MCLEAN, Va. – May 9, 2012 – Cognosante, a leading provider of IT services to healthcare organizations, announced it has appointed John Calabro as the new leader of its Health Information Exchange (HIE) practice.

Calabro, who joined Cognosante in January, has more than two decades of experience in the health IT industry in both the private and public sectors. Calabro is the former Health Information Technology Coordinator for the Oklahoma Health Information Exchange Trust.  Calabro also served as Chief Information Officer for the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, the agency he helped start in 1994 which operates Oklahoma’s Medicaid program.   In addition, he served for seven years as Director of Information Services for the University of Oklahoma Family Medicine Health Services Center.

“John Calabro is widely known and respected as an innovative leader in Medicaid management and the future of health information exchange. He is ideal to bridge the needs of the public and private health sectors. Cognosante’s customers will strongly benefit from John’s expertise as well as his relationships at the state and federal levels,” stated Cognosante CEO Michele Kang.

About Cognosante
Cognosante is a leading provider of IT services to healthcare organizations. The company assists its clients in developing, managing and executing complex healthcare information programs and infrastructures. Its expertise includes standards development, interoperability, business and technical architecture, modular system integration, health informatics, Medicaid, health information exchange, improper payment, health insurance exchange, NwHIN, and The Direct Project. Please visit www.cognosante.com for more information.

Media Contact:
Eileen Cassidy Rivera
Vice President, Marketing and Communications
Cognosante
571-329-3410
eileen.rivera@cognosante.com

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Rivera comes to Cognosante with significant experience in business, technology and government.  From 2005-2011, she was Vice President of Communications and Investor Relations at Vangent, a General Dynamics company, where she led the company’s external and internal communications and investor relations programs.  When the company was sold by Pearson plc to Veritas Capital in 2007, Rivera played an integral role to create the Vangent name and led its branding and communications strategies.  During Rivera’s tenure, Vangent earned numerous industry rankings and awards, culminating with being named Government Contractor of the Year in 2011.  Before joining Vangent, Rivera was Director of Public Relations at EDS Federal, which is now HP Enterprise Services.

Prior to her tenure in the government services industry, Rivera served in the Clinton Administration where she held senior roles at the Commerce Department, Small Business Administration and the Peace Corps.  At Hill & Knowlton, she managed a diverse portfolio of international and corporate clients.

“Eileen is a well-known communications and branding expert who will play an instrumental role in building Cognosante’s presence as a leader in healthcare transformation.  She joins the company at an important time when we need effective communications strategies to catalyze our dynamic growth,” said Kang.

Rivera earned a master’s in business administration and a bachelor of arts, both from the American University. She studied at the Kennedy School of Government and Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México.  She has lectured on corporate communications and ethics at Georgetown University’s School of Continuing Studies.

Rivera was named a finalist for Corporate PR Executive of the Year by PR News in 2010.  She is a guest columnist with Washington Technology and regularly writes about emerging trends in branding, marketing, corporate social responsibility and diversity.

About Cognosante
Cognosante is a leading provider of IT services to healthcare organizations. The company assists its clients in developing, managing and executing complex healthcare information programs and infrastructures. Its expertise includes standards development, interoperability, business and technical architecture, modular system integration, health informatics, Medicaid, health information exchange, improper payment, health insurance exchange, NwHIN, and The Direct Project. Please visitwww.cognosante.com for more information.

Media Contact:
Eileen Cassidy Rivera
571-329-3410
eileen.rivera@cognosante.com

MCLEAN, Va. – March 29, 2012 – Cognosante, a leading provider of IT services to healthcare organizations, announced its partnership with 3M Health Information Systems to provide the 3M ICD-10 Code Translation Tool (CTT) to state-sponsored health plans, including Medicaid agencies.

Cognosante has a robust Standards Compliance Practice and provides a variety of services to assist state-sponsored health plans and Medicaid agencies comply with ICD-10, known as the International Classification of Diseases.  Cognosante supports state-sponsored health plans and Medicaid agencies with project management, business and technical assessment services and governance.  In addition, Cognosante manages the implementation planning, remediation, testing and independent verification and validation elements of ICD-10 transitions for its customers and has already begun working with state Medicaid agencies on ICD-10 conversion efforts.

