Briefs

CHICAGO----March 27, 2001--

HCFA's Peer Review Organizations purchase $1.2 million in SPSS
software to help in the Payment Error Prevention Program

To ensure Medicare pays correctly for medical services, the Health
Care Financing Administration (HCFA) has approved Clementine, SPSS'
enterprise-strength data mining workbench, for use within its national
network of peer review organizations (PROS), independent healthcare
experts contracted by the federal government to improve the care given
to Medicare patients. The PROS will use Clementine to evaluate and
ultimately reduce payment error rates. Nine PROS have purchased $1.2
million worth of Clementine software and services, with several
additional PROS evaluating the software for purchase in 2001.

See www.spss.com/press