[0] Wisconsin Health Information Network and Per-Se Technologies' e-Health Solutions Enhance Statewide Healthcare Exchange Network.

Business Editors & Health/Medical Writers

ATLANTA--(BW HealthWire)--Nov. 7, 2000

Per-Se Technologies named preferred provider of Internet-based

claims processing solutions for WHIN's 1,200 physicians and 5,000 total subscribers, generating in excess of 100,000 claims transactions

per month or 1 million transactions annually

Per-Se Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: PSTI), a leading provider of integrated business management services, application software and Internet-enabled connectivity with business intelligence for the healthcare industry, today announced its selection as the preferred provider of Internet-based claims processing solutions for Wisconsin Health Information Network (WHIN).

WHIN will integrate Per-Se's private network and Internet-based business-to-business e-Health Solutions with its statewide network infrastructure to more than 1,200 physicians and 5,000 total subscribers, generating in excess of 100,000 claims transactions per month or 1 million transactions annually.

The nation's first fully functional community health information network dedicated to the electronic exchange of healthcare information, WHIN connects Wisconsin's healthcare organizations such as physicians, clinics, payers, hospitals, laboratories and others, enabling them to share computerized information. Per-Se's e-Health Solutions division will assist WHIN in expanding its network to provide Internet value-added services to its users, promoting the cost-effective delivery of community-based, quality healthcare services.

Through a unique combination of Internet technology, intelligent software, payer and provider connectivity and large-scale databases, Per-Se e-Health Solutions will enhance WHIN's current capabilities of reporting, network communication, insurance claims and patient inquiries with the following services:

    --  Electronic Claims and Remittance Advice Processing via the
        Internet

    --  Web-based Provider Compliance Management Reporting

    --  Web-based Provider Productivity Profiling

    --  Proactive Payer Reimbursement Reporting

    --  Web-based Claim Status Review

    --  Application Service Provider (ASP) based Practice Management
        System

    --  Automatic Claims Adjudication

    --  Internet Patient Portal for Statement Review and Payment
        Processing

    --  High Speed Print and Mail Services

Marsha Radaj, president of WHIN, said, "Partnering with Per-Se demonstrates WHIN's commitment to enhancing healthcare information exchange to provide a secure, highly accountable record of transactions for our users. Per-Se's e-Health Solutions provide a means of connecting the various healthcare participants, eliminating inefficiencies, reducing costs and providing dramatically enhanced access to information."

William Dagher, president of e-Health Solutions division of Per-Se Technologies, Inc., said, "WHIN is a significant opportunity for our e-Health Solutions to dramatically add value by enabling efficient management of the claims reimbursement process, delivering powerful data analysis and data information management to traditional claims processing, and providing a single, secure environment for all communications and transactions among providers, payers, consumers and healthcare institutions."

About Wisconsin Health Information Network (WHIN)

Wisconsin Health Information Network (WHIN) is the nation's first fully functional health information service dedicated to the electronic exchange of healthcare information. The system is designed to improve the quality and efficiency of electronic communication for healthcare systems of hospitals, physicians, laboratories, employers, pharmacies, insurance firms and others. In addition to enhancing patient care by improving communication, WHIN reduces administrative costs by streamlining information transfer to its authorized users. Network members have access to various levels of information depending on availability from the information source and level of authorization. For additional information, visit www.whin.net.

About Per-Se Technologies, Inc.

Per-Se Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: PSTI) is a global leader in delivering comprehensive business management services, financial and clinical software solutions, and Internet-enabled connectivity with business intelligence and e-health solutions. Per-Se Technologies enables integrated delivery systems and physician practices to optimize the quality of care delivered and profitability of business operations simultaneously. The leading provider of business management services to physicians, Per-Se supports 35,000 physicians and 2,000 healthcare organizations. Atlanta-based Per-Se processes more than 200 million medical transactions annually and its solutions manage 20 million patient lives online. Additional information is available at www.per-se.com.

Editor's Note: Per-Se Technologies is a trademark of Per-Se Technologies, Inc.