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                                                                   Exhibit 10(f)


               EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN COMPMANAGEMENT, INC.,
                    COMPMANAGEMENT HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC., AND
                  RICHARD T. KURTH, DATED AS OF JANUARY 1, 2000

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                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
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         This agreement is made effective as of January 1, 2000, among
CompManagement, Inc., an Ohio corporation ("CMI"), CompManagement Health
Systems, Inc., an Ohio corporation ("CHS") (CMI and CHS are hereinafter referred
to collectively or individually, as the context may require, as the "Company"),
and Richard T. Kurth (the "Employee"), who hereby agree as follows:

         ss.1. Employment. The terms and conditions of this agreement shall
supersede and replace in their entirety the terms and conditions of the
Employment Agreement between CMI and the Employee dated as of July 21, 1995, as
amended (the "Prior Employment Agreement"); provided, however, that no
provisions of this agreement shall supersede or replace any noncompetition
and/or confidentiality provisions contained in the Prior Employment Agreement,
which noncompetition and confidentiality provisions are restated in, and
continued pursuant to, this agreement. The Company hereby renews and continues
the Employee's employment, and the Employee hereby accepts such employment
renewal and continuation by the Company, on the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in this agreement.

         ss.2. Term of Employment. The term of the Employee's employment by the
Company as renewed pursuant to this agreement shall begin on the effective date
of this agreement and shall end, unless sooner terminated in accordance with the
provisions of ss.9, below, on December 31, 2002 (the "First Term"). Unless
terminated in accordance with the provisions of ss.9, below, the Employee's
employment under this agreement shall automatically continue after the
expiration of the First Term upon the same terms and conditions contained in
this agreement, or upon such other terms and conditions to which the parties may
mutually agree in writing, for successive two-year periods (each a "Renewal
Term"), commencing on the day following the termination date of the First Term
or the preceding Renewal Term, as the case may be, and ending, unless sooner
terminated in accordance with the provisions of ss.9, below, on the second
anniversary of the applicable termination date.

         ss.3. Services. The Employee shall continue to serve as the Executive
Vice President of CMI. As such, the Employee shall perform such services as may
be reasonably assigned to him from time to time by the President of CMI. The
Employee shall devote his full business time, attention, energy, and skill to
the Company's business, provided that he shall be entitled to take vacations and
sick leaves as may be provided pursuant to this agreement or the Company's
established policies. The Employee shall not engage in any business or
investment activity (whether or not competitive with the Company) which requires
any substantial time on his part.

         ss.4. Responsibilities; Authority. As the Executive Vice President of
CMI, the Employee shall be responsible for assisting the President in
supervising and managing the day-to-day business operations of CMI and for
assisting the President in supervising and implementing the policies and
operating programs, budgets, procedures, and directions established or changed
from time to time (collectively, the "Policies and Programs") by (i) the
Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, or the Board of Directors of
CMI, or (ii) the

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Chairman of the Board or the Board of Directors of Health Power, Inc., a
Delaware corporation ("Health Power"), which is the parent of CMI. Such
responsibilities shall include, without limitation, the following: developing
CMI's financial and operational goals and objectives and implementing strategies
to achieve such goals and objectives within budgeted amounts; planning and
developing CMI's financial and operational budgets and projections; assisting
department managers with developing financial and operational goals and
objectives for each department of CMI and implementing strategies to achieve
such goals and objectives within such department's budgeted amounts;
coordinating and supervising the accounting and financial operations of CMI;
hiring, training, supervising, and discharging employees; and performing all
other activities relating to the management and operations of CMI's business as
may be reasonably assigned to him from time to time by the President of CMI. The
Employee shall report to the President of CMI.

         The Employee shall have such authority to act on behalf of CMI as may
be delegated to him from time to time by the President of the Company.

         ss.5. Compensation. The Employee shall receive the following
compensation:

                  (a) Base Salary. A base salary of $225,000 per annum, or, if
         the term of the Employee's employment is renewed, such greater base
         salary (the "Base Salary") as may be approved by Health Power's
         Compensation Committee (the "Committee") from time to time, payable in
         accordance with the Company's general policies for payment of
         compensation to its salaried personnel.

