To schedule a meeting with Griffin’s Public Relations Director, Jackie Anderson, at HIMSS12, contact Madison McClymonds at madisonmcclymonds@maxborgesagency.com or at 305-374-4404 x 146.

For more information about Griffin’s Business Solutions, visit http://www.griffintechnology.com/business.

About Griffin Technology

Founded on Paul Griffin’s kitchen table in 1992, Griffin Technology Inc., is today one of the world’s foremost creators of accessories for home, mobile, and personal technology. Unique products such as iTrip®, PowerMate®, iFM®, iMic® and Evolve® Wireless Speaker System have broken new ground in consumer electronics and created loyal fans the world over. Today, Griffin products are conceived, designed and developed in-house and continue to push the envelope of the industry they helped create. Learn more about Griffin’s entire range of ingenious designs at www.griffintechnology.com, www.facebook.com/griffintech and on Twitter, @griffintech.

Real-time locating system (RTLS) enables leading community health center to serve more patients, improve quality, and lower cost

Fargo, ND – February 15, 2012 – Family HealthCare Center (FHC), a private, non-profit healthcare provider serving the communities of Cass County, ND, and Clay County, MN, announced today that their patients will benefit from faster and more cost-efficient care as a result of implementing a Real-Time Locating System (RTLS) solution from Intelligent InSites.

Intelligent InSites, Inc., the leading provider of enterprise real-time location systems (RTLS) software helping hospitals improve patient care and increase healthcare efficiency while leveraging any RTLS technology, will implement the InSites RTLS solution in the Family HealthCare Center’s new facility in downtown Fargo, ND.

The $15 million investment in the new facility, partially funded by a federal Health Resources and Services Administration grant, enables Family HealthCare Center to consolidate most of their services into a single location, allowing FHC to better fulfill their mission of providing quality family-centered health care that is accessible, culturally competent, and efficient. FHC patients have access to affordable yet comprehensive primary care services, including adult and pediatric care, pregnancy and women’s health, immunizations, dental, lab, x-ray, pharmacy, wellness, and education. The new site will nearly double Family HealthCare Center’s space and triple the number of medical examination rooms.

“At Family HealthCare Center, we strive to be innovative in our approach to care,” said Patricia Patron, Executive Director at Family HealthCare Center. “The InSites solution will help us be more efficient with our scarce resources, so we can serve more patients with the highest quality standards and lower cost.”

The InSites solution will track, manage, and display in real-time, through its unified user interface, the location and status of patients, staff, and equipment, as they move throughout the facility, driving better communication and more efficient use of resources. With the InSites business intelligence and reporting capabilities, Family HealthCare Center will be able to better understand the flow of patients and asset utilization, allowing them to continually evaluate and improve their performance.

Through the implementation of the InSites solution, FHC also will automate many manual processes, such as monitoring temperature of refrigerators and other temperature-sensitive devices. With the temperature monitoring application, staff will be able to receive notifications if the temperature goes beyond a specified threshold, so corrective actions can be taken and then documented automatically. The InSites solution will also provide reports to meet regulatory compliance.

In addition, Family HealthCare Center will leverage the integration capabilities of the InSites Platform, tying together several existing healthcare information systems, such as the Simplex EZ Care nurse call system, driving even more value from their current technology investments.

“We are proud to partner with one of the country’s leading-edge community health centers, helping them in solving the issues facing America’s health system,” said Doug Burgum, President and CEO of Intelligent InSites. “The Family HealthCare Center is a role-model for using innovative solutions to improve patient care, increase staff efficiency, and lower healthcare costs.”

According to the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC), community health centers, like FHC, have been providing affordable primary and preventive care for over 40 years, serving the primary healthcare needs of more than 20 million patients in over 8,000 locations across the United States. Community health centers play a crucial role during tough economic times, providing affordable health services for millions of uninsured and jobless Americans. The local approach to health care, combined with an innovative emphasis on comprehensive preventive care, generates $24 billion in annual savings to the health care system – to taxpayers and private payers alike.

About Family HealthCare Center

Family HealthCare Center (FHC) is a private, non-profit health care provider serving patients in Cass County, North Dakota and Clay County, Minnesota. FHC is dedicated to providing quality family-centered health and life care services that are available to everyone in the communities they serve. As a provider of family-oriented health care, FHC believes it can best maintain excellence in service through patient-focus where we continually strive to understand and exceed the patient expectations. Family HealthCare Center has received the Gold Seal of Approval from The Joint Commission. This accreditation provides the most comprehensive evaluation process in the health care industry, and represents the ‘gold standard’ in healthcare. FHC has been accredited by The Joint Commission since 2003, which places them among the elite, a very select number of organizations in the nation. For more information, visit www.famhealthcare.org.

