OAKLAND, Calif. August 17, 2007 - Emeryville-based MedeFinance (Mede), healthcare's leading provider of business performance analytics, invites interested healthcare provider and health plan executives to join them for their annual Mede Leadership Summit 2007 to be held October 9-12 in Montreal, Canada.  The innovative program, “Transparency and Organizational Performance,” will explore the business of healthcare and how to shape the future from both a provider and payer perspective.

Mede Leadership Summit 2007 offers attendees the opportunity to network with peers and nationally respected experts in healthcare, and attend two days of educational sessions and panel discussions covering the latest topics in healthcare such as health reform, consumer driven healthcare, and the implications of transparency on the current healthcare system.  Twelve (12) continuing professional education credits accredited through the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) are available at no additional cost for attendees who attend the two day conference. 

Featured speakers will include: 

Christopher McFadden, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs
Frank Williams, Chairman & CEO, The Advisory Board Company
Dave Watson, CTO of Kaiser Permanente Information Technology
Emily Friedman, Independent Writer, Lecturer, and Health Policy & Ethics Analyst, and
Duncan Ross, Vice President, Blue Shield of California

“We are excited to have such a distinguished group of speakers this year from a broad range of healthcare arenas,” stated Jim Quist, Executive Chairman of Mede. “The Mede Leadership Summit provides a stimulating forum for exploring innovative approaches for tackling today’s challenges in healthcare.”

For more information regarding Mede Leadership Summit 2007, or to register, visit http://www.medefinance.com/leadership/index.html

MedeFinance is the leading provider of managed, hosted on-demand business analytics and client services to assist healthcare providers and health plans improve financial and operational performance.  The company is recognized for delivering innovative services that create sustainable value through advanced adaptive analytics, an instantly available IT environment and unparalleled client services.  The company serves over 700 healthcare providers in the U.S. and U.K., including Kaiser Permanente, Tenet Healthcare Corp., Partners HealthCare, and The Cleveland Clinic. To find out more about Mede, visit www.medefinance.com.