Needham Appointed Vice President, Product Engineering at Solucient

EVANSTON, IL – June 14, 2005 — Solucient®, the nation's leading source of information products for the healthcare industry, has named Bill Needham as vice president, product engineering. In this role, Needham will oversee product design, development, testing, configuration management and deployment for the full suite of Solucient's provider products.

Needham brings more than 18 years of experience in information technology to Solucient and has focused for the last several years on building global enterprise web platforms for major healthcare companies, enabling them to quickly respond to their customers' changing needs.

Prior to joining Solucient, Needham served as vice president at Braun Consulting, leading the e-business consulting practice for more than seven years. This practice was heavily focused on helping healthcare organizations better understand and serve their customers.

"Bill's extensive experience in the IT industry will be a major asset to Solucient," said Matthew Bates, Solucient's CIO. "His understanding and insight into the IT needs of healthcare organizations will help him guide the development of tools and solutions that enable our clients to provide the best care to their patients, operate efficiently and identify areas for improvement."

Needham holds a master's degree in business administration from Northern Illinois University, and a bachelor of science in mathematics from Purdue University.

About Solucient
Solucient® is an information products company serving the healthcare industry. It is the market leader in providing tools and vital insights that healthcare managers use to improve the performance of their organizations.

By integrating, standardizing and enhancing healthcare information, Solucient provides comparative measurements of cost, quality and market performance. Solucient's expertise and proven solutions enable providers, payers and pharmaceutical companies to drive business growth, manage costs and deliver high quality care. For more information, visit www.solucient.com.