                  (b) Sales Commissions. Sales commissions as provided inss.6,
         below.

                  (c) Performance-Based Incentive Bonus. An annual
         performance-based cash incentive bonus in an amount up to 35% of the
         Base Salary (the "Bonus"). The Bonus shall be earned and paid in
         accordance with the Health Power, Inc. Performance-Based Incentive
         Compensation Plan (the "Incentive Plan"). Under the Incentive Plan,
         beginning with the 2000 Calendar Year (as defined in ss.6(d), below),
         and continuing for each Calendar Year thereafter during the First Term
         or any Renewal Term, as the case may be (each a "Performance Year"),
         the Committee shall establish in writing objective performance criteria
         or goals to be achieved by the Employee for that Performance Year (the
         "Performance Goals"). The Performance Goals shall be based upon the
         performance measures set forth in the Incentive Plan. A copy of the
         Performance Goals as established by the Committee shall be provided to
         the Employee. After the completion of each Performance Year, the
         Committee shall review the achievement of the Performance Goals by the
         Employee and make a determination as to the amount of the Bonus earned
         by the Employee based upon the Employee's achievement of such
         Performance Goals. The Bonus shall be payable as provided in the
         Incentive Plan.

                  (d) Stock Options. Incentive stock options (the "Options") to
         purchase up to 70,000 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value (the
         "Shares"), of Health Power under the proposed Health Power, Inc. 2000
         Management Stock Option Plan (the "Management Plan"). The Company
         covenants to the Employee as follows: (i) the Company will take

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         all actions necessary to present the Management Plan to the directors
         of Health Power for their approval at their March 2000 quarterly Board
         of Directors meeting; (ii) if the Management Plan is approved of by the
         directors, the Company will take all actions necessary to reserve a
         sufficient number of Shares for issuance upon the exercise of the
         Options; and (iii) if the Management Plan is approved of by the
         directors, the Company will thereafter take all actions necessary to
         present the Management Plan to the stockholders of Health Power for
         their approval at Health Power's 2000 annual meeting of stockholders.
         The Employee acknowledges and understands that (A) the grant of the
         Options to the Employee is subject to the condition that the Management
         Plan be approved by the directors of Health Power, and (B) the grant of
         the Options to the Employee is further subject to the condition that
         the Management Plan be approved by the stockholders of Health Power at
         such annual meeting, and that if such approval is not received from
         stockholders, the grant of the Options shall be automatically null and
         void and without further force or effect

                  If the Management Plan is approved by Health Power's directors
         and stockholders, then the Options shall be at an exercise price equal
         to the closing market price of the Shares on the last business day
         immediately preceding the date of the 2000 annual meeting. No Options
         shall vest until December 31, 2000. On December 31, 2000, and on each
         December 31 thereafter until December 31, 2004, 14,000 Options shall
         become fully vested in the name of the Employee. Upon receipt of
         stockholder approval of the Management Plan, the Employee and Health
         Power shall enter into a stock option agreement (the "Stock Option
         Agreement") reflecting the grant of the Options on the foregoing terms.
         The grant of the Options and the exercise thereof shall be subject to
         all of the terms and conditions of the Management Plan and the Stock
         Option Agreement.

                  (e) Automobile Allowance. $600 per month as an automobile
         allowance plus reimbursement of automobile expenses in accordance with
         the Company's policies, subject to the submission of appropriate
         reports to the Company.

