HIMSS Analytics Announces Four-Year Agreement with QuadraMed

CHICAGO (November 7, 2006) - HIMSS Analytics™ announced today the signing of a four-year agreement with QuadraMed® Corporation (Amex: QD) to provide its Web-enabled HIMSS Analytics™ Database .

The database gives healthcare solution providers immediate access to continuously updated information to enable them to respond quickly to the needs of the healthcare information technology (IT) marketplace. The application helps track technology adoption in healthcare by collecting utilization and deployment data trend information on software applications, wireless local area networks, Web tool sets, RFID and security applications.

"Working with HIMSS Analytics and the market research data now available to us will provide QuadraMed with the insight and information needed to best serve and support the needs of healthcare professionals and the marketplace itself," said Kate Hurley, Manager, Business Development, for QuadraMed. "In today's healthcare environment, it is crucial to understand the ongoing trends and changes in the industry. HIMSS Analytics provides the level of detailed information we need to better understand and act on activity in the marketplace."

"We're pleased to work with QuadraMed in this new relationship, " said Dave Garets, president and CEO of HIMSS Analytics. "HIMSS Analytics' mission is to provide valuable information to all entities with an interest in healthcare information technology - from IT solution vendors like QuadraMed to their clients, the healthcare provider organizations."

About HIMSS Analytics
HIMSS Analytics supports improved decision-making for healthcare organizations, healthcare IT companies and consulting firms by delivering high quality data and analytical expertise. The company collects and analyzes healthcare organization data relating to IT processes and environments, products, information systems (IS) department composition and costs, IS department management metrics, healthcare delivery trends and purchasing related decisions. HIMSS Analytics is a wholly owned, not-for-profit subsidiary of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS).

About QuadraMed Corporation
QuadraMed Corporation advances the success of healthcare organizations through IT solutions that leverage quality care into positive financial outcomes. As evolving reimbursement scenarios challenge healthcare organizations to leverage quality of care into payment, clients committing to QuadraMed's care-based solutions can realize market leading financial performance. Using QuadraMed's end-to-end solutions to optimize the patient experience and leverage quality of care into payment, our clients can receive the proper reimbursement, in the shortest time, at the lowest administrative cost. Behind our products and services is a staff of almost 600 professionals whose experience and dedication to service have earned QuadraMed the trust and loyalty of customers at approximately 2,000 healthcare provider facilities. To find out more about QuadraMed, visit www.quadramed.com.

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312-915-9237 - jlofstrom@himss.org

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