About Intelligent InSites

Intelligent InSites helps healthcare organizations improve care and reduce costs by transforming automatically-collected data into actionable insights and the intelligent automation of operational workflows. Through its interoperable, hardware-agnostic, healthcare real-time location system (RTLS) software platform, Intelligent InSites gathers data from real-time location, condition sensing, and other systems; then delivers meaningful information to the right person, at the right time, on the right device. Intelligent InSites’ customers gain enterprise-wide visibility and are able to impact continuous process improvements, resulting in remarkable financial and quality of care outcomes. For more information, visit www.IntelligentInSites.com.

“We serve one-third of DuPage County, and our goal is to improve quality, efficiency and access in that region,” said Dennis Fine, Chief Operating Officer, DuPage Medical Group. ”To do so, we believe we must have a strategy in place that fosters the sharing of information and creates an enterprise-wide imaging platform. With Merge iConnect, we have connected our silos of imaging data and image enabled our EMR so our physicians have access to and can view images from any specialty. I’m confident this type of connected information is going to enhance our delivery of care.”

DuPage Medical Group Adds Merge iConnect(TM) Access and Merge Eye Care; Image Enables Epic EMR

CHICAGO, Feb. 15, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Merge Healthcare (Nasdaq:MRGE), a leading provider of enterprise imaging and interoperability solutions, announced today that DuPage Medical Group has added Merge iConnect Access and the Merge Eye Care suite to its existing portfolio of Merge solutions to eliminate disparate silos of information and create a true enterprise-wide imaging platform among its 330 physicians and 45 locations.

“We serve one-third of DuPage County, and our goal is to improve quality, efficiency and access in that region,” said Dennis Fine, Chief Operating Officer, DuPage Medical Group. ”To do so, we believe we must have a strategy in place that fosters the sharing of information and creates an enterprise-wide imaging platform. With Merge iConnect, we have connected our silos of imaging data and image enabled our EMR so our physicians have access to and can view images from any specialty. I’m confident this type of connected information is going to enhance our delivery of care.”

“With an enterprise-wide imaging strategy, organizations like DuPage Medical Group are building a foundation that will improve how they deliver care,” said Jeff Surges, CEO, Merge Healthcare. “With Merge, they now have an end-to-end solution that integrates with their Epic EMR, speeds the radiologists workflow and provides a complete view of their patients’ medical records – a factor that is critical to success.”

Merge iConnect Access provides access to medical images for hospital physicians and referring physicians from any approved web-enabled device. With iConnect, images can be accessed faster and easier without the requirement of downloading images to a workstation. iConnect also eliminates the need for multiple clinical viewers integrated to the electronic medical record. Clinicians can use iConnect’s, single, multi-specialty viewer to access images from radiology, cardiology, and other image intensive areas from multiple departments, with no additional software downloads required on the viewing device.

Merge Eye Care Solutions provide a suite of solutions for ophthalmic image and informatics which allow eye care specialists to significantly improve practice efficiency. Solutions include Merge EyeScan™, a portable imaging device with a modular design built for ease of use and diagnostic capabilities for both the anterior and posterior segments; Merge Eye Station™, an image capture software and digital interface for existing fundus cameras, and Merge Eye Care PACS™, a web-based image management system.

About Merge Healthcare

Merge Healthcare is a leading provider of enterprise imaging and interoperability solutions, with a client base consisting of more than 1,500 hospitals and 6,000 clinics across the country. Merge solutions facilitate the sharing of images to create a more effective and efficient electronic healthcare experience for patients and physicians. Merge provides enterprise imaging solutions for radiology, cardiology, orthopaedics and eye care; a suite of products for clinical trials; software for financial and pre-surgical management, and applications that fuel the largest modality vendors in the world. Merge’s products have been used by healthcare providers, vendors and researchers worldwide to improve patient care for more than 20 years. Additional information can be found at www.merge.com.

