CBH Introduces 'Powered by Cognos' Healthcare Performance Management Solution.

IRVINE, Calif. -- CBH:

CBH Healthcare Performance Management (HPM) Solution Draws on Cognos'
 Performance Management Capabilities to Help Providers and Payers Tie
   Patient Clinical Data with Administrative Performance Information
    for a Complete View of Patient's and the Organization's Health

CBH, a leading provider of performance management solutions, announced that it has become a member of the Powered by Cognos program with the introduction of its HPM solution. With the growth of digital data in common everyday healthcare practices this solution provides the industry with an unparalleled opportunity for providers to manage past, present and predictive performance indicators across the entire spectrum of patient care.

"Perhaps the greatest impact on the healthcare industry's ability to reach the next level of performance will be from the adoption of data-intensive technology initiatives seeking to accelerate patient performance practices," said Bill Stevens, senior director, Life Sciences, Cognos. "CBH has been one of Cognos' leading partners for years, and we are excited to see it deliver a performance management solution tailored to this industry's needs."

With the healthcare industry facing challenges such as an aging population, staff shortages, increasing regulation, the pressures on providers to perform are increasing. These pressures reach beyond clinical care and extend into facility operations, financial sustainability, and strategy, impacting providers' abilities to provide new services, and access to new markets. HPM has been developed specifically to address these needs of healthcare providers, including integrated delivery systems, hospitals, ancillary care systems, independent practice associations (IPAs) and management services organizations (MSOs). HPM utilizes Cognos 8 Business Intelligence and Windows Workflow Solutions to provide the 360-degree transparency healthcare organizations need to increase efficiency, reach financial objectives and improve clinical outcomes.

"The experience of working with our many healthcare clients has lead to the development of a methodology and solution that accelerates healthcare providers' objectives and yields tangible improvements faster," said Joe Baird, CEO - CBH. "The Powered by Cognos program and the Cognos 8 BI development tool sets have made it possible to deliver this solution to an industry that has helped so many."

Powered by Cognos is an elite program for partners who deliver performance management solutions that combine Cognos technology with their deep domain expertise. These partners deliver solutions focused on key areas, including industry groups, enterprise performance and system infrastructure, all with the objective of enabling and engaging their customers to better manage company performance. Members of Powered by Cognos are integral players in delivering fast, proven performance management solutions to Cognos customers.

About CBH - CBH delivers Corporate Performance Management (CPM) solutions that give companies the power to make critical business decisions more efficiently, with greater confidence, at every level. Many Fortune 1000 and mid-market companies throughout North America are running faster, smarter and more effectively with the help of CBH. Headquartered in Irvine, with offices in Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Atlanta, Seattle and Dallas, CBH designs solutions for CPM by utilizing financial planning, metrics management, business intelligence, content collaboration and management, and critical event workflow management technologies. CBH has partnerships with Cognos Corp. and Microsoft Business Solutions.

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