News: Government Management Services, Inc. Announces Referral Partnership with EthicsPoint, Inc. for Its Business Process Optimization Systems

ALEXANDRIA, VA and PORTLAND, OR – April 11, 2008 – Government Management Services, Inc. (GMS), the developer of FACIS™ (Fraud and Abuse Control Information Systems), announced today that it has entered into a referral partnership with EthicsPoint, Inc., a market leader in the Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) marketplace.

EthicsPoint offers a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) case management system and a 24/7/365 hotline/helpline system for issue and event management that integrates the often disparate systems and programs that organizations have put in place to meet regulatory requirements. SaaS solutions deliver cost efficiencies for handling and mitigating complex and high-dollar exposures from potential compliance, legal, or reputational risks.

John Benson, chief operating officer for GMS, stated “Many of our customers are committed to best practices as they relate to regulatory compliance and sanctions screening. They often ask for compliance hotline solutions, and we are delighted to be able to offer our clients just such a solution with EthicsPoint.”

“We are excited to add GMS to our partner ‘eco-system,’ as we know that meeting the business process and issue management needs of organizations worldwide requires a breadth of expertise,” said David Childers, president and chief executive officer of EthicsPoint. “The GMS partnership will help us deliver comprehensive, integrated Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) solutions to the health care marketplace.”

About GMS
Government Management Services, Inc., (GMS) provides health care professional data aggregation primarily for regulatory compliance products and services.  GMS is a “primary source” data aggregator of sanctioning and licensing content from over 1,000 distinct entities. GMS serves over 1,000 health care clients helping customers verify, validate, or authenticate persons, professionals, and vendors. GMS, Inc. is NCQA Certified for the following verification services: Medical Board Sanctions, Medicare/Medicaid Sanctions and Ongoing Monitoring of Sanctions. GMS, Inc. is a URAC accredited Credentials Verification Organization. GMS’s primary goal is to deliver critical information accurately to ensure regulatory compliance, minimize legal and reputation risk, prevent health care waste, abuse, and fraud, and improve the quality of health delivery in the United States. For more information visit www.facis.com.