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About DuPage Medical Group

With more than 330 physicians and 45 locations, DuPage Medical Group provides physician-directed healthcare that is focused on quality, efficiency and access. DuPage Medical Group’s approach to service excellence is based on the following C.A.R.E. values which are all common principles for what we believe and achieve in our daily practice with all of our customers (patients, staff/employees, physicians, vendors, and the community): compassion, accountability, respect and excellence. For more information, visit www.dupagemedicalgroup.com.

Details of the relevance of the demonstration will be provided during a press briefing at the 2012 Annual HIMSS Conference & Exhibition.

HIMSS12 – Las Vegas – Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012

WHAT:  Approximately 1.2 billion clinical documents are produced in the U.S. each year.  This tremendous source of clinical information is underutilized in current computer-based record systems.  ONC’s Office of Standards and Interoperability (S&I) recently hosted a volunteer effort through Health Level Seven (HL7) International and Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) USA to establish a national foundation for exchange of information collected in clinical documents.  The project produced a consolidated, cohesive set of structured clinical document templates using the HL7 Clinical Document Architecture standard and IHE integration profiles that are now available for industry adoption.  Use of the templates offers a huge step forward for health information interoperability in the U.S.  The Health Story Project will demonstrate use of the templates for the first time at the HIMSS12 Interoperability Showcase with a use case provided by the American College of Physicians.

WHO:  Press briefing panelists include:

• Doug Fridsma, MD, Director, ONC, Office of Standards & Interoperability
• Bob Dolin, MD, Representing the Health Story Project
• Charles Jaffe, MD, CEO, Health Level Seven (HL7) International
• Carol Greenlee, MD, Representing the American College of Physicians
• John Donnelly, Representing Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE USA)
• Bill Beighe, CIO, Physicians Medical Group of Santa Cruz

WHEN: Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012, 1-2 p.m. Pacific; Briefing begins at 1:10 p.m.

WHERE: HIMSS12, Las Vegas, Venetian Sands Expo Center, Bassano 2805, 2nd level

CLOSED INVITATION/RSVP: Joy Kuhl, joy@optimalaccords.com or (818) 817-1050

An audio media press bridge will be provided.  Please bring an XLR Cable if you would like to record direct from the audio feed.

During the HMISS conference in Las Vegas Feb. 20-24, Voalté, a leader in innovative mobile clinical communications technology, will be holding a gaming event to raise money for hospital charities. Voalté is inviting hospital executives attending the conference to register for a chance to participate.  Five individuals who register will be given $500 to participate in a Craps game with the chance to earn up to $1,000 for the hospital charity of their choice.

HIMSS conference attendees can try T-System’s easy-to-use solutions themselves at the hands-on demos at Booth #4012. Additionally, as part of its commitment to promote improved information exchange for more effective patient care, T-System will participate in the Interoperability Showcase™ at Booth #11000.

New interoperable solutions and capabilities demonstrate how T-System is redefining emergency care through technology

LAS VEGAS – Feb. 15, 2012 – Despite increases in uninsured ED patient volumes and healthcare reform challenges, T-System, Inc.‘s hospital clients are improving clinical outcomes, patient throughput, and revenue by the millions while simultaneously meeting Stage 1 Meaningful Use criteria and preparing for ICD-10. T-System will demonstrate the interoperable technology driving these remarkable emergency medicine success stories and also unveil new high-tech capabilities at the annual Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society’s (HIMSS) Conference on Feb. 20-24 at the Venetian Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas.

“It’s critical for hospital leaders to select vendors that can solve pressing short-term problems, but those vendors should also maintain a broader, long-term perspective and an investment in the future of healthcare delivery,” said T-System CEO Sunny Sanyal. “T-System’s focus at HIMSS is on how the ED can be leveraged to improve the entire care management process so the whole health system can feel the benefit.”

HIMSS conference attendees can try T-System’s easy-to-use solutions themselves at the hands-on demos at Booth #4012. Additionally, as part of its commitment to promote improved information exchange for more effective patient care, T-System will participate in the Interoperability Showcase™ at Booth #11000. Among the must-see solutions and events from T-System:

T-System Virtual ED (Booth #4012) and Interoperability Showcase™ (Booth #11000 in Hall G):