                  (f) Corporate Golf Membership. Participation in a corporate
         membership at the Heritage Golf Club.

         ss.6. Sales Commissions. The Employee shall receive the following sales
commissions:

                  (a) CMI Sales Commissions. The Company shall pay to the
         Employee sales commissions on the CMI Fees (as defined below) generated
         by the sales efforts of the Employee (the "CMI Sales Commissions"). The
         CMI Sales Commissions shall be in an amount up to (i) 25% of the amount
         (subject to allocation as described in subsection (d), below) of the
         CMI Fees for the first year of business from a CMI Employer (as defined
         below), which CMI Fees were generated by the sales efforts of the
         Employee, plus (ii) 25% of the amount (subject to allocation as
         described in subsection (d), below) of the increase in CMI Fees from
         one Calendar Year to the next Calendar Year from CMI Employers who are
         part of group rating plans of CMI, which CMI Fees were generated by the
         sales efforts of the Employee.

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                  CMI Sales Commissions shall be payable on CMI Fees applicable
         to CMI Employers located in any state or jurisdiction in which CMI is
         authorized and approved to conduct business. With respect to a business
         acquisition by CMI (whether such acquisition is structured as an asset,
         stock, merger, or other similar type of transaction), no CMI Sales
         Commissions shall be payable with respect to any fees received by CMI
         from any employer who, at the time of such acquisition, was a client or
         customer of the business acquired by CMI, except to the extent payable
         pursuant to (ii) of this subsection (a).

                  For purposes of this agreement: (A) "CMI Fees" shall mean fees
         payable to CMI for its performance of third party administrative
         services for workers' compensation and unemployment compensation claims
         on behalf of CMI Employers; and (B) a "CMI Employer" shall mean any
         employer which receives third party administrative services for
         workers' compensation or unemployment compensation claims from CMI.

                  (b) CHS Sales Commissions. The Company shall pay to the
         Employee sales commissions on the CHS Fees (as defined below) generated
         by the sales efforts of the Employee (the "CHS Sales Commissions") in
         an amount up to 25% of the amount (subject to allocation as described
         in subsection (d), below) of the CHS Fees for the first year of
         business from a CHS Employer, which CHS Fees were generated by the
         sales efforts of the Employee.

                  CHS Sales Commissions shall be payable on CHS Fees applicable
         to CHS Employers located in any state or jurisdiction in which CHS is
         authorized and approved to conduct business. With respect to a business
         acquisition by CHS (whether such acquisition is structured as an asset,
         stock, merger, or other similar type of transaction), no CHS Sales
         Commissions shall be payable with respect to any fees received by CHS
         from any employer who, at the time of such acquisition, was a client or
         customer of the business acquired by CHS.

                  For purposes of this agreement: (A) "CHS Fees" shall mean the
         fees payable to CHS for its performance of managed care organization
         ("MCO") services on behalf of CHS Employers; and (B) a "CHS Employer"
         is any employer which receives MCO services from CHS.

                  (c) Sales Commissions on Other Services and Products. In
         addition to the payment of sales commissions relating to third party
         administrative services for workers' compensation and unemployment
         compensation claims and MCO services, as described above, the Company
         shall pay to the Employee sales commissions on fees payable to the
         Company with respect to the Company's other services and/or products
         (collectively, the "Other Services"), which fees were generated by the
         sales efforts of the Employee. Such sales commissions shall be payable
         only on the first year of fees payable by a customer of the Company for
         one or more of the Other Services. The amount of sales commissions for
         Other Services shall vary with respect to each service or product
         offered by the Company, with the amount of sales commissions ranging
         from 10% to up to 25% of the

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         fees for each Other Service. The amount of sales commissions for each
         Other Service shall be determined by the Chief Executive Officer of the
         Company and shall be subject to allocation as described in subsection
         (d), below.

                  With respect to a business acquisition by the Company (whether
         such acquisition is structured as an asset, stock, merger, or other
         similar type of transaction), no sales commissions on Other Services
         shall be payable with respect to any fees received by the Company from
         any customer who, at the time of such acquisition, was receiving such
         service or product from the business acquired by the Company.

