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MEDecision, Inc. (Nasdaq: MEDE), a leading provider of collaborative health care management solutions, today announced that WEA Trust, a not-for-profit corporation that provides Wisconsin public school employees and their families with a full array of insurance and financial products, has been named the winner of the Second Annual MEDecision Innovation Award. The honor recognizes the organization that implements a MEDecision product or technology in the most unique and/or innovative way. Other finalists included Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey. �One of MEDecision�s primary goals is to provide flexible collaborative health care management solutions that can grow and change to meet an organization�s evolving needs,� said MEDecision Founder and CEO, David St.Clair. �The Innovation Award is an opportunity for us to recognize some of the unique ways our clients are using our products to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of their care management processes.� Using MEDecision�s clinical programs technology has enabled WEA Trust to discontinue the outsourcing of its disease management processes for maternity programs. It has also allowed the company to create an internal management program called, Club Mom, which has helped WEA Trust assess pregnant members and identify those who may be at risk for high-risk pregnancy. The two finalists also demonstrated superior innovation in their award submissions. Excellus BlueCross BlueShield�s entry involved the integration of worksite wellness activities with medical management programs. The insurer uses MEDecision�s solutions to deliver a robust and integrated approach to health and medical management programs by making full use of information, including biometric data � blood pressure, cholesterol, BMI � collected during worksite wellness events. This enables the company to measure and report worksite wellness activity and results and to provide early intervention to at-risk members. In its entry, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey described an initiative to incorporate utilization management, case management and disease management efforts onto a single technology platform. This has allowed the organization to automate key processes, apply consistent care guidelines across business lines and increase membership. The MEDecision Innovation Award is given as part of the company�s annual User Conference. Held from May 6-9, this year�s event gathered more than 130 representatives from more than 30 MEDecision customers for a week of presentations, demonstrations, workshops and seminars designed to help them improve care management programs through the optimal use of the company�s collaborative care management solutions. Conference highlights included keynote addresses by a number of industry experts focusing on some of health information technology�s most pertinent and emerging issues, particularly the patient centered medical home, wellness/proactive care management, interoperability and collaboration. Prior to the start of the User Conference, MEDecision conducted its 5th Annual Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Forum. The event brought together numerous senior physician executives from throughout MEDecision�s client roster to discuss their respective achievements and challenges in optimizing care management. The Innovation Award finalists and winner were selected by the User Conference Committee, a group of MEDecision customer representatives and employees charged with planning and executing the event. About WEA Trust WEA Trust was created by the Wisconsin Education Association Council to serve Wisconsin public school employees and their families with a full array of insurance and financial products. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, the Trust is a not-for-profit corporation, dedicated to delivering cost-effective, comprehensive group health coverage backed by exceptional customer service. For more than 35 years the WEA Trust has provided benefit plans, programs and services designed to reflect the unique needs and characteristics of public school employees and their families. The Trust remains committed to finding ways to address the health care cost crisis while providing comprehensive health care at a reasonable price. For more information, please visit www.weatrust.com. About Excellus BlueCross BlueShield Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, a nonprofit independent licensee of the BlueCross BlueShield Association, is part of a family of companies that finances and delivers vital health care services to 2 million people across upstate New York. Excellus BlueCross BlueShield provides access to high-quality, affordable health coverage, including valuable health-related resources that its members use every day, such as cost-saving prescription drug discounts and wellness tracking tools in our Step Up program. To learn more, visit www.excellusbcbs.com. About Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey is the oldest and largest health insurer in the state serving over 3.5 million members. Horizon BCBSNJ is New Jersey's only not-for-profit, health services corporation and is headquartered in Newark with offices in Wall, Mt. Laurel, and West Trenton. Horizon BCBSNJ provides a broad array of health and dental insurance products and services for individuals and small and large companies, including national companies headquartered in New Jersey. Horizon BCBSNJ is committed to improving the health care experience for all the communities we serve as well as helping our members become and stay healthy. Horizon BCBSNJ�s Web site is located at www.HorizonBlue.com. Horizon BCBSNJ is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. About MEDecision MEDecision offers collaborative health care management solutions that provide a simplified and smart way to manage the health of members and member populations which can improve the quality and affordability of care. Based on state-of-the-art technology, MEDecision's solutions include Alineo�, a collaborative health care management platform for managing case, disease and utilization management and Nexalign�, a collaborative health care information exchange service. MEDecision believes that, in the aggregate, its health care payer customers insure or manage care for approximately one in every six people in the U.S. with health insurance. For more information, please visit www.MEDecision.com. MEDecision is a trademark of MEDecision, Inc. The MEDecision logo and product names are also trademarks or registered trademarks of MEDecision, Inc. Other product and brand names are trademarks of their respective owners. MEDE-G