• T-System will present a new solution focused on improving patient care continuity and supporting the ACO model of healthcare delivery. In this exhibit, attendees will see how an integrated web-based referral management tool will help reduce readmissions, strengthen hospital-physician alignment and connect the care team to a patient’s information. Attendees will also learn how the solution gives facilities an edge in recruiting, retaining and winning the loyalty of referring physicians.
• Further supporting care continuity, T-System will be among the first-ever vendors to demonstrate how an ED might contribute information that would enable a smoother patient hand-off process. At the Interoperability Showcase™, The T SystemEV® will interoperate with an outpatient and inpatient EHR and health information exchange, starting with properly identifying the patient, retrieving a referral document, and creating a summary of the ED visit to be consumed by physicians outside of the ED. The demonstration of this new standard will help further the mission of IHE in promoting interoperability across healthcare.
• More closely connecting patients to the healthcare experience, T-System will preview iTriage connectivity through mobile health solutions. The iTriage smartphone and Web application display hospital information such as services and ED wait times. Patients can also check in before arriving in the ED, giving hospitals the opportunity to triage patients based on their symptoms and greet them upon arrival. As a result, the hospital and patients increase engagement with each other, thereby improving the overall patient experience.
• T-System employees will be accessing applications using a “tap-in to sign on” badge system through eXactACCESS by HealthCast, Inc. eXactACCESS is a comprehensive single sign-on solution that provides a fast and secure way for clinicians to access the ED electronic health record (EHR), especially when changing workstations. At the same time, it reinforces HIPAA-compliant behaviors.

Meaningful Use Senior Education Session (11 a.m. PST, Tuesday, Feb. 21, Marcello 4506):

T SystemEV’s capabilities to support the phased rollout of the HITECH Act compliance efforts will be highlighted in the education session, “Emergency Medicine EHR Helps Drive Enterprise Meaningful Use Readiness.” So far, 42 hospitals have attested to Stage 1 using T SystemEV. Roger Neal, vice president and chief information officer, Duncan Regional Hospital, and Barbara DiMercurio, R.N., MBA, director, Emergency Services, University of Louisville Hospital, co-present their distinct strategies leveraging The T SystemEV ® certified ED information system to attest for enterprise-wide Meaningful Use and to facilitate data integration.

HIStalk HIMSS Conference Booth Crawl: T-System will be giving away an iPad2 as part of its sponsorship in the first HIStalk HIMSS booth crawl. The booth crawl entails contestants visiting booths or web sites to obtain answers to secret questions akin to a scavenger hunt.

“We will continue our focus to help emergency departments collaborate, share and work even more seamlessly and connected as evidenced of our busy year unveiling new technology solutions,” said Robert Hitchcock, M.D., FACEP, T-System vice president and chief medical informatics officer. “We’re proud to be the industry’s preferred ED technology provider, empowering our clients to be successful in qualifying for Meaningful Use incentives, meeting regulatory requirements, and advancing clinical, operational and financial performance.”

About T-System

T-System, Inc. sets the industry standard for clinical, business and IT solutions for emergency medicine, with approximately 40 percent of the nation’s emergency departments using T-System solutions. To meet the individual needs of hospitals, T-System offers both paper and electronic systems. These tools help clinicians provide better patient care, while improving efficiency and the bottom line. Today, more than 1,700 emergency departments rely on T-System’s gold-standard content and workflow solutions. For more information, visit www.tsystem.com. Follow us on Twitter (@TSystem), or become a T-System fan on Facebook.

Medicity’s health information exchange technology enables hospitals, clinics, physician practices, long-term care facilities and other health care organizations to securely exchange patient health information across their disparate locations and information systems. With Medicity’s solutions, for example, a physician seeing a patient for the first time can use her electronic health record (EHR) system to securely request and view a consolidated summary of a patient’s care history – including medications, allergies, vital signs, care plan, insurance information and more – whether the patient received care at a hospital, another physician practice, or a long-term care facility. Having this information on hand increases patient safety and convenience while decreasing unnecessary duplication of medical procedures – reducing the cost of care.

Medicity contracted with 43 health information exchanges in 2011

SALT LAKE CITY – Feb. 15, 2012- Medicity reports it saw acceleration in the number of health information exchanges being formed in the second half of 2011, supporting predictions recently voiced by Dr. Farzad Mostashari, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, who said that health information exchange would turn a corner and take off in 2012. Medicity signed a record number of HIE contracts in 2011, with 43 health information exchanges (HIEs) contracting for its solutions, including 22 new HIE contracts that added approximately 150 hospitals to the Medicity ecosystem. An additional 21 existing clients expanded their health information exchange capabilities.