                  (d) Allocation of Commissions. The Employee acknowledges and
         agrees that the sales commission amount described in subsections (a),
         (b), and (c), above, represents the total amount of sales commissions
         which are payable with respect to the service or product described in
         that subsection, and that the sales commission amount may be allocated
         by the Company among all of the salespersons participating in the sales
         effort to that employer or customer. The Chief Executive Officer of the
         Company shall have the authority to allocate the sales commission
         amount in any manner such officer deems appropriate, in his reasonable
         discretion. In the event of any dispute regarding the allocation by the
         Chief Executive Officer of the sales commission amount, such dispute
         shall be referred to, and resolved by, the Committee, whose
         determination shall be binding and conclusive on all parties.

                  (e) Miscellaneous. All sales commissions described in this
         ss.6 shall be determined on a Calendar Year basis. The payment of the
         CMI Sales Commissions shall accrue upon the execution of a contract
         with the CMI Employer. The payment of the CHS Sales Commissions shall
         accrue upon (i) CHS receiving notification from the appropriate state
         agency that the CHS Employer has selected CHS as its MCO, or (ii) the
         execution of a contract with the CHS Employer. The payment of the sales
         commissions on Other Services shall accrue upon the execution of a
         contract with the party receiving the Other Services. In no event shall
         there exist any obligation to pay any sales commissions under this ss.6
         unless and until the corresponding fees has been received from the
         employer or customer. For purposes of this ss.6 only, the term "CMI"
         shall include any Health Power Company (as defined in ss.10(g), below)
         that performs third party administrative services for workers'
         compensation and unemployment compensation claims, the term "CHS" shall
         include any Health Power Company that performs MCO services, and the
         term "Company shall mean the Health Power Company the performs the
         Other Services. For purposes of this agreement, a "Calendar Year" shall
         mean the period from January 1 through December 31 of the same year.

         ss.7. Fringe Benefits. The Employee shall be entitled to the following
fringe benefits:

                  (a) Such fringe benefits and perquisites as may be generally
         provided by the Company to its salaried personnel pursuant to the
         Company's established policies.

                  (b) Payment of the premiums with respect to the Employee's
         existing death and disability insurance policies.

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         ss.8. Severance Pay. If the Employee's employment is terminated by the
Company for any reason other than "just cause" (as defined inss.9, below), or is
terminated by either the Company or the Employee at the expiration of the First
Term or any Renewal Term, then the Employee shall receive the following:

                  (a) Payment of any Base Salary, CMI Sales Commissions, CHS
         Sales Commissions, and vacation pay accrued through the date of
         termination of employment.

                  (b) Severance pay in an amount equal to (i) an amount equal to
         two times the Base Salary in effect at the time of termination of
         employment, plus (ii) an amount equal to the aggregate amount of CMI
         Sales Commissions and CHS Sales Commissions earned by the Employee
         pursuant to ss.6, above, for the Calendar Year of termination (if such
         termination is at the expiration of the First Term or a Renewal Term)
         or the Calendar Year immediately prior to termination (in any other
         case), but only with respect to those CMI Employers and CHS Employers
         who renew or maintain their business with the Company during the
         one-year period immediately after such termination.

                  (c) Benefits comparable to the fringe benefits described in
         ss.7, above, until the earlier of two years from the date of
         termination or the date any such benefit is provided to the Employee by
         another employer.

         If the severance compensation under this section would constitute a
"parachute payment," as defined in Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (the "Code"), such severance compensation shall be reduced to
the largest amount as will result in no portion of the severance compensation
payments under this section being subject to the excise tax imposed by Section
4999 of the Code or being disallowed as deductions to the Company under Section
280G of the Code.

         Payment of the amounts described in subsection (a), above, shall be
made within 30 days after the termination of employment and payment of the
amounts described in subsection (b), above, shall be made over a two-year period
commencing with the termination of employment, in the same manner as the Base
Salary is paid during employment.

         In the event of termination of the Employee's employment by the Company
for just cause, the Employee shall be entitled to accrued compensation as
provided in subsection (a), above, and to no further compensation.

