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March 28, 2005 05:01 PM US Eastern Timezone

MMIC Technology Solutions to Provide Electronic Medical Record and Practice Management Systems to Metropolitan Pediatric Specialists, P.A.

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 28, 2005--MMIC Technology Solutions recently signed an agreement with Metropolitan Pediatric Specialists, a local pediatric practice, to provide and service the NextGen Electronic Medical Records and NextGen Practice Management systems. The integrated NextGen software systems advances patient care by allowing physicians to spend more time with patients and enhances clinic efficiency by minimizing paper work managing claims and billing records.


"This represents the fourth, and largest, local pediatric group to employ the NextGen software. We are excited about the opportunity to serve this growing market segment," reported Tom Lee, vice president of MMIC Technology Solutions.

Metropolitan Pediatric Specialists, P.A. is a local practice specializing in pediatric and adolescent medicine. They will use the electronic medical records and practice management systems in their three Twin Cities locations.

MMIC Technology Solutions, a member of The MMIC Group, is a full-service provider of healthcare technology solutions and consulting services. MMIC Technology Solutions offers personalized on-site and remote consulting services and products that advance patient care, enhance clinic efficiency and strengthen the bottom line for independent providers. MMIC Technology Solutions is an exclusive provider of NextGen, the industry's only integrated electronic medical record and electronic practice management systems. Other services include billing office solutions, web site development and hosting, and security consulting services. MMIC Technology Solutions is headquartered in Plymouth, Minn.

The MMIC Group provides professional liability insurance, workers' compensation, other property and casualty insurance products and non-insurance products and services to physician, clinics, health systems and hospitals in the Upper Midwest. Members of the Group are Midwest Medical Insurance Company, the MMIC Agency and MMIC Technology Solutions.

Contacts


MMIC Technology Solutions
Thomas Lee, 763-201-0301

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March 21, 2005 08:35 AM US Eastern Timezone

Family Health Services Selects Unified eClinicalWorks Solution

WESTBORO, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 21, 2005--
65 Doctor, 13 Location Practice Concludes Exhaustive Industry Search with Selection of eClinicalWorks Solution--Family Health Services Prepares to Transform Operations and Enhance Patient Care





eClinicalWorks, the leading provider of unified end-to-end ambulatory EMR (Electronic Medical Records) and PM (Practice Management) systems for multi-location, multi-specialty medical practices, announced today that Family Health Services, a 65 doctor, 13 location practice based in St. Paul, Minnesota, has chosen to deploy its award-winning solution. The result of an exhaustive search of leading EMR and practice management solutions, Family Health Services plans to utilize eClinicalWorks to transform its operation and ensure ongoing, first-rate patient care.

"As a growing medical practice with offices scattered throughout the St. Paul and East Metro area, we deemed a proven EMR and Practice Management solution critical to ensuring the effective management of patient and practice data and ultimately the delivery of superior care," said Paul Berrisford, the CEO of Family Health Services. "After looking at several industry solutions we concluded that eClinicalWorks was the best option for our operation. eClinicalWorks set itself apart with its ease-of-use, superior feature-set, affordability, and thanks to our visits to their customer sites, proof positive that it would allow for our organization to optimize clinical and financial business processes, thus ensuring our long-term success."

Family Health Services (FHSM) is a 65 doctor, 13 location practice that is located in St. Paul and surrounding communities in Minnesota. FHSM physicians treat over 720,000 patients, delivering an array of family practice medical services, including preventive, pediatric, OB/GYN and chronic care services. In recent months, FHSM found that it was experiencing difficulties effectively managing the growing amount of patient and practice data. Additionally, FHSM's payor community measures its performance on preventive, diabetic, hypertension and smoking cessation services. Per the contracts with these payors, FHSM receives increased payment for superior performance in meeting care outcomes. With a system in place such as eClinicalWorks the organizations would now be able to easily provide the data and audit trail necessary for these measures.

