Rules of Operation

I. Introduction
Medical Records Institute has designed HIT ConsultantCompare to help link healthcare providers with HIT/EMR consultants. The program will provide hospitals, clinics, physician practices, and other providers with broader, more transparent data about consultants and their services so that they can compare and contrast them and make informed consultant selection decisions. It will benefit participating consultants by giving them wider exposure and greater access to prospective clients.

To provide these benefits, MRI must assure that the information submitted by HIT/EMR consultants and included in the ConsultantCompare program is true, accurate and complete. Accordingly, by participating in the program, each consultant certifies that the submissions are true, accurate and complete and, further, agrees to be bound by the HIT Consultant Compare Terms and Conditions of Use and these Rules of Operation, as they may be amended or revised from time to time. MRI will give participating consultants notice of changes in the Rules.

MRI understands that unintentional inaccuracies may be included in the submission and provides for corrective mechanisms in these Rules. However, MRI also reserves the right to terminate any participant in the program if it determines that a consultant is acting in bad faith or if it otherwise determines that it is appropriate to do so.

II. Vendor Submission Requirements as of October 2007

To enroll in HIT ConsultantCompare, a consultant must

1. Complete and sign the HIT Consultant Compare Terms and Conditions of Use and submit it electronically or by fax to 617-896-0143.
2. Complete the online HIT ConsultantCompare Application for Submission form.
3. Pay the submission fee according to the following sliding scale:

Annual Revenues	HIT ConsultantCompare Fees
<=$250,000	$150
$250,000 to $500,000	$250
$500,000 to $1,000,000	$400
$1,000,000 to $2,500,000	$600
$2,500,000 to $5,000,000	$800
$5,000,000 to $10,000,000	$1000
>$10,000,000	$1200

4. Complete the HIT ConsultantCompare Questionnaire. The link and password to this questionnaire will be emailed to you after you have completed and submitted the Terms and Conditions and the Application forms and made complete payment for submissions. See outline of questionnaire below.

III. HIT ConsultantCompare Questionnaire Outline (As noted above, a link to the complete questionnaire will be emailed to you after MRI has received your forms and payment.)

Note: Many questions may be answered by YES or NO, with or without comments. Others require a narrative answer. Companies are asked for general (not proprietary) information. Further, a company may decline to answer any question. Topics addressed include:

• Contact information for follow up by prospective clients
• Business demographics
• Business disclosures (e.g., type of ownership, years in business)
• Personnel
• Services offered (EMR selection, HIPAA compliance, workflow reengineering, etc.)
• RFPs
• Contracts (topics, not details)

V. Self-reporting, Public Verification, and Correction Methods

In order to assure the reliability and credibility of the HIT ConsultantCompare program and the truth, accuracy and completeness of the submissions, information is open to challenge by any individual or organization, including other consultants. MRI will post each challenge with the name of its challenger. A consultant then may agree to a change if a mistake has been made or may insist that the information is correct and rebut the complaint. To discourage frivolous challenges, information regarding who initiates challenges and the outcome of the review will be made publicly available, and those initiating repeated unsubstantiated challenges may themselves be subject to review costs.

Note: At times specified by MRI, consultants may update information at a fee of $50.

For more information on HIT ConsultantCompare, contact Claudia Tessier at 617-964-3923 x206.