Press Release

Wall Township, N.J., USA, October 27, 2004 - As more healthcare practitioners adopt a motivational role to engage patients into healthy lifestyle habits, the Healthcare Intelligence Network (HIN) has entered into an agreement with Motivate Healthy Habits Publishing to add its titles to the HIN online bookstore. Located at http://store.hin.com, the HIN bookstore offers a complete selection of health management resources for healthcare executives.

The following Motivate Healthy Habits Publishing titles have been added:

• Motivate Healthy Habits: Stepping Stones to Lasting Change
• Motivate Healthy Habits Journal: Stepping Stones to Lasting Change
• Motivational Practice: Promoting Healthy Habits and Self-care of Chronic Diseases

These mutual aid and self-help guidebooks join other HIN wellness-related product offerings, including resources for establishing and monitoring a workplace wellness program and understanding complementary and alternative medicine.

The Healthcare Intelligence Network is the premier advisory service for executives seeking high-quality strategic information on the business of healthcare. This information hub draws from more than 50 exclusive publications covering five key areas: managed care; hospital and health system management; health law and regulation; clinical care and outcomes; and the healthcare industry. Other titles in the HIN online bookstore cover HIPAA, human resources, information technology, pharmaceutical and healthcare trends.

For more information, contact the Healthcare Intelligence Network, PO Box 1442, Wall Township, NJ, USA, 07719-1442, (888) 446-3530, fax (732) 292-3073, e-mail info@hin.com, or visit www.hin.com.

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