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HealthLine Systems has selected Georgetown University Hospital as the 2006 winner of the prestigious Client Recognition Award

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HealthLine Systems' 2006 Client Recognition Award honors Georgetown University Hospital

San Diego, California, July 20, 2006 - HealthLine Systems, Inc. is pleased to announce that its contact center Client Advisory Panel has selected Georgetown University Hospital (GUH) as the 2006 winner of the prestigious Client Recognition Award. This award recognizes contribution to a health care organization through the use of Sharp Focus^® or EchoAccess™ healthcare contact center software. Criteria for selection include interventions clearly related to the software, measurable financial impact, and applicability for other healthcare contact centers to raise the standard of practice for the industry.

Vivian Winter, RN, Director Health Care Referral, accepted the award on behalf of Georgetown University Hospital.

For 2006, the Cleveland Clinic Nurse On Call contact center was recognized with honorable mention. The recipient of the 2005 Client Recognition Award was Emory Healthcare in Atlanta. The 2004 award honored Sharp HealthCare in San Diego.

Georgetown University Hospital utilized the Physician Consult Module in Sharp Focus to track the origin of patients transferred and to report on the downstream financial impact. The result? Over thirteen hundred patients were transported to GUH for needed clinical services during fiscal 2005. For fiscal 2006, over seventeen hundred patients were transported. GUH has now received transfers from over 160 referring hospitals in twenty states and six foreign countries. Dr. Joy Drass, Hospital President, remarked: "The referral center is a valued resource to connect patients with the vital care they require at Georgetown University Hospital."

Cleveland Clinic received honorable mention. Charlene Williams, RN, Manager of the Nurse-On-Call contact center accepted the recognition.

Cleveland Clinic received honorable mention. Charlene Williams, RN, Manager of the Nurse-On-Call contact center accepted the recognition.

Vivian Winter, Director of the Referral Center at Georgetown University Hospital, accepted this recognition at HealthLine Systems' recent client dinner in Atlanta. She said: "With the resources of Sharp Focus and our referral team's passion for service, the results are extraordinary." Vivian and her team were honored with an engraved crystal award to the applause of HealthLine clients.

About HealthLine Systems, Inc.

HealthLine Systems, Inc. provides software solutions for over 1,000 health care organizations throughout North America. HealthLine Systems is an established leader in the healthcare industry, now in its 21st year of service to clients. HealthLine Systems' Sharp Focus® and EchoAccess™ contact center software solutions address pressing requirements of hospitals, health systems and managed care organizations for increased market share and improved return on investment (ROI). HealthLine Systems' contact center clients recover revenue, create incremental revenue, reduce cost, integrate with the Web, strengthen operations, and document financial impact.

For more information, visit www.healthlinesystems.com, or contact via e-mail.

For Further Information Contact:

Rick Stier
Vice President
HealthLine Systems, Inc.
1 800 733-8737 extension 7265
Facsimile: 858-673-9866
Email:

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