthSystem Consortium(UHC) today announced it has renewed its national agreement with ChamberlinEdmonds to help UHC members recover revenue for services performed forindigent patients. Chamberlin Edmonds is the leading provider of comprehensivepatient eligibility services for hospitals.

The agreement extends the relationship between UHC and Chamberlin Edmondsthat began in 2003. UHC opened the contract to competitive bidding and madeits decision based on extensive evaluation of the bidders' proposals as wellas its firsthand experience with Chamberlin Edmonds' expertise, informationtechnology capabilities, implementation, and follow-up methods. Under terms ofthe new agreement, Chamberlin Edmonds will continue to be the exclusiveprovider of comprehensive eligibility services for UHC and will make itsservices available to UHC's alliance of 102 academic medical centers.

"This unique strategic partnership brings UHC's unparalleled dataresources and analytic capability together with Chamberlin Edmonds'industry-leading expertise to provide even greater value to UHC members," saidTom Robertson, UHC's vice president of business strategies and tactics."Working together, we are helping academic medical centers and their patientsnavigate an increasingly difficult medical benefits environment."

"We are delighted that UHC has again selected Chamberlin Edmonds as thefirm best positioned to serve its members," said Kirk Reid, ChamberlinEdmonds' executive vice president. "Our expertise in uncovering benefits forindigent and self-pay patients opens a significant revenue source for UHCmembers, and our unique, patient-centric approach to eligibility also providesmany additional benefits for UHC members, including higher disproportionateshare hospital (DSH) reimbursements. We look forward to continuing this verysuccessful partnership and helping UHC members improve their cash positionwhile assisting their patients in obtaining benefits through various state andfederal programs."

About UHC

The University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC), formed in 1984, is analliance of 102 academic medical centers and 191 of their affiliated hospitalsrepresenting approximately 90% of the nation's nonprofit academic medicalcenters. UHC offers its members specific programs and services to improveclinical, operational, and patient safety performance. The mission of UHC isto advance knowledge, foster collaboration, and promote change to help memberssucceed in their respective markets. For more information, visithttp://www.uhc.edu.

About Chamberlin Edmonds

Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Chamberlin Edmonds serves as patientadvocates and provides comprehensive eligibility services to hospitalsnationwide. The company guides patients through complex application processesto secure government and community reimbursement for uncompensated medicalcare expenses. Chamberlin Edmonds has over 22 years of experience ineligibility services, with 6 regional offices in the United States and morethan 700 employees. Please visit http://www.chamberlinedmonds.com to learnmore.

SOURCE University HealthSystem Consortium