“Cognosante’s subject matter expertise and disciplined approach to project management combined with 3M’s experience in coding, classification and ICD-10 give our clients the best in the industry to address their ICD-10 challenges,” said Susan Ackley, Director of Standards Compliance at Cognosante. “We are proud to partner with 3M to ensure the utmost accuracy and a successful transition to ICD-10 for state health plans.”

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) last month announced its intention to delay the date by which health care organizations must adopt ICD-10. This action eases the pressure and reduces the immediate regulatory burden on health care organizations struggling to convert their systems, process, and personnel to ICD-10, and offers an opportunity for these organizations to plan for and execute a successful transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10.

The CTT is a customized code conversion and translation tool that assists organizations in converting from ICD-9 to ICD-10.  With its user-friendly interface, CTT isolates complex translation issues and provides tabular and index information along with reference data, to help organizations resolve conversion and mapping issues.

“Cognosante is a trusted partner to many public and private organizations.  We look forward to complementing our software with their project and implementation expertise to smooth their clients’ transition to ICD-10 for Medicaid agencies and other state health plans,” said Sandeep Wadhwa, MD, Health Information Systems Chief Medical Officer at 3M.

About Cognosante
Cognosante is a leading provider of IT services to healthcare organizations. The company assists its clients in developing, managing and executing complex healthcare information programs and infrastructures. Its expertise includes standards development, interoperability, business and technical architecture, modular system integration, health informatics, Medicaid, health information exchange, improper payment, health insurance exchange, NwHIN, and The Direct Project. Please visitwww.cognosante.com for more information.

About 3M Health Information Systems
Best known for its market-leading coding system and ICD-10 expertise, 3M Health Information Systems delivers innovative software and consulting services designed to raise the bar for clinical documentation improvement, computer-assisted coding, mobile physician applications, case mix and quality outcomes reporting, and document management. Our robust healthcare data dictionary and terminology services also support the expansion and accuracy of the electronic health record (EHR) system. With nearly 30 years of healthcare industry experience and the know-how of more than 100 credentialed 3M coding experts, 3M is the go-to choice for more than 5,000 hospitals worldwide that want to improve quality and financial performance. Visitwww.3MHIS.com.

Media Contact
Eileen Cassidy Rivera
Vice President,  Marketing and Communications
Cognosante
571-329-3410
eileen.rivera@cognosante.com

MCLEAN, Va. – March 29, 2012 – Cognosante, a leading provider of IT services to healthcare organizations, today announced that it has been appraised at Level 2 of the Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute’s Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI).  The appraisal was performed by Norausky Process Solutions, Inc., an authorized Software Engineering Institute (SEI) Partner Company.

CMMI is a process improvement approach that provides organizations with the essential elements of effective processes that ultimately improve their performance.  An appraisal at Maturity Level 2 indicates Cognosante is performing at the “managed” level, which means that projects have been ensured and processes are planned and executed in accordance with policy.  In addition, projects undertaken by Cognosante employ skilled people who have adequate resources to produce controlled outputs and involve relevant stakeholders.  Furthermore, Cognosante ensures that projects are monitored, controlled and reviewed and are evaluated for adherence to process descriptions.

“As Cognosante continues to grow, the CMMI Level 2 rating indicates our business processes incorporate best practices and are recognized throughout the industry,” said Michele Kang, CEO, Cognosante.  “Our ability to achieve this rating demonstrates our disciplined approach to deliver high quality solutions and services for our customers. Already, we are working toward attaining CMMI Level 3.  We are committed to continuous improvement and to achieving the highest standards,” added Kang.

The SEI is a U.S. Department of Defense federally funded research and development center operated by Carnegie Mellon University.  The SEI helps organizations make measured improvements in their software engineering capabilities by providing technical leadership to advance the practice of software engineering.  For more information about SEI, visit www.sei.cmu.edu.  For more information about the SEI Partner Network, visitwww.sei.cmu.edu/partners.

About Cognosante
Cognosante is a leading provider of IT services to healthcare organizations. The company assists its clients in developing, managing and executing complex healthcare information programs and infrastructures. Its expertise includes standards development, interoperability, business and technical architecture, modular system integration, health informatics, Medicaid, health information exchange, improper payment, health insurance exchange, NwHIN, and The Direct Project. Please visit www.cognosante.com for more information.