         If the Employee receives severance pay in accordance with subsection
(b), above, due to a termination of employment by the Employee at the expiration
of the First Term or any Renewal Term, and if during the two-year payment period
the Employee is compensated for services rendered either for an employer or as
an independent consultant, the amount of such compensation shall be used to
offset the Company's obligations to make the severance payments under subsection
(b), above; provided, however, that the Employee shall not be obligated to seek
other employment during such two-year period. If the Employee receives severance
pay in accordance with subsection (b), above, due to any other event, the
Employee shall not be obligated to seek other employment by way of mitigation of
the amounts payable to the

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Employee under such subsection, nor shall the Employee's acceptance of other
employment affect the Company's obligation to make the severance payments
required under subsection (b), above.

         The Employee, the Company, and Health Power are parties to an Executive
Severance Benefits Agreement dated as of August 26, 1999, as such agreement may
be hereafter amended (the "Executive Severance Benefits Agreement"). No breach
of this agreement shall occur if the Employee's employment is terminated in such
a manner that entitles him to receive benefits under the Executive Severance
Benefits Agreement. Furthermore, if the Employee receives benefits under the
Executive Severance Benefits Agreement, then such benefits shall be the
exclusive severance benefits receivable by the Employee from the Company, and
the benefits received under the Executive Severance Benefits Agreement shall
supersede and replace any and all severance benefits that the Employee may be
entitled to receive from the Company under this ss.8. The Executive Severance
Benefits Agreement shall not supersede or replace the Employee's severance
benefits that the Employee may be entitled to receive from the Company under
this ss.8 if the Employee is not entitled to receive the severance benefits
accorded to the Employee under the Executive Severance Benefits Agreement.

         ss.9. Termination of Employment. The Employee's employment under this
agreement may be terminated:

                  (a) By the Company upon the occurrence of any event which
         constitutes just cause, as defined below, or at any time thereafter.

                  (b) By the Employee or the Company, with or without cause, at
         the end of the First Term or any Renewal Term upon giving not less than
         45 days advance written notice prior to the end of the First Term or
         the Renewal Term then in effect, as the case may be, provided that the
         Employee shall continue to perform all services under this agreement
         until the earlier of: (i) the expiration date of such 45 day period; or
         (ii) any earlier date which may be specified by the Company. If the
         Employee's employment is terminated pursuant to this subsection (b),
         then the Employee shall be entitled to receive the severance pay and
         benefits described in ss.8(b) and (c), above.

                  (c) By the Company for any reason other than just cause upon
         the giving of written notice to the Employee. If the Employee's
         employment is terminated pursuant to this subsection (c), then Employee
         shall be entitled to receive the severance pay and benefits described
         in ss.8(b) and (c), above.

         For purposes of this agreement, "just cause" shall mean the termination
of the Employee for: (i) any act of habitual drunkenness; (ii) controlled
substance abuse; (iii) dishonesty; (iv) criminal conduct (excluding minor
traffic offenses); (v) acts of violence or willful destruction of Company
property; (vi) falsification of any Company records or withholding of any
relevant information; (vii) unethical or immoral behavior; (viii) being
intoxicated or using intoxicants (drugs) not prescribed by a physician during
working hours; (ix) theft, including unauthorized possession of Company
property; (x) failure to perform the Employee's responsibilities and duties in
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Programs of Health Power applicable to the Company, other than any such Policies
or Programs that would require the Employee to engage in any unethical, immoral,
or criminal behavior, and failure to correct such failure within ten days after
notice from the Company (specifying the corrective actions required) to do so
or, if it is impossible to correct such failure within such ten days, failure to
commence all possible actions to correct such failure within such ten days and
thereafter to continue to pursue such actions until correction of such failure,
or having corrected any such failure, fails to so perform appropriately at any
time in the future (without the requirement of any additional notice from the
Company); (xi) failure to fully perform and observe all obligations and
conditions to be performed and observed by the Employee under this agreement, or
under any other agreement between the Employee and the Company, and failure by
the Employee to correct such failure within ten days after notice from the
Company (specifying the corrective actions required) to do so or, if it is
impossible to correct such failure within such ten days, failure to commence all
possible actions to correct such failure within such ten days and thereafter to
continue to pursue such actions until correction of such failure, or having
corrected any such failure, fails to perform and observe all such obligations
and conditions at any time in the future (without the requirement of any
additional notice from the Company); (xii) failure to fully perform and observe
all obligations and conditions to be performed and observed by the Employee
which relate to obligations and conditions to be performed and observed by the
Company under any material lease, agreement, note, or other document to which
the Company is a party, and failure of the Employee to correct such failure
within ten days after notice from the Company (specifying the corrective actions
required) to do so or, if it is impossible to correct such failure within such
ten days, failure to commence all possible actions to correct such failure
within such ten days and thereafter to continue to pursue such actions until
correction of such failure, or having so corrected any such failure, fails to
perform and observe all such obligations and conditions at any time in the
future (without the requirement of any additional notice from the Company); or
(xiii) death or long-term disability.

