FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 19, 2001

For More Information Contact: Kathy Girton, Paragon Partners 714-379-3376 Jason Myers, CareScience 415-546-3009

Paragon Data Suite Product Receives CareScience Certification
Designation Given to Internet-enabled Products that Meet Industry Standards

HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA (April 19, 2001) –Paragon Partners Ltd. is pleased to announce that its Paragon Data Suite product has been awarded CareScience certification, a designation given to Internet-enabled solutions that meet industry standards for security, interoperability and product usability. The CareScience Certified™ program offers buyers the first level of research on technology products and provides an instant shortlist of technologies that comply with industry standards. Paragon Data Suite Internet Series provides instant access to information and images over the Internet. Users can easily scan, search, retrieve and view information and documents from a remote location using a secured logon through the Internet.

Paragon Data Suite is a complete image and data management solution used by California Community Health Centers to archive and retrieve medical records, administrative documents and billing documents (EOBs and Superbills). Paragon Data Suite converts paper documents into electronic records and reduces paper storage space and its related costs. Paragon Data Suite can view more than 200 file formats from a desktop computer, LAN, WAN, Intranet and Internet.

"Paragon has always focused on the scanning, indexing and retrieval of paper documents in production environments. With the introduction of our new Internet enabled products, we can now extend our applications to the meet the needs of customers with multiple locations. This is a perfect fit for Health Care facilities that have a need to share information from remote locations and continue to electronically capture paper documents. In addition, Paragon Data Suite can access, view and markup over 200 file types over the Internet in their native format," says Kathy Girton, Sales and Marketing Manager at Paragon.

Making the Technology Selection Process Easy

CareScience Certified products are listed in CareScience’s Technology Assessment Tools™, an online directory that brings purchasers of healthcare Internet applications together with technology suppliers to streamline the technology selection process. CareScience certification is not a product endorsement or a guarantee of performance, but an objective, critical appraisal of technology products that meet the following criteria:

• Use of Industry Standards and Security Practices. The product must protect privacy, security and confidentiality; support current authorization and access control mechanisms; and conform to healthcare industry and Internet transmission standards.
• Financial Viability. The company must be financially stable, with a strong balance sheet, access to capital for growth, and sufficient cash flow to maintain future operations. In addition, the company executives must have a demonstrated track record.
• Internet-based technology. The product's technical architecture must support Internet-based applications and the product's functionality must be accessible through industry standard Web browsers.
• Interoperability. The product must be standards-based and work with and exchange data with Internet-based products from other companies. The exchange of data should require minor interface work effort.
• Product efficacy and proven capability. The company must be committed to developing the product. The product must work in a real-world environment and must offer sufficient user documentation, training and technical support.

Certified products are listed in the Technology Assessment directory and are identified with a unique certification seal.

About Your Company

Paragon Partners Ltd. specializes in the development of Business Information Management Solutions. Its comprehensive suite of data products is designed to simplify document management and maximize efficiency. Paragon’s name was selected for its meaning, "A pattern of excellence". Paragon is committed to providing imaging and document management solutions using the latest technologies available.

About CareScience

CareScience, Inc. (www.carescience.com) is the nation’s leading provider of online care management services to the healthcare industry. Its products access, analyze and apply clinical data to the management of care, including quality monitoring, practice improvement, error tracking and process efficiency. For the pharmaceutical industry, CareScience provides tools and services that shorten drug development time and improve development yield. CareScience has developed its products in collaboration with leading public organizations, including the Wharton School of Business, the University of Pennsylvania, the National Library of Medicine, Los Alamos National Laboratory and the California HealthCare Foundation. CareScience has major offices in Philadelphia and San Francisco and is traded on the NASDAQ National Market under the symbol CARE.