PLANO, Texas, June 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Yesterday, June 16th, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONCHIT) Policy Committee released its policy framework for "meaningful use," and in an effort to keep healthcare leaders informed, Perot Systems (NYSE: PER)(www.perotsystems.com) will host a webinar to provide an industry perspective on the committee's highly anticipated framework. It is vital that healthcare leaders understand the impact that this will have on electronic health record (EHR) implementations, anticipated incentive payments and improvements in the quality, safety and cost of healthcare.

What you will learn in this webinar:

-- A description of the policy framework that will guide the development

and adoption of EHRs, health information technology (HIT) and

certification criteria

-- A discussion of the advantages and disadvantages for early and late

adoption of an EHR

-- Recommended next steps for leaders that impact health IT investment

decisions and implementation

Hosted by: Dr. Harry Greenspun, executive vice president and chief medical officer of Perot Systems healthcare group

When: Thursday, June 18, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. Central US time

To register: Go to www.perotsystems.com/insights OR insert this link into your browser -

https://event.meetingstream.com/eventRegistration/

sessionid=1&key=B7AE1918F57D99D8C253BC9E850C742D&sourcepage=register

Perot Systems Corporation: US Healthcare IT Services Industry Leader

-- Ranked #1 in market share for healthcare professional services in North

America by the Gartner Group

-- Recognized by the Black Book of Outsourcing as the highest rated

full-service vendor by Hospital & Healthcare Provider clients as

well as the highest rated Information Technology Outsourcing Vendor,

based on criteria such as trust, reliability, and client relationships

-- Earned two prestigious KLAS awards, including the #1 ranking of

professional services firms that provide clinical implementation

services

About Perot Systems

Perot Systems is a worldwide provider of information technology services and business solutions. Through its flexible and collaborative approach, Perot Systems integrates expertise from across the company to deliver custom solutions that enable clients to accelerate growth, streamline operations and create new levels of customer value. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, Perot Systems reported 2008 revenue of $2.8 billion. The company has more than 23,000 associates located in the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific. Additional information on Perot Systems is available at http://www.perotsystems.com/.

This press release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. For factors that could affect our business and cause actual results to differ materially, please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and available at http://www.sec.gov/, as updated in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed after such Form 10-K, for additional information regarding risk factors. We disclaim any intention or obligation to revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future developments, or otherwise.

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