         For purposes of this agreement, a long-term disability shall mean that:
(A)(1) because of physical or mental incapacity, it is probable, in the opinion
of a licensed physician selected by the Company and acceptable to the Employee
(or his personal representative or guardian if the Employee is incapacitated),
that the Employee will not be able to engage actively in full-time employment by
the Company for a period of 120 days or longer, or (2) the Employee is disabled
under the definition of the disability policy or policies maintained by the
Company for the benefit of the Employee; or (B) the Company selects such a
licensed physician and the Employee fails within a reasonable time to submit to
any examinations reasonably requested by that licensed physician.

         ss.10. Noncompetition and Confidentiality. As part of a transaction in
which Health Power acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of CMI, the
Employee and CMI agreed to substantially the following provisions in the Prior
Employment Agreement. The Company the Employee hereby reaffirm the
noncompetition and confidentiality provisions of the Prior Employment Agreement
and, in consideration of the increase in base salary, the cash incentive bonus,
and the stock options being granted pursuant to the Management Plan, the
Employee agrees as follows:

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                  (a) The Employee shall not at any time, either during the term
         of his employment with the Company or any of the other Health Power
         Companies (as defined below), or after the termination of such
         employment for whatever reason,

                           (i) Disclose to anyone (except to the extent
                  necessary as a benefit to the Company in the performance of
                  his duties and with prior written authorization by the
                  Company) any trade secrets or confidential information, or

                           (ii) Solicit or seek to employ any employee of any
                  Health Power Company to leave the employ of such Company, or

                           (iii) Solicit, recruit, or otherwise attempt to
                  persuade the members or providers of any Health Power Company
                  to leave such Company and do business with competing
                  organizations.

                  For purposes of (ii) and (iii) of this subsection, publication
         of an advertisement or notice in a publication of general solicitation
         shall not constitute solicitation or recruitment.

                  (b) During the term of such employment, whatever it may be,
         and within two years following the termination of such employment for
         whatever reason (the "Non-Competition Period"), the Employee agrees
         that he shall not, directly or indirectly, on his own behalf, or as a
         member of any partnership, or as an officer, director, shareholder,
         agent, consultant, or employee of any other corporation or entity,
         compete with the Company or any of the other Health Power Companies or
         be engaged in, loan money or credit to, own any interest in, be
         employed by or otherwise participate in any other business which
         competes with the Company or any of the other Health Power Companies in
         (i) Ohio or (ii) any other geographic location (A) where the Company or
         any of the other Health Power Companies conducted business during the
         term of the Employee's employment by the Company or (B) where the
         Company or any of the other Health Power Companies, with the Employee's
         knowledge, had taken documented steps toward expanding into during the
         term of the Employee's employment by the Company. The foregoing shall
         not be construed to prohibit the Employee from owning, directly or
         indirectly, less than 5% of the securities of any class of any company
         listed on a national securities exchange or traded in the
         over-the-counter securities market.

