MPV Announces New Contracts with Ohio State University Physicians and University Childrens Medical Group
Leading medical groups will use MPV Phynance™ to maximize the value of their payor contracts, reduce payment errors and enhance workflow efficiency

AUSTIN, Texas. – February 14, 2006 – Medical Present Value, Inc. (MPV), a leading provider of financial tools and expert services to manage payor contracts and audit reimbursement, today announced new contracts with Ohio State University Physicians Inc. and University Childrens Medical Group. Both medical groups will use MPV Phynance™ to further improve the contract management process, identify contractual underpayments and increase revenue.

MPV's highly trained contract analyst team will fully define and model both organizations' payor contracts into the MPV Phynance application, which then values healthcare claims according to the terms of each individual payor contract. Defining the contract terms will allow Ohio State University Physicians and the University Childrens Medical Group to better identify and appeal claims paid at less than the contract rate and identify potential registration and posting errors. The application will also enable the groups to evaluate overall contract performance, ensure chargemaster accuracy and assess the implications of proposed contracts for future negotiations with payors.

"As today's payor contracts become increasingly complex, it is difficult for medical groups to get paid what they are owed according to the terms of their payor contracts," said Tom Stampiglia, CEO of MPV. "We are pleased to partner with Ohio State University Physicians and University Childrens Medical Group and look forward to helping them optimize the performance of their contracts."

Ohio State University Physicians is the faculty practice plan for The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health. The 550-physician group is based in Columbus, Ohio. University Childrens Medical Group is a 413-physician, academic pediatric medical group providing services on the campus of Childrens Hospital Los Angeles. University Childrens Medical Group physicians serve as faculty of the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California.

About MPV
MPV provides medical groups with financial tools and expert consultative services to monitor payor performance, verify reimbursement, reduce registration, coding and posting errors, negotiate better contracts and improve overall cash flow. Serving more than 17,000 physicians nationwide, MPV gives clients better control of their payor contracts, improves workflow efficiency and strengthens the bottom line. For more information, please visit www.mpv.com.

Contact:
Medical Present Value, Inc. (MPV)
Merideth Fulton
512.439.0201
mfulton@mpv.com

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