Experian Health ranks 44 on the Healthcare Informatics annual HCI 100 list

FRANKLIN, Tenn., June 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Experian Health, a leading provider of revenue cycle products; consultative services; and data and analytics for health systems, hospitals and medical groups, today announced that it ranked 44^th on the 2014 Healthcare Informatics (HCI) 100 list, an annual listing of the top 100 health information technology (HIT) companies.

Experian Health includes the capabilities from its most recent acquisition of Passport in the areas of orders and scheduling, patient access, claims and contract management, patient engagement, patient collections optimization, and population health management. This year's ranking is an improvement from last year (prior to the acquisition), where it was in the 74^th position. It is also an improvement for Passport, which ranked 65^th on the 2013 list.

"We are again honored to be recognized among the top health information technology companies in this year's HCI 100 list," said Scott MacKenzie, president of Experian Health. "Our significant improvement in the rankings demonstrates Experian's dedication to the healthcare industry. Through the combined strengths of Experian Health and Passport, we are able to deliver the tools and resources to healthcare professionals to support every facet of the revenue cycle, resulting in greater patient engagement, client-driven innovation and an accelerated collections process."

The HCI 100 is an annual ranking of the top 100 health information technology (HIT) companies based on HIT revenue earnings from the most recent fiscal year. In collaboration with Porter Research and ST Advisors LLC, HCI reviews and analyzes company-reported sales figures, official financial filings, press releases and information from unrelated healthcare industry consultants to determine the most deserving companies.

To view the complete results of the HCI 100 annual ranking, visit the Healthcare Informatics Website. For more information on Experian Health's products and services, visit http://www.experian.com/health.

About Experian Health

Experian Health is the leader in providing advanced revenue cycle management products and consultative services powered by data and analytics to health systems, hospitals, medical groups and specialty organizations, helping them to optimize payment processes, reduce bad debt and make more informed business decisions. With clients at more than 2,900 hospitals and thousands of healthcare provider groups nationwide, Experian Health delivers financial insight that allows healthcare organizations to better understand their financial performance, drive operating margin improvement, mitigate risk and protect revenue streams. Its suite of patient access, claims and contract management, and collections products and consultative services gives healthcare organizations greater visibility into critical revenue cycle management processes and meets the industry's growing need for a single integrated source of financial data and analytics that can adapt to current and future payment models. For more information on Experian Health and its suite of products, visit www.experian.com/health.

About Experian

Experian^® is the leading global information services company, providing data and analytical tools to clients around the world. The Group helps businesses to manage credit risk, prevent fraud, target marketing offers and automate decision making. Experian also helps individuals to check their credit report and credit score, and protect against identity theft.

Experian plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange (EXPN) and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 index. Total revenue for the year ended March 31, 2014, was US$4.8 billion. Experian employs approximately 16,000 people in 39 countries and has its corporate headquarters in Dublin, Ireland, with operational headquarters in Nottingham, UK; California, US; and São Paulo, Brazil.

For more information, visit http://www.experianplc.com.

Experian and the Experian marks used herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of Experian Information Solutions, Inc. Other product and company names mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.

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Experian Public Relations
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