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Systems Xcellence Announces the Release of its New Integrated Payment and Billing System for Healthcare Benefit Management Organizations

MILTON, Ontario (February 29, 2000) -- Systems Xcellence Inc., (TSE: SXC) announced today the general availability of its new integrated Billing and Payment application.

The Billing and Payment (HX-B&P) system is a software application that acts as a bridge between SX's health benefits systems and the Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM's) organization's selected accounting package. The function of the HX-B&P system is to provide reporting and fiscal management at the claim level while providing summarized data electronically to standard accounts receivable and accounts payable systems. The two systems support each other in providing robust, full functionality not generally found in standard accounting systems.

The Billing module supports the flexibility to bill claims, administer claim service fees by transaction type and non-claim related fees for services such as eligibility maintenance, card production, prior authorization, reports and report regeneration. The system's Payment module offers the tools to manage and report the stream of claims payment. This product offers both timely and cost-effective reimbursement to providers and patients for the costs of healthcare services, subsequently maintaining satisfied suppliers and customers.

The HX-B&P system can be delivered as a fully integrated component of SX's Pharmacy Benefit Management system and is the latest step in the Company's commitment to building new products for its healthcare customers.

"Comprehensive and flexible billing and payment capability is key to our customer's profitability. Our HX software now provides new and extensive tools for cost-effective automation and management of billing streams. This new system was designed specifically with the needs of Health Benefit Management companies in mind," said Systems Xcellence President and CEO, Gordon Glenn.

The new Billing and Payment system is the latest add-on enhancement in Systems Xcellence's growing line of Healthcare Xcellence products for the healthcare benefits management industry. HX-PBSŪ (Pharmacy Benefits System), its flagship product, combines full-functionality with a patient-centric design. Targeting Pharmacy Benefits Managers and Managed Care Organizations; HX-PBS is used to manage all aspects of pharmacy benefits, such as membership identification and enrollment, drug interaction and utilization, billing and payments, eligibility and claims adjudication.

Systems Xcellence is headquartered in Milton, Ontario, and provides advanced online transaction processing solutions for the healthcare benefits management industry. The Company combines robust software products, business expertise and services to deliver superior solutions to the ever-changing managed care sector.