Alliance with HealthWare, Inc. Brings New Functionalities to Better Facilitate the Generation, Tracking and Submissions of Medical Claims

Vancouver, Wash. – September 12, 2007 – Columbia Ultimate, the industry expert in providing software and integrated solutions for collecting money, today announced that it will incorporate a new claim processing solution into its flagship software - The Collector System - to streamline the processing of healthcare receivables.  

HealthWare’s ClaimWare software enables collectors to generate claims directly from The Collector System screen, and electronically submit the information to a clearinghouse.  Furthermore, with ClaimWare, any medical data stored in The Collector System can be used to create WIP lists, account management strategies as well as letters and notices.  Collectors will be able to add, view and update medical data right on The Collector System screen as well as obtain in-depth reporting on claim information.

“With the power of ClaimWare, our clients can now fully maximize the medical data available from The Collector System and use it to enhance their overall operations, including processing of healthcare receivables and track unpaid insurance balances,” said R. Fred Houston, president and CEO, Columbia Ultimate.

The Collector System is an industry standard collections tracking and management system that simplifies and automates tasks to make the collections process easier and faster. Collection agencies, debt buyers, banks, and healthcare and retail organizations use The Collector System to increase cash flow, reduce operating costs, and streamline collections and debt recovery.

About Columbia Ultimate
Columbia Ultimate is the industry expert in providing software and integrated solutions for collecting money. Since 1979, collection agencies, debt buyers, banks, healthcare and retail organizations have relied on Columbia Ultimate's comprehensive line of software and services to increase efficiency, profitability and success with their collections. In addition, Columbia Ultimate is the leader in providing revenue recovery solutions for state, county and local governments across the country.

About HealthWare
HealthWare, Inc. was founded in 1996 to solve the increasing technology demands of the rapidly changing healthcare receivables industry.  The company’s primary emphasis is on providing software tools for billing, tracking, and collecting receivables for physicians, hospitals, and other healthcare organizations.  HealthWare provides solutions and interfaces them into existing systems to provide an integrated approach to handling healthcare receivables. For more information visit www.healthwareinc.com.