June 27, 2001

OPEN MINDS Releases New Strategic Technology Report

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania – OPEN MINDS announces the release of a cutting edge technology report for the behavioral health and social services fields, A Guide to Strategic Technology Planning: An OPEN MINDS Special Report. This special report, edited by Monica E. Oss and Jodi Leedy, contains the hottest trends, the newest technology, and the issues that are influencing the future of technology that affect the behavioral health and social services fields. A Guide to Strategic Technology Planning: An OPEN MINDS Special Report has just been released and is a great value at $59.95.

A Guide to Strategic Technology Planning: An OPEN MINDS Special Report discusses the following topics:

1. A Combination Of Forces To Change The Face Of Behavioral Health And Social Services In 2001

2. Strategic Issues In Technology Planning: Where Are The Environmental Trends Shaping The Use Of Technology In The Behavioral Health And Social Services Fields?

3. New Rules For Investing In Technology

4. Issues In Improving Behavioral Health Care And Increasing Professional Productivity Through Technology

5. Using Data Warehouse Technology To Develop Successful Intra-Organizational Performance Benchmarks

6. Strategic Implementations Of HIPAA For The Behavioral Health & Social Services Field

7. Case Study: Moving A Behavioral Health Service Provider From Paper To An Electronic Records System: The Saint Vincent’s Westchester Hospital Case Study

SPECIAL OFFER – Through August 10, 2001, OPEN MINDS is offering A Guide to Strategic Technology Planning: An OPEN MINDS Special Report, in a special package with a year's subscription to OPEN MINDS On-Line News. The book and electronic news package is $199 -- a 30% savings off the standard rate of $258.95 for both products.

OPEN MINDS is a behavioral health and social service industry research and management consulting firm. The company’s stock in trade is analyzing and disseminating information on the business, marketing, and financing aspects of behavioral health, child welfare, senior services, and human services. The firm was founded in 1987 and has three service divisions – information products, professional education, and research and management consultation services. The company commenced operations in April 1988 with the publication of the first issue of its flagship monthly publication. OPEN MINDS has developed a wide array of products and services – periodicals and books, datasets and database, education programs, research, and consultation services.

For more information contact: Vice President of Sales & Marketing, OPEN MINDS, 10 York Street, Suite 200,Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325-2301, 717-334-1329, fax: 717-334-0538, E-mail: openminds@openminds.com or visit the Web site at http://www.openminds.com.