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Target Corporation : , a Minneapolis, Minn.-based upscale consumer product discounter operating more than 1,500 in-store retail pharmacies, has named RelayHealth Pharmacy Solutions : a recipient of its 2008 "Partner Award of Excellence." The award was recently presented to RelayHealth at the National Council for Prescription Drug Program’s Annual Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Outstanding partnerships play a

critical role in the success of Target Corporation, which annually recognizes vendor partners for their extraordinary passion for performance and dedication to the Target brand. RelayHealth Pharmacy Solutions earned the award by demonstrating innovative leadership, superior business practices and commitment to Target Corporation's core strategies: Differentiation, Value and Reliability.

Notable areas of excellence were RelayHealth’s operational responsiveness and collaborative partnership in creating new services.

“Target applauds RelayHealth Pharmacy Solutions for its exceptional commitment supporting our brand strategies and for enabling our teams to deliver outstanding reliability to our guests,” said Tracey Koller, senior group manager, Target Pharmacy Managed Care. “We greatly value our collaborative partnership and look forward to ongoing shared success.”


"We are proud to partner with Target Corporation to bring innovative solutions that enhance their operations and clinical services for their valued pharmacy patrons," said Jeff Felton, president, RelayHealth Pharmacy Solutions. "This award is truly a tribute to the dedication of our entire team and recognizes our long-standing relationship.”

RelayHealth helps improve clinical and financial information management, patient safety and business performance. These services include vetting a pharmacy claim to ensure insurance coverage and medication information are accurate and transmitting the “clean” transaction to the right health plan for approval and payment. RelayHealth also informs the pharmacist of the patient’s co-pay, potential product recalls, and look-alike/sound-alike drug names checking to assist with medication safety. If applicable, manufacturer sponsored electronic coupons are automatically applied to help reduce patients’ medication co-pays, which promote proper medication usage and customer loyalty.

RelayHealth provides network and claims processing connectivity services that add value and efficiency to more than 90 percent of the nation’s retail pharmacies. The company processes more than 70 percent of all retail pharmacy prescriptions including Medicare Part D claims equivalent to nearly 11 billion pharmacy transactions annually.

RelayHealth's claims editing services are performed before and after adjudication, and have saved retail pharmacies more than $2.3 billion in 2008.



About Target Corporation

Target Corporation's retail segment includes large general merchandise and food discount stores and Target.com, a fully integrated on-line business. In addition, the company operates a credit card segment that offers branded proprietary and Visa credit card products. The company currently operates 1,698 Target stores in 49 states. Target Corporation news releases are available at www.target.com : .


About RelayHealth

RelayHealth, McKesson’s connectivity business, operates as a neutral partner in an open network environment, offering connectivity services and integration among all organizations, systems, and solutions. Its intelligent network is designed to streamline clinical, financial and administrative communication between patients, providers, payors, pharmacies, pharmaceutical manufacturers, and financial institutions.

RelayHealth works to accelerate the delivery of high-quality care and improve financial performance through solutions such as online consultation of physicians by patients, electronic prescribing, point-of-service pharmacy claims resolution by payors, pre-visit patient financial clearance by providers, and post-visit provider bill settlement by payors and patients. RelayHealth securely processes more than 12.8 billion financial and clinical transactions annually across its diverse connectivity businesses. For more information, call (800) 778-6711, or visit our Web site at www.RelayHealth.com :



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