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New Heartland Contract Provides MedAssets Supply Chain Systems’ Customers with Medical Transcription Services for Improving Financial Performance

Toledo, Ohio, June 10, 2009  – Heartland Information Services (www.heartlandis.com), a national provider of medical transcription services, has signed a new three-year agreement with MedAssets Supply Chain Systems, one of the largest group purchasing organizations in the country. The agreement covers dictation, transcription and document delivery services.

“This agreement provides MedAssets’ customers with powerful tools for improving their financial strength and operational efficiency,” said Jerry Cirino, president and CEO of Heartland. “Now, MedAssets’ customers will have access to Heartland’s customizable technical solutions. That represents a large network of healthcare providers to which we can provide significant cost savings and other financial advantages without sacrificing patient care.”

“As a provider of transcription services, Heartland offers MedAssets’ customers a single, fully integrated platform that can interface with virtually any facility’s existing technology platform. This includes Heartland’s GEMSTARTM dictation and transcription system and Tracker PlusTM document delivery and reporting system. These systems allow users to track a document in real time from dictation through delivery.

According to Terrilynn Rubell, Vice President Executive Services at MedAssets, “We’re pleased with the collaboration between ourselves and Heartland. The Heartland contract supports our mission to help healthcare providers cut costs from their existing operations and improve their margins so hospitals can continue to provide high quality service to their communities.”

About Heartland Information Service
   Heartland Information Services specializes in high-quality, full-service medical transcription, providing financial and service advantages that help its clients reach or exceed goals. Heartland provides unparalleled efficiency, reliability and management capabilities while interfacing with virtually any health information system and software. Heartland’s corporate headquarters is located in Toledo, Ohio, with work centers in Bangalore, Chennai and Delhi, India. For more information, visit www.heartlandis.com.

About MedAssets
   MedAssets partners with healthcare providers to improve their financial strength by implementing integrated spend management and revenue cycle solutions that help control cost, improve margins and cash flow, increase regulatory compliance, and optimize operational efficiency. MedAssets serves more than 125 health systems, 3,300 hospitals and 30,000 non-acute care healthcare providers. For more information, visit www.medassets.com.