Gaithersburg, Md., March 15, 2003 (BUSINESS WIRE) – Health Pathways™, Inc., a U.S. based Healthcare Products and Services Holding Company today announced the appointment of Neil Agate as General Manager of the NetHealth Trust division of Health Pathways. Neil Agate will spearhead all aspects of the NetHealth Trust division.

NetHealth Trust provides Healthcare IT solutions and services for many of the most complex problems facing the Healthcare industry. NetHealth Trust specializes in assisting clients in the areas of patient and product safety, especially those projects requiring a trusted third party intermediary between private and public partnerships.

Mr. J. Randall Hoggle, Chairman/CEO of Health Pathways, Inc. announced the appointment of Mr. Agate stating, “Neil is the seasoned leader with experience in a wide array of technology and business disciplines. Neil’s proven track record within the IT and Healthcare industries and his keen sense of diplomacy make him the ideal person to direct the NetHealth Trust team as it works on such vital projects within our public and private customer base.”

“NetHealth Trust has become recognized as the trusted intermediary on some of the most important clinical research information and bio-defense projects that this country and the world have tackled in the last two decades,” said Mr. Agate, he continued, “It is a true honor to be entrusted with the leadership of the NetHealth Trust team, especially at this time of such growth.”

Before joining Health Pathways and the NetHealth Trust division, Mr. Agate served as Senior Vice President of Sales and Services for Ikimbo. In 1994 Mr. Agate founded Syussex Systems, Inc. which he grew into a nationally recognized software development company focusing on the area of collaborative software. Ikimbo acquired Sussex Systems in 2002. Prior to founding Sussex Systems Mr. Agate held Sales and Management roles with Legent Corporation, CompuServe and BusinessLand.

About Health Pathways, Inc.
Health Pathways with Holding Company headquarters in Gaithersburg, Maryland, “Accelerates Healthcare Innovation” through a series of four divisions. The NetHealth Trust division provides trusted third party interfaces, workflow process improvement and business automation services for government and commercial customers. The MedSolution Networks division provides Medical Imaging Management services for clinical trials to accelerate the determination of clinical trial eligibility and exchange of medical imaging information. biosciences Corporation division provides business advisory and medical product development expertise for biotech companies and investors. Health Pathways Audit Services division provides a series of internal and market auditing services for the U.S. healthcare distribution channel. This division’s client base includes the global marquee pharmaceutical manufacturers.
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