Date: Fri, 19 Dec 1997 00:19:15 GMT Server: Stronghold/1.3b4 Ben-SSL/1.3 Apache/1.1.1 Content-type: text/html COHR Inc. - Nasdaq: (CHRI) A leading national outsourcing organization for health-care services.


April 19, 1996: Information MasterPlan/Blue Cross & Blue Shield of New Jersey

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF NEW JERSEY TO DISTRIBUTE COHR INC. SOFTWARE

Los Angeles, CA - Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey and COHR Inc. today announced a contractual relationship whereby BCBSNJ will license and distribute the COHR 835 Direct remittance software product. The software, which will be incorporated into BCBSNJ's Healthcare Access Network Services (HANS) system, enables providers to post insurance claims remittance transactions directly into their patient accounting systems, greatly reducing the administrative costs of claims reimbursement.

COHR 835 Direct integrates several software packages with its own programming logic to provide a high-quality, low-cost electronic data interchange (EDI) solution for remittance advice posting. The product translates the remittance file into a standard data transaction format, posts the data into the provider's system and generates a report on the journal activity-all automatically, eliminating typical human-interface errors. The BCBSNJ/COHR Inc. agreement represents the latest step in the development of a seamless EDI transaction interface among health-care industry trading partners.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey is the state's largest health insurer, serving the needs of over 1.9 million members. Through an alliance with IBM Corporation's subsidiary Integrated Systems Solutions Corporation, BCBSNJ developed HANS, one of the region's first comprehensive health care information networks. HANS will soon be implemented in every New Jersey hospital.

COHR Inc. (Nasdaq: CHRI) serves hospitals, integrated health systems and alternate site health providers with a wide range of outsourced health-care services and supplies. Based in Los Angeles, the company employs over 600 staff at 31 offices in 15 states.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey Contact:
Thomas J. Fitzpatrick, PhD (800) 661-HANS

COHR Inc. Contact:
David Manigault (800) 950-2647

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