CPSI 2018 Proxy Statement

21 benchmarking is not always reliable and may be subject to variation from one year to the next. As a result, we also use Company and individual performance in determining the appropriate compensation opportunities for our NEOs, and actual compensation may be higher or lower than the compensation for executives in similar positions at comparable companies based on the performance, skills, experience and specific role of the executive officer in the organization. The peer group used by the Compensation Committee for 2017 pay actions is shown in the table below: Company Name Ticker R1 RCM Inc. (formerly Accretive Health, Inc.) ACHI American Software, Inc. AMSWA Blackbaud Inc. BLKB Ebix Inc. EBIX Guidance Software, Inc. GUID Healthstream Inc. HSTM HMS Holdings Corp. HMSY Jive Software, Inc. JIVE Medidata Solutions, Inc. MDSO Omnicell, Inc. OMCL PROS Holdings, Inc. PRO Quality Systems Inc. QSII RCM Technologies Inc. RCMT Tyler Technologies, Inc. TYL Vocera Communications, Inc. VCRA Competitive Market Assessment of Executive Compensation Program The Compensation Committee engaged FW Cook to conduct a competitive market assessment of our executive officer compensation program, which was presented to the Compensation Committee in January 2017. The competitive market assessment included an analysis of pay data, including base salary, short-term incentives, long-term incentives and total compensation values, for the Company’s executives compared to executives in similar positions with the peer group companies listed above, as well as compensation survey data for companies of similar size and industry background. The Compensation Committee determined the appropriate levels of compensation for each executive after considering the competitive market assessment and a number of other factors, including an assessment of each individual’s performance, experience and expertise related to his or her responsibilities, the Company’s operating and financial results, and recommendations and advice from FW Cook.