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For Immediate Release

PARTNERS National Health Plans of North Carolina, Inc. Signs New Long-Term Contract with HealthTrio, Inc

HealthTrio's first customer sees value in long-term commitment.  

Winston-Salem, NC and Denver, CO – December 20, 2005 - HealthTrio announced today that it was awarded a new long-term contract to continue to provide HealthTrio connect™, an e-health connectivity solution, to PARTNERS National Health Plans of North Carolina, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina.

PARTNERS first introduced HealthTrio connect to its physicians’ offices in January of 2000 to maximize efficiency and improve service.  The interactive functionality of this Web-based technology enabled them to handle the following on-line: referrals and authorizations, eligibility and benefits verifications, claims verifications, and claims submissions.  These transactions make up the major share of administrative costs.  Streamlining operations and automating transactions not only reduces costs, but increases provider access and provider satisfaction. Providers experienced benefits from the ease and speed of communicating via the Web.

PARTNERS also uses HealthTrio connect for secure messaging, reporting and analysis, and enrollment. HealthTrio will continue to provide this functionality under the terms of the new contract. 

“HealthTrio has enhanced our provider servicing capabilities with their product vision and execution of self-service Internet functionality,” said Jim Broderick, President and CEO of PARTNERS National Health Plans of North Carolina. “This contract recognizes the historic role HealthTrio has played in developing PARTNERS e-health strategies.”

"Executing a new contract with PARTNERS, HealthTrio’s first customer, confirms their positive experience with our products and organization,” said Malik Hasan, M.D., President and CEO of HealthTrio. “We look forward to continuing to deliver technologically advanced solutions to PARTNERS.”

About HealthTrio
HealthTrio is a leading provider of e-health applications and core business systems for organizations that manage care. Software applications include HealthTrio connect™, a rapidly installed Internet-based communication platform that enables real-time, HIPAA-compliant interactions between health plans, providers, members/patients, employers and brokers. HealthTrio connect provides managed care organizations with an opportunity to engage consumers with health management tools and services. Once members are engaged and make the commitment to accepting responsibility for their personal health, the managed care organization provides them with online access to health management tools, including a personal health record (PHR) while offering providers an electronic health record (EHR). Together, these create the unique HealthTrio Individual Health Record (IHR). The company’s comprehensive product offering also includes HealthTrio xpress™, patent pending, a core administrative solution that simplifies the administration of benefit structures, including Consumer Directed Health initiatives. These tools allow health plans to reduce health care costs while improving the health of their member population. Both products can be implemented as stand-alone applications or together as a total solution. For more information call 877-571-1988 or visit www.healthtrio.com.

About PARTNERS
 PARTNERS is the largest Medicare Advantage health plan in North Carolina.  Its mission is to provide customers with innovative health care products and services that promote good physical and mental health.  6,700 contracted providers serve more than 39,000 members in 24 North Carolina counties in the Triangle, Piedmont Triad and Charlotte area.

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Press Contact Information:

Dave Syposs
HealthTrio
(520) 571-1988
dave.syposs@healthtrio.com