“Our business growth is a direct reflection of organizations building health information exchange to prepare for payment reform and new accountable care models,” said Brent Dover, president of Medicity. “The ability to securely exchange clinical data is one of the most critical but missing elements in helping to drive more cost-effective, quality patient care. Medicity’s capabilities enable that secure exchange of patient information to help physicians improve care as well as effectively track and manage the health care of their entire patient population across a spectrum of care providers.”

Medicity’s health information exchange technology enables hospitals, clinics, physician practices, long-term care facilities and other health care organizations to securely exchange patient health information across their disparate locations and information systems. With Medicity’s solutions, for example, a physician seeing a patient for the first time can use her electronic health record (EHR) system to securely request and view a consolidated summary of a patient’s care history – including medications, allergies, vital signs, care plan, insurance information and more – whether the patient received care at a hospital, another physician practice, or a long-term care facility. Having this information on hand increases patient safety and convenience while decreasing unnecessary duplication of medical procedures – reducing the cost of care.

“Our growth confirms that health information exchange has gained traction and validates the success Medicity has had over the past 10 years in establishing the most extensive footprint of connected health care providers in the nation,” Dover said. “Medicity’s technology lays that HIE foundation, which is essential to the success of accountable care organizations and other new payment models.”

Medicity’s 43 contracts include solutions for HIEs run by private health systems, community exchanges sponsored by third-party health information organizations and direct physician-to-physician exchange through Medicity’s iNexx platform.

About Medicity

Medicity, the industry standard for health information exchange (HIE), is the leading innovator and largest provider of HIE technology – with more than 800 hospitals and 250,000 physicians in its connected ecosystem. Medicity’s solutions empower hospitals, physicians and HIEs with secure access to and exchange of health information – improving the quality and efficiency of patient care locally, regionally and nationally. For more information, please visit www.medicity.com or follow us at twitter.com/Medicity.

- Rooms set to patients’ lighting, entertainment and other preferences enhance a child’s sense of control

- Children’s safety ensured with interwoven surveillance, RFID and other systems

- Clinicians have centralized view of standalone patient monitoring systems

RESTON, Va., Feb. 15, 2012 – Software AG, a leading provider of Business Process Excellence (BPE) solutions, today announced it is helping build the “hospital of the future” for Nemours, an internationally-recognized children’s health system. Scheduled to open in October of this  year, the full-service Nemours Children’s Hospital (NCH) in Orlando will feature state-of-the-art systems for its clinical, facilities, maintenance and other supporting functions, all working together and unified via Software AG technology to create a “smart building” that ensures a comforting, customized experience for young patients and their families.

Children who frequently visit NCH will be greeted by a familiar room setting each time they return to the hospital. The child’s favorite video games, website bookmarks, friends’ lists and other electronic entertainment will be pre-loaded and available in the room. The lighting and temperature can be set the way the patient prefers, which serves to enhance the patient’s sense of control in an “out of control” setting. The blinds covering the floor-to-ceiling glass windows may be set to provide just the right amount of a view of the gardens around the hospital. Once the children are onsite, hospital surveillance, RFID, facilities, clinical scheduling and other systems work together, behind the scenes, to ensure their safety and security. Other hospital systems coordinate in-room maintenance and related activities to occur when a child is getting an X-ray or otherwise out of the room.

“Nemours has long been a leader in the use of technology to improve patient and family care,” said Roger Oxendale, CEO of Nemours Children’s Hospital. “Our partnership with Software AG will allow us to provide better data to our specialists, make our patients more comfortable and improve security.”

Dax French, Senior Director of Business Development at Software AG, said: “Nemours is realizing some striking efficiencies and advances by integrating systems that were not designed to work together. As a result, they can take advantage of new opportunities to better serve their patients, both medically and personally. And for children and their families, that means a hospital stay is more safe and comfortable.”

Inside the “Hospital of the Future”

Nemours is using Software AG technology — webMethods Integration Server and webMethods Business Process Management Suite — to weave together clinical, environmental and other hospital systems that traditionally stand alone and do not communicate with one another. The result of this process-oriented, event-driven integration is a healthcare environment that is more safe, personal and engaging for its young patients, yet efficient and informed for the doctors, nurses and other support staff.

