Abaton.com, Inc., Minneapolis, MN — Through its Internet technology-based suite of applications, Abaton.com improves the quality of care provided to an increasing number of patients — while simultaneously setting new standards for care delivery efficiency. The Abaton.com suite provides clinical information, medical decision making support, access to test results, order management and prescription writing capability — opening electronic lines of communication to streamline functions and fundamentally change clinical workflow. (Acquired, November 1999)

AirLogix, Inc., Dallas, TX — AirLogix is a disease management company focused on improving the care management of asthmatics and sufferers of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Through the use of treatment plans, care protocols, and respiratory wellness programs, AirLogix has proven its ability to improve patient care while reducing costs to the healthcare system. (Privately held)

Aperture Credentialing, Inc., Louisville, KY — Aperture is the nation’s leading provider data management organization. A certified "Credentialing Verification Organization", Aperture provides credential verification, provider site review, Hedis data collection, and consulting services to leading managed care organizations. (Spun off from Humana in 1997, privately held)

BenefitMall.com, Dallas, TX — BenefitMall.com is the leading national employee benefit resource on the World Wide Web, providing brokers, free of charge, with instant quotes and proposals from thousands of group insurance plans and more than 80 insurance carriers. BenefitMall.com’s network of nearly 10,000 brokers sell more than $1,000,000 in insurance premiums to small business each day. (Spun off from Humana in 1999, privately held)

JSA Healthcare Corporation, St. Petersburg, FL — JSA is a provider of primary healthcare services with a focus on wellness and preventive medicine. JSA provides services through exclusive contracts with private managed care organizations for which the company may assume financial risks, as well as fee-for- service contracts with the US military, and various non-exclusive insurance networks. (Privately held)

Paidos Health Management Services, Inc., Chicago, IL— Paidos provides a clinical case management system that manages the entire initial episode of care for Neonatal Intensive Care Unit patients. Paidos ensures the careful calibration of services to meet the infant’s and family’s needs. Paidos currently provides NICU case management services to some of the nation's leading health insurers. (Privately held)

Paradigm Healthcare Corporation, Concord, CA — Paradigm provides catastrophic medical event management to bearers of financial risk. Paradigm’s proprietary approach to managing acquired brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, severe burns, premature births and multiple traumas enable insurers to ensure that catastrophically ill patients receive the highest quality care, provided in an efficient and effective manor. (Privately held)

Quality Metric, Providence, RI — Quality Metric is an emerging leader in the development and use of Health Risk Assessments (HRA's) and health outcomes research. Quality Metric has married the use of modern physcometric testing methods, computerized dynamic assessments, and the Internet to launch a suite of web-based health measurement and monitoring tools. (Privately held)

CorSolutions Medical Corporation , Buffalo Grove, IL—   CorSolutions is a leading provider of cardiovascular disease management to the insurance industry. In addition to CorSolutions' proven management techniques with Congestive Heart Failure patients, CorSolutions also provides programs to manage Coronary Artery Disease (CAD). (Privately held)

Trizetto Group, Newport Beach, CA — Trizetto is a leading provider of application services and business portals for the healthcare industry. As an application service provider, Trizetto hosts and provides access to leading business and Internet applications. HealthWeb, its Internet portal, facilitates information-exchange and e-commerce among all key healthcare participants: providers, health plans, employers and consumers. (Public, NASDAQ: TZIX)

Essex WoodlandsFund — Founded in 1994, the Essex Woodlands fund invests in various segments of the healthcare industry — including biotechnology, healthcare services, medical devices, diagnostic services, and healthcare information technology systems.

Latin Healthcare Fund — LHF is a private equity fund focused on investment opportunities in the developing healthcare industry of Latin and South America. The Fund’s investment focus includes managed care companies, integrated delivery systems, and ancillary healthcare service providers.

CMG Health, Inc. — CMG Health is a leader in the management of mental health care and benefits for the managed care industry. CMG provides mental health provider networks, quality management, and claim administration. (Acquired by Magellan Health Services)

Healthcare Recoveries, Inc., Louisville, KY — Healthcare Recoveries is an independent provider of health insurance subrogation and related recovery services for private healthcare payers in the U.S. (Public, NASDAQ: TROV)

Raytel Medical, San Mateo, CA —Raytel Medical Corporation is a provider of healthcare services, utilizing transtelephonic remote cardiac monitoring to patients with cardiovascular disease. (Public, NASDAQ: RTEL)

U. S. Behavioral Health, Emeryville, CA — Provider of medical claims and administration services. Manages mental health benefits for employers by reviewing the medical necessity of psychiatric and substance-abuse services. (Acquired 1990)