Private Healthcare Systems Selects W3Health's W3 DRS

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), one of the nation's leading health care cost management companies, announced that it has licensed W3Health's Internet-based reporting and analysis solution - W3 DRS - to more effectively analyze data related to the cost and delivery of health care services across PHCS provider networks.

PHCS serves more than 6.4 million individuals nationwide and consists of approximately 330,000 providers and more than 3,000 hospitals. The PHCS network is available through large employers, Taft-Hartley Funds, third party administrators, managed care organizations and insurance carriers.

"The complexity of our business demands a highly-customized solution to our data analysis needs," said Joseph R. Driscoll, PHCS president and CEO. "W3 DRS will provide our medical management and network management teams with the vital information they need to assess the effectiveness of our services in our network - all in a Web-browser environment crafted to support our unique requirements."

By aggregating data from multiple sources, W3 DRS will deliver a complete view of utilization and cost activity to PHCS in an intuitive, user-friendly reporting environment. W3Health's customizable and scalable ASP model also allows PHCS to outsource application hosting and maintenance, allowing for a more efficient use of internal resources.

"PHCS is highly regarded and widely recognized as a leader in health care cost management, " said Tom McNamara, president and COO of W3Health. "PHCS' decision to use W3 DRS to leverage information in support of their business objectives also clearly demonstrates their technology leadership."

About Private Healthcare Systems

Private Healthcare Systems Inc (PHCS) is one of the nation's leading health care cost management companies. For 15 years, PHCS has been meeting the network and medical management needs of customers across the country. Its provider networks serve more than 6 million enrollees nationwide. Corporate headquarters are in Waltham, MA, with regional offices located throughout the United States. To learn more, contact PHCS at 1-800-253-4417, or via the Web at www.PHCS.com.

About W3Health

W3Health delivers innovative analytic software solutions to healthcare payor and provider organizations through an Application Service Provider (ASP) model. W3Health's ASP model allows HMOs, PPOs and Integrated Delivery Networks to outsource the entire data management, application hosting and maintenance functions for their reporting infrastructure, accelerating implementation and delivering a rapid return on investment. W3Health's customers therefore deploy a robust reporting and analysis application to a wide base of users over the Web, eliminating major hardware and maintenance expenses and reducing their total cost of ownership for the application.

W3Health's core product offering is W3 DRS - the W3 Distributed Reporting System - a Web-based reporting and analysis solution that delivers robust decision support functionality to users across today's extended healthcare enterprises. W3Health also provides in-depth, analytical consulting services and ongoing implementation support to ensure the successful rollout of W3 DRS within client organizations.

For more product and services information, contact W3Health at 1-877-W3HEALTH, or visit us on the Web at www.w3health.com.

Contact Jacqueline DeCourcey, PHCS, 781-895-3183 or Matt Crozier, W3Health, 978-284-0134.