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January 25, 2008

(SYRACUSE, NEW YORK) - Visiting Nurse Association of Central New York, Inc. (VNA) is pleased to announce that it has been named to the 2007 HomeCare Elite, a compilation of the most successful Medicare-certified home health care providers in the United States. This annual review identifies the top 25% of agencies, ranked by an analysis of performance measures in quality outcomes, quality improvement and financial performance.

The data used for this analysis was compiled from publicly available information. The agency was also named in last year's inaugural compilation of top performers.

"We applaud the success of all the providers named to the 2007 HomeCare Elite," said Bill Bassett, Senior Director of Market Strategy at OCS, Inc. "Being noted as one of the top performers in the nation in this very competitive environment shows that the Visiting Nurse Association is dedicated to quality and performance."

Visiting Nurse Association of Central New York, Inc.'s President and Chief Executive Officer, Indi L. Shelby credits the organization's patient-centered, focused approach among the many reasons for the company's ability to rank as one of the HomeCare Elite. She said, "I am proud to be aligned with an organization where everyone within it is committed to giving our patients nothing short of their absolute best on a daily basis. This honor is evidence that our entire staff is dedicated to doing so."

"Making the 2007 HomeCare Elite is commendable in today's highly competitive home health care industry," said Jonathan Stern, Group Publisher of DecisionHealth's Home Health Group. "We congratulate the VNA on being one of the top 25% best performing home care agencies in the country."

The 2007 HomeCare Elite is the only performance recognition of its kind in the home health industry. The 2007 HomeCare Elite is brought to the industry by OCS, Inc., the leading provider of healthcare informatics and DecisionHealth, publisher of home care's most respected independent newsletter Home Health Line.

About Visiting Nurse Association of Central New York, Inc.

The Visiting Nurse Association of Central New York, Inc. delivers nursing services, medical social work and rehabilitation services, including physical, occupational and speech therapy to patients throughout Onondaga County. The goal of this comprehensive and focused approach is to improve the quality of each patient's life and help them safely achieve maximum independence. It can also reduce hospital stays and prevent or delay institutionalized care. Patients include seniors, new mothers and their newborns, children, disabled workers, and persons of any age who are chronically ill, recovering from acute illness, or post-surgical and in need of wound care.

The Visiting Nurse Association of Central New York, Inc., is a not-for-profit agency and eldest of the agencies that comprise VNA Systems, Inc. Their sister agencies are Independent Health Care Services, Inc. and affiliate CCH Home Care & Palliative Services, Inc.

About OCS, Inc.

OCS is the market leader in healthcare information solutions. By collecting, evaluating and interpreting healthcare information, we empower leaders with data-driven insight that helps optimize mission-critical decision making. OCS combines the richness of the nation's most comprehensive post-acute Data Warehouse with cutting-edge analysis tools, consulting services and custom technology solutions. Our information-based solutions facilitate providers, payors, industry analysts, consultants, Federal and state governments, medical products and pharmaceutical companies with advancing their missions using objective, independent information that is not available from other sources. Learn more at www.ocsys.com or call 888.325.3396.

About DecisionHealth /p>DecisionHealth™ serves the business and regulatory needs of health care providers and their administrative staffs nationwide, including home health agencies. We offer more than 50 independent newsletters, magazines, books, websites and loose-leaf services, and sponsor many professional seminars, conferences and expos. Among our home health services are Home Health Line, Home Care Outcomes, the Complete Home Health ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Coding Manual, Private Duty Insider, Diagnosis Coding Pro for Home Health and Success in Home Care magazine. Please visit our website at www.homehealthinteractive.com or call 1.877.602.3835.

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