Media Contact
Eileen Cassidy Rivera
Vice President, Marketing and Communications
571-329-3410
eileen.rivera@cognosante.com

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“We are excited about showcasing eSante™ ARMS™ at HIMSS12,” said Michele Kang, Cognosante CEO. “eSante ARMS provides investigative tools to quickly assess fraudulent activity. We look forward to demonstrating how this product will assist in fraud, waste and abuse case management.”

Cognosante’s eSante Audit and Recovery Management System—or ARMS—is a critical component of the company’s recently-awarded Medicaid recovery audit contractor efforts in Missouri and North Dakota. ARMS is a configurable audit and recovery case management solution. It provides audit and compliance teams with the ability to effectively manage investigation caseload, track actions and activities against audit cases, and supply secure access to providers for case status purposes. The system is capable of fully integrating with provider Electronic Health Record systems.

“We are truly connecting the dots with eSante™ SmartStream™, bringing the right information to the right place at the exact time it is needed,” said Michele Kang, Cognosante CEO. “eSante SmartStream tracks and monitors patient care in real time for Accountable Care Organizations and public health initiatives. We are excited to demonstrate how this product will assist in revolutionizing the health information exchange arena.”

Cognosante’s eSante SmartStream is a patent-pending solution that collects, integrates and filters patient clinical and administrative data, and generates real-time alerts, reminders and other messages. These messages are triggered when there are indicators of need for an immediate clinical intervention or to ensure patient compliance with care plans and evidence-based practice guidelines.

“Cognosante is proud to be chosen to support this important initiative for the state of Missouri,” said Cognosante Executive Vice President Mark Shishida. “Our company began its existence as a developer of program integrity solutions for Medicaid programs. Over the past 25 years, we’ve developed a comprehensive set of services, through our Fraud, Waste and Abuse practice, to assist states across the full spectrum of Medicaid and other healthcare systems projects.”

“The mission of the MO HealthNet Division is to purchase and monitor health care services for the low income and vulnerable citizens of Missouri in a fiscally accountable manner,” said Markus Cicka, Director MMAC. “We are pleased to select Cognosante to help us achieve this objective through their leading program integrity solutions that enable enhanced provider and supplier screening and fraud-detection capabilities.”

Cognosante will utilize its configurable audit and recovery case management system, eSante™ ARMS™, for the MO HealthNet Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) project. The system provides audit and compliance teams with the ability to effectively manage investigation caseload, track actions and activities against audit cases, and supply secure access to providers for case status purposes.

MCLEAN, Va. – February 3, 2012 – Cognosante, a leading provider of IT services to healthcare organizations, announces the addition of John Calabro, most recently the Health Information Technology (HIT) Coordinator for the state of Oklahoma Health Information Exchange (HIE) Trust, as managing director of the company’s HIT offerings for state and federal clients. In this position, Mr. Calabro, a 25-year health industry veteran, is leading the development of the next generation of modular Medicaid and HIE solutions.

“John was truly an innovator for the state of Oklahoma and we are privileged to have him join Cognosante,” said Michele Kang, Cognosante’s CEO. “Leveraging his deep experience in state Medicaid programs will be a tremendous asset to our clients. John provides the leadership necessary to help bridge the gap between state and federal programs.”

“Cognosante’s contributions to the Medicaid Information Technology Architecture and accomplishments over the past two decades in the state Medicaid environment have positioned them well to lead the industry in a transition to the modular age,” added John Calabro. “I look forward to working with executives at both the state and federal level to bring agile enterprise solutions and services for the benefit of better efficiency and improved outcomes for healthcare entitlement programs.”

In Mr. Calabro’s prior role, he provided leadership, direction, management and coordination of HIT strategy, including oversight of the implementation of federal and state requirements for HIT and HIE, for the Oklahoma HIE Trust. He also provided health informatics leadership, vision and direction to the HIT office in collaboration with the Oklahoma State HIE Governance Committee. Previously, Mr. Calabro served as Chief Information Officer for the Oklahoma Health Care Authority and Director of Information Services for the University of Oklahoma Family Medicine Health Sciences Center. He holds an MBA from the University of Central Oklahoma and a BA in mathematics from Wilkes University.