Software AG technology provides the backbone for RFID badging. When a caregiver walks into a patient’s room, an RFID sensor will read the badge and the caregiver’s picture — pulled from the hospital’s HR system — will display on the TV inside the room. This lets Mom know the person matches the badge and lets the hospital know who is accessing which patients. In fact, Software AG helps enable inter-system communication and automation for many situations, such as security events and urgent clinical response events. The integration in no way replaces the expertise of the care providers, instead it frees the physicians and nurses of  non-medical tasks such as  silencing an alarm when entering a patient’s room and allows them to immediately focus on patient care. Thus, the security systems, facilities systems and clinical systems work together through automated event-driven processes to provide a safe, healing environment.

Other state-of-the-art hospital services powered by Software AG technology include:

• Patient Access Display – a tablet will be placed outside the door of each patient’s room; the Patient Access Display replaces traditional magnetic whiteboards with an electronic board that feeds patient-related data to nurses, doctors and other clinicians in a respectful and unobtrusive way.

• Clinical Logistics – this clinical command center provides clinicians with access to all patient monitoring systems, allowing them to respond to events and alerts. Clinical Logistics unifies historically standalone systems.

• Federated Data Management – by integrating systems and delivering services, data integrity is improved. Instead of systems copying or creating duplicate versions of information, such as login information for associates and non-associates, data can be delivered real time from a single source. This improves system access security, simplifies support for upgrades, and improves the ability to provide accurate audits, e.g., who accessed specific clinical information five years ago.

For more information on Software AG’s healthcare technology, visit our healthcare site at: http://www.softwareag.com/us/solutions/healthcare_sol/default.asp.

About Software AG

With more than 1,000 U.S.-enterprise customers and 800 employees, Software AG’s U.S. operation contributes one third of the company’s total revenue and is Software AG’s largest market presence and R&D location. Software AG has operated nationwide in the U.S. since 1973 through a fully-owned subsidiary, Software AG USA Inc., which is headquartered in Reston, Virginia – also an R&D hub for the company’s core data management and integration technologies. R&D labs for the development of Software AG’s webMethods product suite – offering SOA integration and BPM solutions – include facilities in San José/Silicon Valley, Seattle and Denver. For more information, visit www.softwareag.com/us.

Software AG is the global leader in Business Process Excellence. Our 40 years of innovation include the invention of the first high-performance transactional database, Adabas; the first business process analysis platform, ARIS; and the first B2B server and SOA-based integration platform, webMethods. We offer our customers end-to-end business process management (BPM) solutions delivering low Total-Cost-of-Ownership and high ease of use. Our industry-leading brands, ARIS, webMethods, Adabas, Natural, CentraSite and IDS Scheer Consulting, represent a unique portfolio encompassing: process strategy, design, integration and control; SOA-based integration and data management; process-driven SAP implementation; and strategic process consulting and services.

Software AG had revenues of €1.1 billion in 2010 and has more than 5,400 employees serving 10,000 enterprise and public institution customers across 70 countries. Our comprehensive software and services solutions allow companies to continuously achieve their business results faster. The company is headquartered in Germany and listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (TecDAX, ISIN DE 0003304002 / SOW).

About Nemours

Nemours (NAH-mores) is an internationally recognized children’s health system that owns and operates the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware, along with major pediatric specialty clinics in Delaware, Florida, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. In 2012, it will open the full-service Nemours Children’s Hospital in Orlando, Florida.

Established as The Nemours Foundation through the legacy and philanthropy of Alfred I. du Pont, Nemours offers pediatric clinical care, research, education, advocacy and prevention programs to all families in the communities it serves. For more information, visit www.Nemours.org

Affordable, Cloud-Based Service Combines EHR, PM and RM Functions in a Single, Intuitive Solution that is Designed around the CQM Standards Used by Federal and Private Payers

NEW YORK, NY (February 14, 2012) – As healthcare regulations and coding standards change and Meaningful Use incentives provide new reimbursement opportunities, healthcare practices struggle to find the right tools to optimize revenue and streamline administration. There are a number of solutions available for large practices, but until now, smaller practices (less than five physicians) have found it difficult to locate an affordable, full-service solution that may be implemented on a modular basis to minimize the disruption of a practice’s workflow. Imagine MD, a brand of eHealth Made EASY, LLC, now provides a secure, up-to-date, cloud-based, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution that combines full Electronic Health Records (EHR), Practice Management (PM) and Revenue Management (RM) functionality on a single, affordable system. Imagine MD offers the only complete solution that is built around a CQM performance engine with real-time business analytics.

