CareMedic Systems Announces Interface with Dairyland; Allows Real-Time Medical Necessity Compliance Checking.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- CareMedic Systems, Inc. and Dairyland Healthcare Solutions today announced that the two companies have created a standard interface to enable their joint clients to perform medical necessity compliance checking via CareMedic's newest Web-based application. Medical necessity compliance checking allows healthcare providers to determine whether outpatient services they provide are allowable under Medicare.

Under the agreement, Dairyland's Order Entry System provides facilities with an interface to CareMedic's ComplyAR(R), which contains an automated engine that confirms Local Medical Review Policies (LMRP). CareMedic will automatically verify LMRP by screening the procedural and diagnosis codes entered into the Dairyland System, which will assist facilities in reducing their Medicare denials and write-offs in the outpatient setting.

"The ability to automatically verify LMRP in real time before the patient receives a specific treatment is going to make a significant improvement in both revenue recovery and efficiency for Dairyland's clients," noted Sheila Schweitzer, Chairperson and CEO of CareMedic Systems. "We're focused on providing solutions to the industry, and the opportunity to partner with Dairyland is a win-win-win situation."

About CareMedic Systems, Inc.

Founded in 1997, CareMedic's strategy is to provide enabling technologies and outsourced services that move and manage critical data through the healthcare revenue cycle to improve cash flow and margins while reducing operational expenses. The company's fully integrated data management and workflow tools address revenue cycle activity from inception through claims resolution, and require manual intervention only when necessary. Consistently delivering results to its client base, CareMedic's 99.5% customer retention rate is the highest in the industry. For additional information, visit www.caremedic.com.

About Dairyland

Dairyland Healthcare Solutions provides Information Systems comprised of integrated administrative, financial and clinical applications for community hospitals and healthcare systems. For 25 years, Dairyland has been committed to helping healthcare facilities effectively manage information, operations and patient care by providing cost effective systems optimized for small and mid-sized hospitals and their associated clinics, long term care facilities and home health care practices. Dairyland's solutions are built on an advanced architecture deployed on IBM eServers and DB2 database. Headquartered in Minnesota, Dairyland serves customers throughout the United States. For more information about Dairyland, visit www.dhsnet.com.