The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT(SM)) today announced that Emdeon Practice Services, a part of Emdeon Corporation (Nasdaq: HLTH), is CCHIT Certified(SM) for its product, Intergy EHR, and meets CCHIT ambulatory electronic health record (EHR) criteria for 2006. Ambulatory EHRs are designed for physician offices and clinics where most Americans get their healthcare. CCHIT is the recognized authority in the United States for certifying EHR products - an independent, nonprofit, public/private organization that sets the benchmark for healthcare information technology.


As a CCHIT Certified product, Intergy EHR has been tested and passed inspection of 100 percent of a comprehensive set of criteria for:


* functionality (ability to create and manage electronic records for all


patients, as well as automating workflow in a physician's office),


* interoperability (ability to receive and send electronic data to other


entities such as laboratories), and


* security (ability to keep patients' information safe).


The CCHIT Certified mark - a "seal of approval" for EHR products - provides the first consensus-based, consistent benchmark for ambulatory products. By looking to products with the CCHIT Certified seal, physicians and other providers can be assured they are making a reliable investment and insurers and other payers know the products meet expected industry standards.


"Physicians who purchase certified products have the assurance that they have been reviewed by a panel of judges, including practicing physicians, and that they are being evaluated against standards set by professionals in the field and successfully piloted with products from large and small companies," said Mark Leavitt, M.D., Ph.D., chair, CCHIT. "The quality and safety of EHR products can now be measured using certification criteria that were developed specifically for that purpose."


"We view the CCHIT certification process as an important step towards driving broader adoption of electronic health records and our compliance underscores Emdeon Practice Services' long-standing commitment to developing the highest quality products and services for the nation's physicians," said Andrew Corbin, CEO, Emdeon Practice Services. "Intergy EHR has been designed to complement the workflow of each individual physician and make relevant clinical information available at the point of care to increase practice efficiencies and help physicians improve the quality of care."


The goals of CCHIT product certification are to reduce the risk of HIT investment by physicians and other providers; ensure interoperability of HIT products; enhance the availability of HIT adoption incentives from purchasers and payers; and protect the privacy of personal health information.


CCHIT's certification compliance criteria and its design for a certification inspection process have been thoroughly researched, taking into account the state of the art of EHRs and available standards, and comparing certification processes in other industries and other countries. The inspection process is based on real-life medical scenarios designed to test products rigorously against the clinical needs of providers and the quality and safety needs of healthcare consumers and payers. One script, for example, recreates a scenario of an elderly man with poorly controlled diabetes, hypertension and other chronic conditions in order to test EHR functions such as potential adverse drug reactions, disease management and treatment plans.


About Emdeon


Emdeon (Nasdaq: HLTH) is a leading provider of business, technology and information solutions that transform both the financial and clinical aspects of healthcare delivery. At the core of Emdeon's vision is the commitment to connect providers, payers, employers, physicians and consumers in order to simplify business processes, to provide actionable knowledge at the right time and place and to improve healthcare quality.


Emdeon Business Services provides revenue cycle management and clinical communication solutions that enable payers, providers and patients to improve healthcare business processes. Emdeon Practice Services provides physician practice management and electronic health record software and services that increase practice efficiency and enhance patient care. WebMD (Nasdaq: WBMD) provides health information services for consumers, physicians, healthcare professionals, employers and health plans through its public and private online portals and health-focused publications. Porex is a developer, manufacturer and distributor of proprietary porous plastic products and components used in healthcare, industrial and consumer applications.


About CCHIT


CCHIT was founded in 2004 with support from three leading industry associations in healthcare information management and technology - The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) and The National Alliance for Health Information Technology (Alliance). In September 2005, CCHIT was awarded a contract by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to develop, create prototypes for, and evaluate the certification criteria and inspection process for EHRs and the networks through which they interoperate. More information on CCHIT and a list of CCHIT Certified products is available at http://www.cchit.org.


All statements contained in this press release, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements, including those regarding the benefits expected from the certification referred to in this press release and the market for EHR software. These statements are based on Emdeon's current plans and expectations and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual future events or results to be different than those described in or implied by such statements. These risks and uncertainties include those relating to: market acceptance of Emdeon's products and services; Emdeon's ability to form and maintain mutually beneficial relationships with customers and strategic partners; and changes in economic, political or regulatory conditions or other trends affecting the healthcare, Internet and information technology industries. Further information about these matters can be found in Emdeon's Securities and Exchange Commission filings. Emdeon expressly disclaims any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements.