Press Release

Arlington, VA, May 27, 1998, Healthcare Intelligence Network (HIN) has reached an agreement to license healthcare business content from Opus Communications Inc. of Marblehead, Mass.

The addition of Opus Communications' 23 publications, including Briefings on Assisted Living, Briefings on JCAHO, Medical Records Briefing, Medical Staff Briefing, Briefing on Long-Term Care Regulations, Health Governance Report, Corporate Compliance Officer, Briefings on Coding Compliance Strategies and Physician Practice Compliance Report provides HIN with access to some of the nation's most respected health regulatory and business information.

"Healthcare Intelligence Network is pleased to add Opus Communications' publications to its information database," says Cynthia Carter, president of Healthcare Intelligence Network, an Arlington, VA-based company. "HIN's customers will be able to use this information immediately to better serve their clients, patients, and employees."

"I am happy to add Opus Communications' content to Healthcare Intelligence Network's sophisticated and highly respected information database. Opus Communications is pleased to be a part of this effort to make the nation's top healthcare publications available in one place," says James Flanagan, president of Opus Communications.

Healthcare Intelligence Network is the first health content provider on the Internet to provide subscribers, including hospitals, managed care organizations, and pharmaceutical companies with access to more than 50 of the nation’s leading healthcare publications. Located at www.hin.com, Healthcare Intelligence Network represents the most comprehensive source of news and analysis for healthcare professionals currently available in one place, in electronic form.

Subscribers can purchase access to content in any or all of the site’s five primary subject areas: managed care, hospital and health system management, health law and regulation, clinical care and outcomes, and the healthcare industry. Individuals or companies can purchase subscriptions several ways: as a single newsletter, as a group of newsletters, as a site license or as a customized information feed. Delivery is available via HIN's web site or email and can be customized for intranets.

Subscribers to Healthcare Intelligence Network can create a personal interest profile and receive email alerts when topics included in their profile are added to the database. Subscribers also have access to full text searching, a conference planner and links to other healthcare sites.

For a limited time, guests can register for a free, two-month trial to HIN. To receive a password, go to www.hin.com, click on Sign Up As Our Guest and complete the registration form. Or, for more information on on-line subscriptions, site licenses and custom intranet feeds, contact Healthcare Intelligence Network at (888)446-3530 or (703)241-2798.

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