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PCG Awarded Mississippi Statewide Health Information Exchange (HIE) Contract

Boston, MA, May 17, 2010 – Public Consulting Group (PCG), along with partners Hielix and MEDNET, today announced that the State of Mississippi has awarded the three-company partnership a contract to complete strategic, operational, and technical plans for the launch of Mississippi's Statewide Health Information Exchange (HIE).

"These plans are critical in order to achieve a Statewide Health Information Exchange for Mississippi," said Candice Whitfield, Policy Advisor, Office of the Governor, State of Mississippi. "We look forward to working with PCG and its partners to develop these plans that will allow us to improve healthcare in Mississippi through the use of technology."

Jan Paterson, Esq., PMP, Senior Consultant at Public Consulting Group in charge of PCG's Health Information Exchange practice, said, "PCG is excited to be working with Mississippi as it takes on the challenge of statewide health information exchange. We know that Mississippi has been working toward a statewide electronic health exchange since the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and we are proud to be a part of the solution. We are looking forward to using our planning methods, tools and techniques to move the State toward this goal."

PCG brings nearly 25 years of state Medicaid consulting experience to the project, along with significant information technology (IT) systems expertise and the resources of roughly 750 professionals in 30 offices around the U.S., in Montreal, Canada, and in Lodz, Poland. The PCG-Hielix-MEDNET partnership will also leverage Hielix's ability to seamlessly integrate healthcare IT solutions into new and existing healthcare delivery models and MEDNET's technical expertise to achieve data interoperability and NHIN connectivity between healthcare providers and Mississippi's HIE. The combined efforts of PCG, Hielix and MEDNET represent a uniquely comprehensive approach to the development of Health Information Exchanges.

About PCG
Public Consulting Group (PCG) provides management consulting and technology services to help public sector education, health, human services, and other government clients achieve their performance goals and better serve populations in need. Founded in 1986 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, PCG draws on nearly 25 years of consulting to public sector clients in all 50 states, Canada, and Europe to deliver best-practice solutions and measurable results to state and local public agencies, state-operated facilities, and private providers that do business with government agencies. Visit www.publicconsultinggroup.com to learn more.

About Hielix
Hielix creates operationally sustainable, open solutions for seamlessly exchanging healthcare information. Hielix works with healthcare providers, including physician practices, hospitals and regional/state healthcare organizations to seamlessly integrate healthcare IT (HIT) solutions with minimal disruptions to operational and clinical workflows. Services include HIT readiness planning, meaningful use planning and reporting, EMR vendor selection, implementation and more. To learn more about Hielix visit www.hielix.com.

About MEDNET
MEDNET specializes in Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN) and Health Information Exchange (HIE) applications and services, empowering clinicians with real-time access to clinical data locally, regionally and nationally. MEDNET utilizes the NHIN to standardize healthcare information exchange and collaborated in the building of the NHIN network. MEDNET is uniquely positioned in the healthcare interoperability marketplace with industry-leading Health Information Exchange solutions and NHIN expertise. To learn more about MEDNET visit www.mednetworld.com

Press Contact:
Stephen Skinner, Marketing Director
Public Consulting Group
(617) 426-2026
sskinner@pcgus.com