And the Survey Says: PHNS Surprises Industry with High Marks in National Survey.

DALLAS -- PHNS, a Texas-based IT outsourcing company, surprised industry veterans in a recently published report produced by KLAS Enterprises, LLC. The research and consulting firm specializes in monitoring and reporting on the performance of healthcare information technology vendors. In the report, PHNS, founded in 1999, received lofty marks in 12 key measurements including categories such as "services delivered on time and within budget," "real problem resolution," "executives interested in you," and the all-important question: "Would you buy it again?" In that category, PHNS received 100% approval.

KLAS conducted the survey through extensive client interviews and written surveys. It is the first hospital IT outsourcing study conducted by the firm. PHNS, an emerging growth business, was one of six companies featured in the report's addendum.

"This is a major validation of PHNS' quality IT services," said Charles "Chick" Young, the company's chairman and founder. "It's a one-of-a kind survey that provides independent validation of PHNS' track record of delivering improved services at reduced costs for our hospital partners."

Young focused on a collection of client comments that were included in the report:

--"We chose PHNS based on their unique proposal and their focus on healthcare."

--"They have people who have dealt with very large-scale decisions for years."

--"We do not waste money on IT capital anymore."

--"Overall, we are spending more time than before on the system because of capital investments. However, our operation spending is less."

The entire KLAS report can be found at www.healthcomputing.com. (C) 2005 KLAS Enterprises, LLC. All rights reserved.

About PHNS: PHNS is the only privately owned company that provides a suite of healthcaring solutions including information technology, health information management and business office services tailored specifically to hospitals and multi-facility healthcare systems. Serving more than 400 hospital customers across the country, PHNS creates business-healthy hospitals by improving operations, enhancing technology, providing capital dollars and increasing cash on hand allowing hospitals to focus on their core competency -- patient care. PHNS employs more than 1,400 experienced professionals whose dedication has resulted in over $36 million in cost savings for PHNS' hospital partners. PHNS was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Dallas, with employees based across the country.