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SEATTLE, July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The interactive, evidence-based clinical content of the Milliman Care Guidelines(R) will be available as an embedded feature of TriZetto's (NASDAQ:TZIX) newest Clinical CareAdvance(TM) (CCA) medical management application. Combining the annually updated, evidence-based Care Guidelines with TriZetto's CCA 4.4 application gives healthcare payors integrated clinical guidelines with real-time utilization management capabilities. This software enables nurses to work in one application and embed clinical guidelines directly to patient records, thus improving workflow and ensuring that the proper medical information is available when and where it is needed. "The complete clinical content from our Ambulatory Care, Inpatient and Surgical Care, General Recovery Guidelines, Recovery Facility Care and Home Care products will mesh seamlessly with TriZetto CCA 4.4," said Scott Harris, Milliman Care Guidelines Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. "Combining our discrete, actionable criteria and robust guideline content with CareAdvance provides a complete, integrated medical and patient management tool that will increase nursing efficiency and improve patient services." "The integration of the Care Guidelines into Clinical CareAdvance equips nurses with consistent, evidence-based clinical guidelines seamlessly across a single platform," said Gene Drabinski, President of Cost and Quality of Care at TriZetto. "By incorporating the Care Guidelines into our automated care management solution, TriZetto is again responding to our customers' need for workflow automation and consistency of care." More than 1,000 healthcare organizations license the Care Guidelines, which enable medical management across the entire continuum of care, with a particular emphasis on managing the chronically ill. TriZetto With its technology touching nearly half of the U.S. insured population, TriZetto is distinctly focused on accelerating the ability of healthcare payers to lead the industry's transformation to consumer-retail healthcare. The company provides premier information technology solutions that enhance its customers' revenue growth, increase their administrative efficiency and improve the cost and quality of care for their members. Healthcare payers include national and regional health insurance plans, and benefits administrators that provide transaction services to self-insured employer groups. The company's broad array of payer-focused information technology offerings include enterprise and component software, hosting and business process outsourcing services, and consulting. Headquartered in Newport Beach, Calif., TriZetto can be reached at 949.719.220 or at http://www.trizetto.com/. Milliman Care Guidelines Milliman Care Guidelines LLC, A Milliman Company, is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, and has independently developed and produced evidence- based clinical guidelines since 1990. The six-product Care Guidelines series is available through a wide range of software, including interactive options enabling point-and-click documentation of reviews and variances from best practice, plus real-time management reporting. For more information, visit http://www.careguidelines.com/. Milliman Care Guidelines is a wholly owned subsidiary of Milliman, which serves the full spectrum of business, financial, government, and union organizations. Founded in 1947 as Milliman & Robertson, the company has 47 offices in principal cities in the United States and worldwide. Milliman employs more than 2,000 people, including a professional staff of over 900 qualified consultants and actuaries. The firm has consulting practices in employee benefits, healthcare, life insurance/financial services, and property & casualty insurance. It is a founding member of Milliman Global, an international organization of consulting firms serving insurance, employee benefits and healthcare clients around the globe. For further information, visit http://www.milliman.com/. DATASOURCE: Milliman Care Guidelines CONTACT: Scott Harris, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Milliman Care Guidelines, +1-206-381-8160, Cell +1-480-203-7268, or Web site: http://www.milliman.com/ http://www.trizetto.com/

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