HR Plus Forms Strategic Partnership With eScreen

CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwire - Mar 22, 2012) - HR Plus, www.HRPlus.com, a leading provider of comprehensive solutions for employment and background screening services and a division of AlliedBarton Security Services, has formed a strategic partnership with eScreen, a technology-driven services firm that specializes in drug-screening and employee health products and services.

"eScreen is setting the standard for drug testing program management and HR Plus strives to deliver the best solutions to our clients," said Bill Tate, President, HR Plus. "Through this strategic partnership, HR Plus clients will receive an enhanced drug-screening solution with an expanded nationwide database of more than 4,500 eScreen Occupational Health Network clinics in addition to the laboratory Patient Service Center networks currently available to our clients. The integration with the eScreen platform will provide easier online ordering of drug tests and related services through electronic capabilities, faster turnaround time, and paperless transactions to save our clients time and money. It is our goal to provide first-rate customer service and eScreen shares our commitment to excellence."

Robert Thompson, CEO and President of eScreen, stated, "The highly anticipated partnership with HR Plus is a pertinent development for meeting the needs of its clients. We are excited to be a part of the HR Plus initiative to further automate product delivery and take drug testing programs to the next level."

About eScreen, Inc.
eScreen is a technology-driven services firm that specializes in drug-screening and employee health products and services. The company set itself apart early on when it created the only FDA-cleared instant drug test. That revolutionary development, the eReader^®, is eScreen's exclusive, instrumented, 15-minute, negative urine drug-screening device. The eReader set the standard for the entire drug-testing industry. It also set the stage for the wide range of innovative products and services the company offers today. These include eScreen123™, the first paperless chain-of-custody form; and MyeScreen™, the industry-leading web-based result reporting and program management software. The company's newest product, Health-eScreen™, is an electronic application to schedule, process and deliver reports on medical services and physical exams via the eScreen platform.

Founded in 1998 by Dr. Murray Lappe and located in Overland Park, Kan., eScreen is the largest Third-Party Administrator of Drug Free Workplace programs in the United States. In that role, the company processes millions of corporate-data transactions each year for employers of all sizes. For details on eScreen's integrated, electronic drug screening, health services and other innovative workplace solutions, please visit www.escreen.com.

About HR Plus
HR Plus offers comprehensive employment and background screening solutions though a secure and easy-to-navigate web interface that can be customized to meet clients' needs and integrated into most human resources workflows. Core services include background screening, drug testing and fingerprinting. In 2011, HR Plus was named to Workforce Management's Hot List of top screening providers and HRO Today's Baker's Dozen and for more than 40 years, they have provided thousands of clients with quality background screening solutions. Headquartered in Chicago, HR Plus is a member of the National Association of Professional Background Screeners, Drug and Alcohol Testing Industry Association, and Substance Abuse Program Administrators Association, and is U.S. Department of Commerce Safe Harbor Certified. A division of AlliedBarton Security Services, HR Plus is supported by the national resources of the largest American-owned and managed security services provider. For more information call 1.800.332.PLUS or visit www.hrplus.com.

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