The survey allows SDI to use a standard methodology for collecting dataand rating IHNs

IMS SAS 70 Type IIcertification complements the SAS 70 Type I certification the company receivedin Nov 2007. SAS 70 is the authoritative guidance that allows service organizations todisclose their control activities and processes to their customers and theircustomers' auditors in a uniform reporting format. A SAS 70 examinationsignifies that a service organization has had its control objectives and controlactivities examined by an independent accounting and auditing firm. A formalreport including the auditor's opinion ("Service Auditor's Report") is issued tothe service organization at the conclusion of a SAS 70 examination. IMS recently introduced Asset Disposition and Management Services (ADAM), adivision that handles the companys suite of Loss Mitigation services, includingits borrower outreach call center and short sale and REO management services.IMS also offers document delivery and Notary Service, as well as e-serviceproducts that enable the signing and notarization of loan documents online.Notary Service eliminates barriers to and increases the success rate of lossmitigation packages.

About IMSIntegrated Mortgage Solutions is the collateral protection resource for themortgage servicing industry, offering loss draft, inspections and preservation,hazard claims processing, property repair, loss mitigation and consultingservices. The company was created with the sole purpose of helping mortgageservicing companies handle defaulted and damaged properties efficiently andeffectively by reducing costs, risks and administrative burdens. For moreinformation about IMS, visit For IMSJoy Harper, 678-781-7208orElizabeth Salter, 678-781-7224 Copyright Business Wire 2009. Areas where IHNs performed better in 2009 than in 2008 included outpatientutilization and physician participation.

Compared to 2008 scores, the averagescores of the top 10 and all IHNs improved in these two categories. The 2009 edition identifies the top 100 IHNs in the current universe of 570non-specialty, local and regional networks in the United States that meetcritical success factors. In addition to the top 100 IHNs, SDI publishes theBest of the Rest,a regional ranking of IHNs that did well but could not breakinto the top 100. The ratings are based on SDIs IHN Rating System, which evaluates each networksability to operate as a unified organization in eight categories: integration,integrated technology, contractual capabilities, outpatient utilization,financial stability, services and access, hospital utilization, and physicians. The IHN Rating System uses data from the following SDI products: SDI Integrated Healthcare Network Profiling Solution SDI Hospital Market Profiling Solution SDI Medical Group Practice Profiling Solution SDI Diagnostic Imaging Center/Chain Profiling Solution SDI Freestanding Outpatient Surgery Center/Chain Profiling Solution SDI Home Health Agency/Chain Profiling Solution SDI Healthcare Market Index SDIs annual IHN survey, initiated in 1997, is another primary source for theratings.

The survey allows SDI to use a standard methodology for collecting dataand rating IHNs. Traditional primary and secondary research completes the dataprofiles of nonresponders. This report includes colorcharts and subjective commentary for each of the eight rating categories. To see the top 100 networks, visit the IHN information page at SDI is the leadingprovider of de-identified patient-level data analytics and offers a broad arrayof solutions and insights across the continuum of care.