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Superior Consultant Health Futurist to Speak at Congressman Kennedy's Frontiers in Healthcare Dr. Jeff Bauer to Offer Insight on Transforming the Healthcare Delivery System Through the Use of Information Technology SOUTHFIELD, Mich., June 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In response to a growing emphasis on healthcare information technology -- initiated by three Institute of Medicine reports on the quality of care, then reinforced by President Bush's recent push for a national electronic medical record system within 10 years and appointment of the first healthcare IT czar -- Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy (D-R.I.) will host the first annual Frontiers in Healthcare symposium on June 21 at Brown University in Providence, R.I. Speaking at the conference, centered on the theme of "transforming healthcare for the 21st century," will be Jeffrey C. Bauer, Ph.D., a nationally recognized health futurist and medical economist, and senior vice president for Superior Consultant Company, Inc., (NASDAQ:SUPC), a leading national provider of transformational outsourcing, management and information technology consulting services and solutions to the healthcare industry. In the speaking company of other foremost experts in the healthcare industry, Dr. Bauer will participate on a panel titled "Bringing Health Information to Scale," which will explore policy ideas for expediting the widespread adoption of healthcare IT and creation of a national health information infrastructure. He will specifically address federal grants and loans available to help create new regional health networks and support and expand existing networks. "This symposium will highlight practical ways to turn vision into reality," Dr. Bauer said. "Everyone agrees that the electronic medical record is an idea whose time has come. I will be one of several speakers identifying actions that can be taken to move from plans to results in a timely manner." Also on the agenda is former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.), founder of the Center for Health Transformation, who recently partnered with Rep. Kennedy to sponsor legislation, tentatively titled "The Quality, Efficiency, Standards, and Technology for Healthcare Transformation Act (QUEST)," designed to promote IT as a means of improving healthcare and cutting costs. Gingrich will deliver the keynote address at the conference. The conference will also address best practices in healthcare, and delve into how payers and providers can change reimbursement practices to make healthcare delivery more efficient while reducing preventable medical errors. Other panel discussions include "Lab to Practice: The Science of Better Medicine" and "Changing the Incentives of Healthcare." Further, the conference will feature an exhibition displaying the latest in healthcare IT innovations. About Dr. Jeff Bauer Dr. Bauer is a nationally recognized health futurist and medical economist. He is a senior vice president for Superior Consultant Company, Inc. In his numerous publications and presentations, he forecasts the future of healthcare and describes practical, creative approaches to improving the healthcare delivery system. Dr. Bauer has published more than 135 articles, books, Web pages and videos on healthcare delivery. He speaks frequently to national audiences about key trends in healthcare, medical science, technology, reimbursement, information systems, public policy, and creative problem-solving. As a consultant, Dr. Bauer assists hospitals and other provider organizations with leadership education, strategic planning and visioning, technology assessment, service line development, and clinical transformation management. His latest book is Telemedicine and the Reinvention of Health Care: The Seventh Revolution in Medicine, co-authored with Marc Ringel, M.D. His two previous books are Not What the Doctor Ordered and Statistical Analysis for Health Care Decision-Makers: Understanding and Evaluating Critical Information in a Competitive Market. Dr. Bauer is currently writing a book on the future of healthcare information and publishing a series of Web articles on key trends in selected clinical services. About Superior Consultant Holdings Corporation Recipient of Frost & Sullivan's 2003 Best Bang for the Buck Award for providing services and solutions with the highest ratio of value to cost, Superior Consultant is a leading national provider of transformational outsourcing, management and information technology consulting services and solutions to the healthcare industry. Superior specializes in Digital Business Transformation(TM) services that enable clients to thrive in the information-driven economy, and its transformational outsourcing, management and information technology consulting services and solutions help clients plan and execute better business strategies and meet their fiscal challenges while advancing clinical quality. Superior's best practices outsourcing model includes a full range of flexible business process and information technology solutions, including data center services, 24/7/365 network monitoring and help desk services, facility management, interim management, and application outsourcing services. For 20 years, Superior has been recognized as an innovative leader within the healthcare industry and has been rewarded with full and partial outsourcing contracts, thousands of engagements, approximately 150 interim management assignments, and nearly 3,000 clients. For more information on Superior Consultant Holdings Corporation simply dial 1-800-PRO-INFO and enter the Company ticker: SUPC (a no-cost fax-on- demand service) or visit the Company's Web site at http://www.superiorconsultant.com/ . DATASOURCE: Superior Consultant Company, Inc. CONTACT: Richard D. Helppie, Chief Executive Officer, Richard R. Sorensen, Chief Financial Officer, or Susan M. Synor, Executive Vice President, of Superior Consultant Company, Inc., +1-248-386-8300 Web site: http://www.superiorconsultant.com/

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