EVANSTON, Ill. - August 6, 2007 - American Board of Medical Specialties and HealthStream have announced a price change for the ABMS® Patient Safety Improvement Program which was released in July. The new pricing will make it easier and more cost-effective for ABMS Member Boards to incorporate this program as part of their efforts to improve patient safety.

“We are pleased that HealthStream has revised its initial pricing in an effort to make the ABMS Patient Safety Improvement Program available to all ABMS physician diplomates,” said Barb Rosenthal, ABMS Director of Business Development and Products. “The new pricing represents significant savings, and importantly, allows all ABMS Member Boards, regardless of size, access to the most affordable pricing.”

The self-paced, Web-based program focuses on identifying and analyzing errors, determining improvements based on best practices and implementing changes. With a robust curriculum and performance improvement activities, the program provides an educational experience that incorporates key patient safety topics, methods of assessment, case scenarios as learning examples and improvement activities for individual physician practices. The program supports initiatives including The Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement 5 Million Lives Campaign and the WHO Collaborating Centre for Patient Safety Solutions Nine Life-Saving Patient Safety Solutions.

To learn more about the new pricing, contact Mike Schmitz at HealthStream by e-mail at mike.schmitz@healthstream.com or by calling (760) 942-9225.

For a complete demonstration and to learn how to offer the ABMS Patient Safety Improvement Program within your organization, visit the ABMS Patient Safety Improvement page on the ABMS Web site www.abms.org/Products_and_Publications/Performance_Improvement/PSIP.aspx or contact abms@healthstream.com. 

For more information about the program, contact either Barb Rosenthal, ABMS Director of Business Development and Products at brosenthal@abms.org or (847) 563-4544 or Steve Sarbaugh, HealthStream Senior Account Manager at steve.sarbaugh@healthstream.com or (303) 745-5996 extension 242.

About ABMS
The American Board of Medical Specialties is the preeminent medical organization overseeing physician certification in the United States. It assists its 24 Member Boards in their efforts to develop and implement educational and professional standards for the evaluation and certification of physician specialists. ABMS Member Boards provide physician certification information to ABMS for its certification verification service programs. ABMS is recognized by the key healthcare credentialing accreditation entities as a primary equivalent source of board certification data for medical specialists. Patients can visit www.abms.org or call toll-free 1-866-ASK-ABMS to see if their physician is board certified by an ABMS Member Board. For more information about ABMS visit www.abms.org or call (847) 491-9091.

About HealthStream
HealthStream (NASDAQ: HSTM) is a leading provider of learning and research solutions for the healthcare industry, transforming insight into action to deliver outcomes-based results for healthcare organizations. Through its research products, healthcare executives gain valuable insight about patients' experiences, workforce challenges, physician relations and community perceptions of their services. Through HealthStream's learning solutions—which are used by approximately 1.4 million hospital-based healthcare professionals—healthcare organizations create safer environments for patients, increase clinical competencies of its workforce and facilitate the rapid transfer of the latest knowledge and technologies. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, HealthStream has three satellite offices. For more information about HealthStream's learning and research solutions, visit www.healthstream.com or call at 1-800-933-9293.