Keane Wins Multi-Year Project with Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Keane to Deploy Admission Discharge Transfer (ADT) System and Upgrade Back-End Revenue Cycle Management System

SAN RAMON, Calif., Aug. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Keane, Inc., a global services firm that specializes in enabling transformation of its clients' business and IT functions, today announced that it has signed a multi-year contract with The Johns Hopkins Hospital. As part of the project, Keane will deploy a front-end Admission Discharge and Transfer (ADT) solution and upgrade the hospital's existing back-end billing solution, which has been in place since 1991, to Keane's new browser-based EZ-Access Patcom solution.

The front-end ADT System, also browser-based, will take just over one year to fully deploy. The system will streamline the hospital's patient registration system from the point of admission through the discharge or transfer of the patient and will interface with over 200 systems within The Johns Hopkins Hospital. This includes the collection and management of critical patient data to improve patient safety and quality of care, as well as billing and insurance information, to streamline billing processes on the back-end.

Upgrading the back-end billing system to Keane's EZ-Access Patcom will give Johns Hopkins additional insight and functionality into patient billing, enhance the revenue cycle process and improve staff productivity, generating improved ROI for the hospital.

"The Johns Hopkins Hospital is a long-time client of Keane, and we're delighted that they have selected us to implement a full admission, discharge and transfer solution, which is one of the most visible technology components in a hospital," said Walt Kaczor, Senior Vice President, Keane Healthcare Solutions Division (HSD). "We believe this project is a testament to the quality of our solutions and our ability to develop long-term client relationships."

EZ-Access Patcom is a member of the EZ-Access family of browser-based applications - a total HIS that offers patient management, financial management, clinical, enterprise, patient care, practice management and long-term care systems to the healthcare community.

About Keane's Healthcare Solutions Division

Keane's Healthcare Solutions Division (HSD) provides proprietary software and services to hospitals and long-term care facilities throughout the country. Since 1975, Keane's software has been helping clients increase efficiencies, reduce medical errors, meet regulatory requirements, and enhance revenue cycle management. Keane's core healthcare solutions include Keane Optimum, Patcom(R), and Keane NetSolutions. Information about Keane HSD is available on the Internet at http://www.keane.com/hsd .

About Keane

In business since 1965 and based in the United States, Keane is a global services firm that specializes in enabling transformation of its clients' business and IT functions. The transformation partner of choice for clients across a broad array of industries, Keane is unique in its passion for building satisfying and enduring relationships with clients. Keane's solutions - which comprise consulting, technology, and outsourcing services - are customized to address clients' industry-specific challenges and enable dramatic improvements in business performance.

For more information on Keane's services portfolio, industry solutions, and global locations, visit http://www.keane.com/ .

   Contact:    Ed Meehan   VP, Sales & Marketing   Keane HSD   631.824.5206    Mike Gallo   Gutenberg Communications   212.239.8594  

CONTACT: Ed Meehan, VP, Sales & Marketing of Keane HSD, +1-631-824-5206; Mike Gallo of Gutenberg Communications, +1-212-239-8594

Web site: http://www.keane.com/ http://www.keane.com/hsd