                  (c) The Employee understands that this section is an essential
         element of this agreement and that the Company would not have entered
         into this agreement without this section being included in it. The
         Employee has consulted with his legal counsel and has been fully
         advised concerning the reasonableness and propriety of this section in
         the specific context of the operations and business of the Company, and
         the Employee acknowledges that this section is reasonable and
         appropriate in all respects. In the event of any violation or attempted
         violation of this section, the Employee specifically acknowledges and
         agrees that the Company's remedy at law will be inadequate, that the
         Company, its business and business relationships will suffer
         irreparable injury and, therefore, the Company shall be entitled to
         injunctive relief upon such breach in addition

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         to any other remedy to which it may be entitled, either in law or in
         equity, without the necessity of proof of actual damage.

                  (d) As used in this agreement, the terms "trade secrets" and
         "confidential information" shall mean any information acquired by the
         Employee in the course of his employment which is not generally known
         to the public and which, if revealed to unauthorized persons, would be
         detrimental to the reputation or business interests of the Company and
         the other Health Power Companies and includes, but is not limited to,
         any information relating to the Company's and its affiliates and
         subsidiaries' business operations and structure, sales methods,
         practices and techniques, technical know-how, advertising, or marketing
         methods and practices, its provider relationship and membership lists
         (including customer names and addresses), and the Company's and its
         affiliates or subsidiaries' relationships with suppliers, providers,
         and potential providers, employees, members and potential members or
         other persons or entities doing business with the Company.

                  (e) The Non-Competition Period shall be tolled during the
         period of any violation or attempted violation of this section by the
         Employee, and during such period the Company shall have no obligation
         to make any severance payment or provide any benefits to the Employee
         pursuant to ss.8(b) and (c), above. The Company shall provide notice to
         the Employee of any tolling of the Non-Competition Period.

                  (f) If any payment under ss.8(a) or (b), above, is not paid
         when due and remains unpaid ten days after notice is given to the
         Company by the Employee, a payment default shall exist. In the event of
         a payment default by the Company, the Employee shall have the option to
         either (i) give notice to the Company that the Employee elects not to
         abide by the noncompetition provisions described in subsection (b),
         above, in which case the Employee shall be automatically released from
         all further obligations under subsection (b), above, and the Company
         shall be automatically released from all further obligations under
         ss.8(b) and (c), above, other than the Company's obligation to pay the
         Employee all accrued but unpaid severance payments to the date that
         such notice of election was received by the Company, or (ii) remain
         obligated under the noncompetition provisions described in subsection
         (b) and enforce the Company's obligations under ss.8(b) and (c), above.
         Notwithstanding the foregoing, a default shall not exist under this
         section if the non-payment is due to the Company exercising its rights
         under subsection (e) during the period of any violation or attempted
         violation of subsection (b) by the Employee.

                  (g) For the purposes of this agreement, the term "Health Power
         Companies" shall mean Health Power and all direct and indirect
         subsidiaries of Health Power, and the term "Health Power Company" shall
         mean Health Power or any direct or indirect subsidiary of Health Power.

         ss.11. Return of Records. Upon termination of employment, the Employee
will deliver to the Company all records, reports, data, memoranda, notes,
models, and equipment of any nature that are in the Employee's possession or
under the Employee's control prepared or

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acquired in the course of the Employee's employment relationship with the
Company. The Employee further agrees not to take any such information or data,
or reproductions of such information or data, that relate to the business
activities of the Company or to parties in a contract relationship with the
Company.

         ss.12. Employee's Capacity. The Employee represents and warrants to the
Company that he has the capacity and right to enter into this agreement and
perform all his services under this agreement without any restriction whatsoever
by any other agreement, other document, or otherwise.

         ss.13. Complete Agreement. This document and the Stock Option Agreement
contains the entire agreement between the parties concerning the subject matter
hereof and supersedes any prior discussions, negotiations, representations, or
agreements between them relating to the employment of the Employee; provided,
however, that no provisions of this agreement shall supersede or replace any
noncompetition and/or confidentiality provisions contained in the Prior
Employment Agreement, which noncompetition and confidentiality provisions are
restated in, and continued pursuant to, this agreement. No additions or other
changes to this agreement shall be made or be binding on either party unless
made in writing and signed by each party to this agreement.

