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CarePayment Appoints Allison Yazdian as Vice President of Marketing and Product

San Francisco, CA. — February 7, 2011 — CarePayment®, an innovative patient loyalty and payment program, today announced that Allison Yazdian will join the company as vice president of marketing and product. She will lead CarePayment's efforts to align their product offerings with the needs of U.S. Hospitals and Health Systems. Yazdian will report to CarePayment Senior Vice President Chris Chen. She is joining CarePayment from The Advisory Board Company, where she was the marketing executive in the company's physician analytics group.

"I am delighted to welcome Allison to CarePayment," Chen said. "This is an exciting time as we take our company to the next level of growth. Allison's unique background, coupled with her passion for healthcare, will be an invaluable asset in this long-term effort."

"There are tremendous opportunities ahead for CarePayment to influence the patient experience in healthcare," Yazdian said. "I am excited about helping providers and patients come together to manage their financial and ultimately their physical and emotional health. CarePayment is uniquely positioned to make a big impact in this space."

Allison spent several years at the Advisory Board Company in a variety of roles ranging from traditional sales to new product launches. In her last role at The Advisory Board, Allison was senior director in their new product development group, where she took their physician referral analytics platform to market. Allison has management consulting experience through her time at Monitor Group and has an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

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About CarePayment

Established in 2004, CarePayment helps patients pay their medical bills over time at a 0.0% Annual Percentage Rate by offering a hospital branded loyalty card. This innovative approach has proven to enhance the patient experience while simultaneously improving collection rates for the hospital. Many of CarePayment's hospital partners experience a double impact to their bottom line: one from the reduction in bad debt and the other from additional revenue as a result of repeat visits. For additional information, please call (800) 316.4350 or visit www.carepayment.com.