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Misys Healthcare Systems, a market leader in healthcare IT, announced today that Family Health Care Services and Family Home Hospice, wholly owned subsidiaries of Sierra Health Services, have selected Misys Homecare(TM) to streamline their clinical and financial operations. By utilizing Misys Homecare, a fully integrated, intuitive clinical and business solution, Sierra expects to increase its operational effectiveness and enhance its delivery of high quality healthcare services to its home health and hospice patients. Sierra Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:SIE), a Las Vegas-based diversified healthcare company, owns and operates home health and hospice facilities in Las Vegas, Nevada. They chose Misys Homecare after a detailed review of five home health and hospice IT systems. As part of its million dollar project, the organization concluded that Misys Homecare best fit their range of needs from increasing claims reimbursements to enabling field clinicians to access critical patient data in real-time. Sierra cited Misys' strong reputation of building customer partnerships and current customer recommendations as key factors in the selection process. "After our review process, it became obvious that Misys Homecare is the IT solution of choice," said Bob Schaich, Sierra Health Services' VP and Chief Information Officer. "Misys' reputation of forming strong partnerships with clients and their stellar customer recommendations were instrumental in forging our relationship. Misys Homecare's integrated software applications along with its clear ease of use make them an ideal partner." Homecare and hospice organizations across the country turn to Misys Healthcare Systems for powerful clinical and business solutions that strengthen access to vital patient information thereby improving the quality of patient care. With its integrated clinical, financial and administrative capabilities, the solution meets the technology needs of home health, private-duty and hospice organizations of all sizes. "Sierra Health sought a comprehensive, industry-proven application for both its home health and hospice operations," said Cathy McKillip, Vice President of Operations for Homecare Systems, Misys Healthcare Systems. "Misys' partnership with Sierra Health enables them to address back office workflow issues and billing needs while arming their field clinicians with the best clinical solution on the market." About Sierra Health Services, Inc. Sierra Health Services Inc., based in Las Vegas, is a diversified healthcare services company that operates health maintenance organizations, indemnity insurers, preferred provider organizations, prescription drug plans and multi-specialty medical groups. Sierra's subsidiaries serve nearly 800,000 people through health benefit plans for employers, government programs and individuals. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.sierrahealth.com. About Misys Healthcare Systems Misys Healthcare Systems, one of the top five healthcare IT companies in North America, develops and supports reliable, easy-to-use software and services of exceptional quality that enable physicians and caregivers to more easily manage the complexities of healthcare. Misys' family of leading clinical products and Web-based technologies - Misys Optimum(TM) solutions - are designed from the ground up to share patient data across all medical care settings. Misys Optimum connects community-based physicians and caregivers to the acute care enterprise, enabling increased efficiencies, better decision-making and improved hospital-physician relations. For more information, visit www.misyshealthcare.com. About Misys plc Misys plc (FTSE: MSY.L), the global software company, is one of the world's largest and longest-established providers of industry-specific software. Founded in 1979, Misys serves the international banking and healthcare industries, combining technological expertise with in-depth understanding of customers' markets and operational needs. In banking Misys is a market leader with over 1,200 customers, including 49 of the world's top 50 banks. In healthcare Misys is also a market leader, serving more than 110,000 physicians in 18,000 practice locations, 1,200 hospitals and 600 home care providers. Through Sesame, a wholly-owned subsidiary, the company is also a leading provider of support services to financial advisers in the UK. Misys employs around 6,000 people who serve customers in more than 120 countries. For more information, visit www.misys.com. Misys. Making things that really matter, work better.