Conifer to Discuss Creating a Successful Clinical Appeal

Company`s Proven Process to Be Presented at NICM Case Management Conference
DALLAS--(Business Wire)--
Receiving a clinical dispute from a health insurance company doesn`t have to
mean the end-of-the-line for a hospital trying to obtain payment for care it has
provided. The leader of Conifer Revenue Cycle Solutions` Clinical Resource
Center will share how the company has created a successful clinical appellate
process during her presentation at the 16th Annual NICM Case Management
Conference.

Rhonda Bankester, RN, CPUR, CMAS, IQCI, who is the National Director of
Conifer`s Clinical Resource Center, will lead the breakout session titled, "The
Do`s and Don`ts of Creating a Successful Clinical Appeal." The presentation will
explain the steps Conifer followed in 2008 to collect more than $56 million in
clinical appellate recoveries from third-party payors for its client hospitals.

Ms. Bankester will speak on Tuesday, April 21, at 3:30 p.m. EDT at Westin Boston
Waterfront Hotel in Boston, Mass. The NICM Case Management Conference runs April
18-22 and is sponsored by the National Institute for Case Management, Inc. For
more information about the conference, visit www.nicminc.net/Conference.html.

About Conifer

Conifer Revenue Cycle Solutions and Conifer Patient Communications are operating
subsidiaries of Conifer Health Solutions, Inc. They provide services to more
than 100 hospitals and health systems nationwide. Conifer Revenue Cycle
Solutions utilizes proprietary workflows and technology to offer comprehensive
revenue cycle services ranging from patient pre-registration through the
processing of governmental, managed care and self-pay claims. Conifer Patient
Communications provides best-in-class communication services that include
physician referrals, patient education, marketing services and pre-admission
clinical appropriateness reviews.

Born from healthcare, Conifer Health Solutions is headquartered in Dallas,
Texas, and employs more than 2,000 people. For more information, call
1-877-CONIFER or visit the company`s Web site at www.coniferhealth.com.

Conifer Health Solutions, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Tenet Healthcare
Corporation (NYSE:THC). Some of the statements in this release may constitute
forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on our current
expectations and could be affected by numerous factors and are subject to
various risks and uncertainties, certain of which are discussed in Tenet`s
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its annual report
on Form 10-K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2008, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q,
and periodic reports on Form 8- K. Do not rely on any forward-looking statement,
as we cannot predict or control many of the factors that ultimately may affect
our ability to achieve the results estimated. We make no promise to update any
forward-looking statement, whether as a result of changes in underlying factors,
new information, future events or otherwise.

Conifer Revenue Cycle Solutions
John Hoffmann, 972-335-6104

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