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Electronic Network Systems, Inc. Receives EHNAC Accreditation COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Oct. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Electronic Network Systems, Inc. (ENS), a subsidiary of NWH, Inc. (NASDAQ:NWIR), announced today it has received full corporate accreditation by The Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC). "ENS strives to perform at the highest levels for its customers and business partners," says Ana English, ENS President and Chief Operating Officer. "EHNAC corporate certification validates our exceptional operations and service level performance." According to Lee Barrett, executive director of EHNAC, "Today, ENS joins a select group of clearinghouses that have demonstrated to independent third party evaluators their ability to deliver their services consistent with the only standards in the industry that measure the overall business practices of a clearinghouse." ENS provided the EHNAC commissioners documentation and on-site demonstrations in all areas of review: Privacy and confidentiality; technical performance including EDI transmission of data; Internet security; customer service; disaster recovery, business practices, and resources. Patricia McKinney, VP ENS Services, states, "The process of EHNAC accreditation has been extremely valuable to ENS. All ENS employees share in this accomplishment through their continuous efforts toward excellence." About EHNAC EHNAC is an independent, not-for-profit accrediting agency that provides independent peer evaluation of an organization's ability to perform at industry-established levels. EHNAC's function is to promote administrative simplification and cost savings in the healthcare industry and to provide the healthcare transaction industry with an independent capability to develop industry standards, known as EHNAC Criteria. The mission of EHNAC is to promote standards, quality service, innovation, cooperation and open competition within the healthcare EDI industry: Establishes minimum criteria for industry self-regulation. * Encourages firms in the industry to improve performance. * Facilitates open market access and competition ("open access" referring to acceptance of transactions from any source or routing.) * Fosters consistency in transmitted information. * Enhances customer service and satisfaction. ("Customers" include providers, payers, intermediaries and third parties.) The EHNAC Commission seeks to accredit entities that send or receive HIPAA regulated transactions, or that transport or process EDI transactions between two or more trading partners in the healthcare community. These entities include, but are not limited to, clearinghouses, transactions processors, value-added networks (VANs), payers, providers and provider management organizations. http://www.ehnac.org/. About NWH, Inc. and ENS NWIR (http://www.nwhinc.com/) was organized in 1993 as a holding and strategic resource company concentrating its resources on the acquisition, finance, development and management of telecom, healthcare services, technology and media businesses. Its principal operating subsidiary, Electronic Network Systems (ENS) (http://www.enshealth.com/) provides Internet and e-commerce connectivity between thousands of health care providers such as physicians, hospitals, clinics, practice management software vendors and third party commercial payers. ENS is currently processing transactions annually from more than 200,000 providers. ENS provides services to healthcare providers and payers that eliminate paper and labor-intensive process in the administration of healthcare delivery. ENS provides and supports Health-e Network(R), a full cycle suite of products and services designed to increase productivity, automate, and streamline workflow between providers and health care payer organizations. Contact: Electronic Network Systems (ENS) Patricia McKinney VP ENS Services 800.341.6141 DATASOURCE: Electronic Network Systems, Inc. CONTACT: Electronic Network Systems (ENS) - Patricia McKinney VP ENS Services, 1-800-341-6141, Web site: http://www.ehnac.org/ http://www.nwhinc.com/ http://www.enshealth.com/

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