Farmingdale, NJ (July 2003) - Health Care Software, Inc. (HCS) is pleased to announce its recent contract signing with Hope Network, Grand Rapids, MI. Hope Network will implement HCS INTERACTANT at its more than 190 locations throughout Michigan.

HCS INTERACTANT combines application functionality with the scalability of the IBM DB2 Universal Database and the eServer iSeries platform. With INTERACTANT, Hope Network gains a powerful enterprise information system that will improve facility workflow and provide real-time access to information for the entire organization.

Hope Network will be implementing HCS INTERACTANT Clinical and Financial Applications including registration, census, data entry, medical records, executive information systems, order entry, user-defined clinical assessment tools, ATD, marketing/contact, appointment scheduling, billing/receivables, contract management, resident trust accounting, and clinical care documentation.

"Hope Network chose INTERACTANT for its ability to handle our varied business needs." Jonell Williams, who is an Information Technology System Analyst at Hope Network, states, "Because of the many different types of programs and various funding sources, we needed a system that was flexible but still provided us with the ability to standardize our procedures. INTERACTANT, being modularized, will allow us to do this while still allowing our various affiliates to maintain their unique needs. INTERACTANT will allow all of our locations to maintain their own consumer information and process their own billing, while still allowing us to share information between our affiliates and our corporate office."

About Hope Network - Hope Network takes seriously their mission to "enhance the dignity and independence of persons who have a disability and/or are disadvantaged." Working with each individual, Hope provides a holistic approach that addresses social, mental, spiritual, physical, and emotional needs. Hope Network and their affiliates employ more than 2,100 people in its 190 locations.

About HCS - HCS has been exclusively dedicated to information technology for healthcare providers since 1969. The HCS product, INTERACTANT, is a series of integrated clinical and financial applications supporting long-term care, skilled nursing, behavioral health, acute, subacute, outpatient, and rehabilitation providers.

For additional information on this project or to learn more about INTERACTANT, please call (800) 524-1038. Also, please visit Hope Network's website at http://www.hopenetwork.org and the HCS website at www.hcsinteractant.com.