Per-Se Technologies and PeriOptimum to Provide Integrated End-to-End Perioperative Solution; Agreement Adds Benefit of Real-Time Patient Tracking and Workflow Management to Leading Enterprise Patient Scheduling and Perioperative Information System.

ALPHARETTA, Ga. -- Per-Se Technologies (Nasdaq: PSTI), the leader in Connective Healthcare solutions that help physicians and hospitals realize their financial goals, announced today a reseller agreement with PeriOptimum, a surgical throughput optimization company. Under the terms of the agreement, Per-Se will begin offering PeriOptimum's PathFinder(TM) patient tracking and workflow management solution for the operating room as an integrated, value-added module to Per-Se's ORSOS One-Call(R) perioperative information system.

"ORSOS One-Call customers depend on us to provide state of the art products to help them deliver efficient and effective services to their OR patients," said Karl Straub, Per-Se's senior vice president for Hospital Resource Management Solutions. "Using PeriOptimum's PathFinder with ORSOS One-Call helps hospitals track patients easily and accurately aiding their ability to reduce labor costs, increase reimbursement and provide a patient- and family-centric experience."

"PeriOptimum and Per-Se have worked to ensure our products work well together and provide the best overall solution for the perioperative environment. By formalizing our partnership, our joint customers can be assured that we will continue to offer product enhancements specific to solving their problems," said Jeff Karp, PeriOptimum president and CEO.

A key factor in maximizing operating room usage is being able to see potential bottlenecks and opportunities in the surgical schedule as it evolves throughout the day. PathFinder serves as the "air-traffic control system" for surgical services providing a real-time picture of actual workflow. This information enables managers to redirect resources smoothly and allows surgical staff to see how their scheduled cases are progressing. More effective use of resources can dramatically impact the bottom line, as well as increase satisfaction among surgical staff, patients and patient's families.

"This partnership is terrific news as both products can really complement the other and take the delivery of surgical information to a whole new level," Kempf Poole, OR director at Mississippi Baptist Health System.

"As an ORSOS One-Call and PathFinder customer, I am confident that this partnership represents two outstanding solutions coming together to offer a comprehensive, state of the art solution to address a growing problem in healthcare -- efficiency and workflow management in the OR," said Craig Wisman, M.D., vice president of medical affairs for PinnacleHealth System.

No matter where the request begins or when service is to be delivered, ORSOS One-Call can seamlessly and cost-effectively arrange services and resources throughout the delivery system. It enhances the front end of the revenue cycle process with integrated insurance verification at the point of scheduling. ORSOS One-Call offers hospitals a real-time resource to capture critical patient and insurance data upfront for streamlined scheduling and more accurate receivables processing.

PathFinder complements ORSOS One-Call by providing a reliable way to track the patient's location, what phase of care they are in, and any delays that may have occurred based on the schedule determined in ORSOS One-Call. Using infrared and radio frequency tracking technology, PathFinder automatically collects data from an I.D. tag as the patient moves through the hospital. As it is collected, event data is sent to ORSOS One-Call real-time for more accurate billing and reporting based on true facts, and continued workflow improvement.

About Connective Healthcare Solutions for Hospitals

Per-Se's Hospital Services division is committed to optimizing the income potential of its client base of more than 2,000 healthcare organizations with Connective Healthcare solutions. The division offers Revenue Cycle Management and Resource Management Solutions, including enterprise-wide staff and patient scheduling, as well as access, receivables and performance management.

About PeriOptimum

Headquartered in Pittsburgh, PeriOptimum provides a broad range of products and services that help hospitals improve surgical throughput. Hospitals and surgicenters use the company's Perioperative Improvement Evaluation (PIE(TM)), PathFinder(TM) workflow management solution and Surgical Capacity Improvement Program (SCIP)(TM) to create predictable and streamlined perioperative environments. The result is increased patient throughput, significantly improved physicians, staff and patient satisfaction, and tremendous net revenue gains. More information is available at www.perioptimum.com.

About Per-Se Technologies

Per-Se Technologies (Nasdaq: PSTI) is the leader in Connective Healthcare. Connective Healthcare solutions from Per-Se help enable physicians and hospitals to achieve their income potential by creating an environment that streamlines and simplifies the complex administrative burden of providing healthcare. Per-Se's Connective Healthcare solutions help reduce administrative expenses, increase revenue and accelerate the movement of funds to benefit providers, payers and patients. More information is available at www.per-se.com.

Editor's Note: Per-Se Technologies is a registered trademark of Per-Se Technologies, Inc. ORSOS and One-Call are registered trademarks of PST Products, LLC d/b/a Per-Se Technologies.