The solution, which is being presented February 21-23 at the 2012 Annual HIMSS Conference & Exhibition at Booth 13231, unifies EHR, PM and RM functions into an easy-to-use web portal that allows physicians to quickly and accurately document visits using drop-down menus. Featuring an intuitive flow that automatically generates the correct codes to optimize  reimbursement, the Imagine MD solution does not require a long-term contract. And since it is cloud-based, smaller practices can take advantage of its advanced features without buying expensive servers, software, equipment or IT support. Cloud delivery also enables physicians to benefit from a continuously updated, CQM-driven knowledge base, which helps them adapt to changing rules.

“Imagine MD allows practices to rethink EHR, PM and RM, providing unified, cutting-edge technology resources without the big-practice price tag,” said George S. Blumenthal, eHealth Made EASY, LLC Chairman and CEO. “It’s a user-friendly solution that doesn’t distract physicians from their primary goal, which is to deliver quality patient care. With only broadband Internet access and a device with a browser, medical professionals can document encounters in real time and access the type of advanced EHR, PM and RM functions formerly available only to large practices. The fact that we designed our solution around the CQM standards that drive federal reimbursements and are now being adopted by leading insurance companies like UnitedHealth Group gives our customers a huge advantage in the shifting healthcare landscape.”

A pioneer in the wireless industry, Mr. Blumenthal served as Founder and Chairman of Cellular Communications, Inc., which operated as CellularOne in the US and Puerto Rico and as Omnitel in Europe (later Vodafone of Italy). He was also Founder and Chairman of International CableTel, which is now Virgin Media, the only cable company in England. More than 30,000,000 people utilize the services of these companies on a daily basis. With a background that includes founding Teramed Inc., acquired by Johnson & Johnson in 2002, and having provided a major New York hospital with a clinical trial registry to support an NIH grant, Mr. Blumenthal is uniquely qualified to oversee delivery of a customer-focused, cloud-based solution for the hundreds of thousands of underserved small medical practices.

Imagine MD’s customer focus comes through clearly in two ways: First, Imagine MD truly understands the needs of smaller practices, which is evident in the clean functionality of the ONC-ATCB-certified, Meaningful Use-optimized, CQM-powered EHR solution. The second component is the robust service Imagine MD provides to support the solution. The customer-centric focus is the result of the management team’s extensive experience in the premium quality service industry. Unlike plug-and-play software that leaves physicians and their staff to manage implementation on their own, Imagine MD is there every step of the way, providing support and training to ensure that medical professionals and practice staff take full advantage of all of the solution’s features and receive the maximum benefits from Meaningful Use incentives and practice management tools.

As a single database solution, Imagine MD houses all clinical, administrative and financial data at one location, which results in more consistent, easily accessible information than that provided by separately integrated systems. It is designed to flow as practice activities flow – starting with a multi-language patient portal that allows patients to provide medical history, insurance, demographic and pharmacy information along with messaging functions for appointment setting and confirmation. The solution delivers front desk verification functions as well as robust encounter documentation tools. And after each patient encounter, the solution flows seamlessly to check-out, billing and claims management and business analytics functions, providing a comprehensive PM solution that is fully integrated with the EHR tools.

With thousands of care documentation templates in addition to risk management and revenue capture tools housed on the cloud, Imagine MD eliminates the need for practices to back up data or address changing ICD codes, CQM standards and regulatory guidelines, making it the ideal solution for smaller practices. It is the only solution on the market that is powered by a CQM engine to maximize revenue. Imagine MD offers its innovative solution to individual practices and as a white label service to select partners. Learn more about Imagine MD at www.imagine-md.com.

About the Company

eHealth Made EASY, LLC was founded in 2006 with the realization that Bush-era legislation was mandating pervasive evidenced-based healthcare through performance of Clinical Quality Measures (CQMs). The company develops health information technology built around CQM performance with real-time business analytics. Imagine MD is a  cloud-based, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), single-source database solution that enables healthcare professionals to manage administrative, financial and clinical health record functions efficiently and affordably on a unified system. With a US-based, cloud computing platform that delivers easy-to-use, intuitive Electronic Health Records (EHR), Practice Management (PM) and Revenue Management (RM) tools, Imagine MD is empowering medical professionals to rethink EHR, PM and RM with unified, cutting-edge technology. Learn more at www.imagine-md.com.