         ss.14. Notices. All notices and other communications required or
permitted to be given under this agreement to any party shall be in writing and
shall be deemed given when delivered personally, telecopied (which is confirmed)
to that party at the telecopy number for that party set forth below, mailed by
certified mail (return receipt requested) to the address for that party set
forth below, or delivered to Federal Express, UPS, or any similar express
delivery service for delivery to that party at the address set forth below (or
to such other address or telecopy number as any party may have furnished in
writing to the other party in the manner provided above):

         (a) If to the Company:

             CompManagement, Inc.
             6377 Emerald Parkway
             Dublin, Ohio  43016
             Attention:  Chairman
             Telecopy No.:  (614) 790-8208

             with a copy to:

             Baker & Hostetler LLP
             Capitol Square, Suite 2100
             65 East State Street
             Columbus, Ohio  43215-4260
             Attention:  Joseph P. Boeckman, Esq.
             Facsimile No.:  (614) 462-2616

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         (b) If to the Employee

             Richard T. Kurth
             1956 McCoy Road
             Columbus, Ohio  43220
             Telecopy No.:  _____________________

         ss.15. Governing Law. All questions concerning the validity, intention,
or meaning of this agreement or relating to the rights and obligations of the
parties with respect to performance hereunder shall be construed and resolved
under the laws of Ohio.

         ss.16. Severability. The intention of the parties to this agreement is
to comply fully with all laws and public policies, and this agreement shall be
construed consistently with all laws and public policies to the extent possible.
If and to the extent that any court of competent jurisdictions determines that
it is impossible or violative of any legal prohibition to construe any provision
of this agreement consistently with any law, legal prohibition, or public policy
and consequently holds that provision to be invalid or prohibited, that shall in
no way affect the validity of the other provisions of this agreement which shall
remain in full force and effect.

         ss.17. Nonwaiver. No failure by any party to insist upon strict
compliance with any term of this agreement, to exercise any option, enforce any
right, or seek any remedy upon any default of any other party shall affect, or
constitute a waiver of, the first party's right to insist upon such strict
compliance, exercise that option, enforce that right, or seek that remedy with
respect to that default or any prior, contemporaneous, or subsequent default;
nor shall any custom or practice of the parties at variance with any provision
of this agreement affect or constitute a waiver of, any party's right to demand
strict compliance with all provisions of this agreement.

         ss.18. Captions. The captions of the various sections of this agreement
are not part of the context of this agreement, but are only labels to assist in
locating those sections, and shall be ignored in construing this agreement.

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         ss.19. Successors. This agreement shall be personal to the Employee and
no rights or obligations of the Employee under this agreement may be assigned by
him. Except as described in the preceding sentence, this agreement shall be
binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by and against the
respective heirs, legal representatives, successors, and assigns of each party
to this agreement. The Company and Health Power shall require any successor to
all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company, whether
direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation, acquisition of stock, or
otherwise, by an agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Employee,
expressly to assume and agree to perform this agreement in the same manner and
to the same extent as the Company would be required to perform if no such
succession had taken place. Health Power, as the sole shareholder of the
Company, has executed this agreement to evidence its agreement to be bound by
the provisions of this ss.19 and to be subject to the obligations under ss.8 of
this agreement resulting from a breach of this ss.19.


COMPMANAGEMENT, INC.


By /s/ Bernard F. Master, D.O.                /s/ Richard T. Kurth
  --------------------------------------     -----------------------------------
  Bernard F. Master, D.O., Chairman          RICHARD T. KURTH


COMPMANAGEMENT HEALTH                        HEALTH POWER, INC.
   SYSTEMS, INC.


By /s/ Bernard F. Master, D.O.               By /s/ Bernard F. Master, D.O.
  --------------------------------------       ---------------------------------
  Bernard F. Master, D.O., Chairman            Bernard F. Master, D.O., Chairman


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