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Health Grades, Inc. President and CEO to Deliver Keynote Address at Yale School of Management Healthcare Conference
Monday March 20, 4:10 pm ET


GOLDEN, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 20, 2006--Health Grades, Inc. (Nasdaq: HGRD - News), the leading healthcare rating company, today announced that Kerry Hicks, President and Chief Executive Officer of Health Grades, will be delivering the keynote address at the Yale School of Management's Second Annual Healthcare Club Conference "Healthcare 2006: The Political and Ethical Challenges to Advancing Healthcare Quality," on March 24, 2006, at the New Haven Lawn Club located at 193 Whitney Avenue in New Haven, Connecticut. The conference is organized by the Yale School of Management Healthcare Club, the Yale MBA for Executives: Leadership in Healthcare program, and the Yale School of Management Alumni Association.
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This event will focus on the increasingly complex dynamics that are emerging in the healthcare industry, by addressing the ethical and political challenges arising from the varying forces of quality, technology, and patient advocacy.

For more information about the conference and registration, please visit http://conf.som.yale.edu/healthcare/

About HealthGrades

HealthGrades (Nasdaq:HGRD - News) is the leading healthcare ratings company, providing ratings and profiles of hospitals, nursing homes and physicians to consumers, corporations, health plans and hospitals. Consumers and some of the nation's largest employers, health plans and hospitals rely on HealthGrades' independent ratings to make healthcare decisions based on the quality of care. More information on the company can be found at http://www.healthgrades.com.



Contact:
Financial Dynamics for Health Grades, Inc.
Theresa Kelleher, 212-850-5663
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