American Imaging Management Announces Appearance at Maximizing Managed Radiology for Health Plans Conference

DEERFIELD, IL– May 8, 2006 – American Imaging Management, Inc. (AIM), the leader in intelligent management solutions for diagnostic imaging services, announced today that senior management will be presenting and exhibiting at the Maximizing Managed Radiology for Health Plans Conference hosted by the World Research Group in Las Vegas, Nevada, May 22-24, 2006. The conference highlights proven strategies to improve radiology costs, utilization, and quality.

AIM, a Silver Sponsor of this conference, will present a workshop entitled, Optimizing Your Health Plan’s Outpatient Radiology Network. This workshop is designed to help health plans understand the complexities of the outpatient radiology market, understand what tools are available to address these complexities, and determine components of a network optimization strategy that will deliver the most value to health plans, employers, and members. David Harrington, AIM’s Chief Executive Officer, and Brandon Cady, AIM’s Senior Vice President of Sales and Client Development will lead the discussion.

AIM’s case study presentation, Carving Out a Success Story – Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas’ Experience with Implementing a Preferred High-Tech Outpatient Radiology Network, co-presented by Harrington and Darren Rodgers, Senior Vice President of Healthcare Management at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, will focus on Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas’ unique diagnostic imaging management partnership with AIM, including program design, network development, and program results such as changes in utilization, reductions in unit pricing, and per member per month savings.

“The AIM approach, which focuses on efficient and clinically credible diagnostic imaging exam Order Entry, Order Fulfillment, and Transaction Validation processes, has delivered measurable results for our health plan partners. AIM welcomes the opportunity to share our proven strategies for managing diagnostic imaging with health plans at the Conference.”

For information on AIM’s appearance at the Maximizing Managed Radiology for Health Plans Conference, please contact Neepa Patel, Senior Vice President of Corporate Initiatives and Product Development at pateln@americanimaging.net.

About American Imaging Management
Founded in 1989, Deerfield, Ill.-based AIM was the first company to focus exclusively on management of outpatient diagnostic imaging services. Since its inception, AIM has developed a spectrum of programs and services that ensure the right test is ordered at the right time, that patients are directed to the best imaging location for the service, and that proper payment is received by the health plan for the service. AIM’s programs help manage diagnostic imaging services for more than 16 million people on behalf of health insurers across the United States. For more information about AIM, please visit www.americanimaging.net.

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