ADVISORY/Experts Available to Describe How Technology Is Improving Healthcare Now; Healthcare and McKesson Executives Can Describe Real-World Impact of Technology.

News Editors/Health/Medical Writers

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SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 19, 2004

In the latest round of reporting on the looming crisis in American healthcare, Hillary Rodham Clinton states that more than one in four healthcare dollars go to administration but better use of technology can lower costs and improve care throughout the system. Experts from McKesson Corporation (NYSE:MCK), the world's leading healthcare services company, and from many of its customers, are available to describe how technology is already doing just that at healthcare facilities across the nation.

From clinical decision support applications to computerized provider order entry systems to pharmacy robots to bedside bar-code scanning technologies, McKesson provides the tools the healthcare industry needs to improve the safety and quality of care, while taking significant costs out of the system. We can put you in touch with healthcare professionals from across the country who can share their first-hand experiences with the power of McKesson's solutions that are available now. Please contact Paul Adams at 404-338-3414 in Atlanta or James Larkin at 415-983-8736 in San Francisco for further assistance.

About McKesson

McKesson Corporation (NYSE:MCK) is a Fortune 16 healthcare services and information technology company dedicated to helping its customers deliver high-quality healthcare by reducing costs, streamlining processes and improving the quality and safety of patient care. Over the course of its 170-year history, McKesson has grown to provide pharmaceutical and medical-surgical supply management across the spectrum of care; healthcare information technology for hospitals, physicians, homecare and payors; hospital and retail pharmacy automation; and services for manufacturers and payors designed to improve outcomes for patients. For more information, visit us at www.mckesson.com.