“Rediscover CareCentric,” The Only Company with a Total HME Solution

CareCentric holds unique position in industry with range of services and technology

ATLANTA/MEDTRADE (September 18, 2006)—CareCentric ® Inc., a leading provider of technology, business-operation and outsourcing solutions for home medical equipment, home care and long-term care providers , recently unveiled a new theme—“Rediscover CareCentric! Now…Your TOTAL Solutions Provider”—to underscore the breadth and depth of its capabilities for serving the post-acute care industry.

With more than 1,000 customers in all 50 states, CareCentric is the only provider of total solutions for the HME industry—from industry-leading software to a complete billing service that bill approximately $100 million annually and includes denials, collections and accounts receivable management. The company’s IT outsourcing services include networking, application hosting, backup, recovery, security and e-mail—all delivered from its highly secure, state-of-the-art national data center. CareCentric’s business process outsourcing covers an array of back-office and administrative functions performed by reliable, knowledgeable professionals. And its consulting and compliance services have helped thousands of businesses for more than 25 years.

“In the past year, we have undergone a transformation,” said John Festa, CEO and president of CareCentric. “We are now the only company providing a full suite of services to solve the real-world problems of our HME customers. This has been our vision from the beginning.”

After laying the groundwork for realizing its vision, CareCentric began building its billing operations—a cornerstone of its HME services—with the acquisition in late 2005 of one of the industry’s highly regarded billing service and consulting companies, JB&C Services. To further solidify the company’s position as the top provider of billing and reimbursement services to the HME industry, CareCentric announced today that it has acquired the business operations of Alternative Billing Solutions (ABS). With these acquisitions, CareCentric expands it roster of industry experts, which includes Jane Bunch and Nancy Burma—both well-known for their in-depth knowledge and consulting skills.

“With operations that have expanded to include eight facilities in several states, we are positioned to serve providers of all sizes,” said Festa. “We not only sell software, but we also use our three industry-leading platforms in our billing centers. Combining our services and our customers’ use of our software, CareCentric solutions collect in excess of $2.5 billion per year.”

All this is good reason to ‘Rediscover CareCentric,’ Festa added. “We continue to support our valued customer base utilizing our MestaMed ®, DME VI and Ac-Cura ® software. Now, with our array of business management solutions drawing on decades of experience, our customers can look to us as a true partner, helping them manage their businesses so they can focus on their primary mission of serving their patients.”