"The year ahead brings with it unprecedented demand for EMR and Practice Management solutions, with organizations like Family Health Services looking to ensure their long-term viability by providing patients with the level of care they have come to expect," said Girish Kumar, Vice President of Sales at eClinicalWorks. "Family Health Services' selection of our unified solution brings tremendous validation of the tangible benefits that eClinicalWorks is able to deliver medical practices looking to transform their back and front-office operations."

About eClinicalWorks EMR & PM

eClinicalWorks is the leading provider of unified end-to-end ambulatory clinical information systems designed to for medical organizations looking to ensure first class patient care. The company's solution consists of two major components: eClinicalWorks EMR and eClinicalWorks PM. eClinicalWorks EMR allows physician practices to manage the patient flow, specifically letting practices access patient records immediately--either in-house or via remote access--electronically communicate with the referring physicians and securely send consult notes and clinical data. The second component of the unified solution, eClinicalWorks PM eliminates the roadblocks inherent in healthcare billing processes, allowing practices to submit claims electronically, track the status of claims and communicate online with payers to confirm patient eligibility, what services will be paid and when. For more information about eClinicalWorks products please visit http://www.eclinicalworks.com/products.php

About eClinicalWorks

eClinicalWorks is the leading provider of unified ambulatory clinical information systems. The company's EMR (Electronic Medical Record) and PM (Practice Management) solutions are designed to streamline a practice's front and back office operations to ensure superior patient care. Supporting AAFP's Partners for Patients and HIMSS EHRVA initiatives, eClinicalWorks has been awarded top industry honors including Best in KLAS' Ambulatory EMR (1-5) in 2004, the top Practice Management solution and Medical Records Document Imaging/Management System by TEPR 2004, the top EMR solution by TEPR 2003, the Frost & Sullivan "Best Bang for the Buck" in 2004 and the 5-STAR rated EMR solution by ACGroup in 2002, 2003 and 2004. eClinicalWorks also has established a U.S. customer base of over 2,000 medical providers. For more information please call (866) 888-MY-CW or visit them on the Web at www.eclinicalworks.com.

Contacts


eClinicalWorks
Dimple Dedhia, 508-836-2700
dimple@eclinicalworks.com

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Press Release Source: Eclipsys Corporation


Eclipsys Clinical System Activated at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton
Monday March 21, 7:31 am ET
- 1,500 Clinicians Using Sunrise Clinical Manager to Improve Patient Care, Achieve Compliance -


BOCA RATON, Fla., March 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Eclipsys Corporation® (Nasdaq: ECLP - News), The Outcomes Company®, today announced that Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton (RWJUHH), located in Hamilton, New Jersey, has activated Sunrise Clinical Manager 3.5 XA™. The system, which is remote hosted at the Eclipsys Technology Solutions Center in Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, will be used by over 1,500 clinicians representing over 30 medical specialties.

Sunrise Clinical Manager is an advanced, enterprise-wide clinical information solution that provides healthcare organizations such as RWJUHH with anywhere, anytime secure access to patients' complete health records and streamlines the processes of ordering, providing and managing patient care. Clinicians can remotely access critical patient health information as easily as if they were at the patient's bedside in the hospital. Clinical Manager supports industry standards promoting connectivity of information systems and healthcare organizations.

RWJUHH activated the Eclipsys advanced clinical information system in December 2004 in a single-phase implementation that connected clinicians to information and knowledge to enhance clinical decision making. To help optimize patient care, patient data from the last three years -- representing 800,000 patient visits and 1.5 million lab results -- was ported to Sunrise Clinical Manager from the hospital's existing systems, providing clinicians with a wealth of historical patient information. The hospital is currently utilizing Sunrise Clinical Manager for its patient lists, nursing task lists, charges, orders and results features.

Led by the Eclipsys and RWJUHH project managers, a team of Eclipsys implementation/integration professional services consultants and the hospital's information technology staff and clinicians participated in a collaborative effort to ensure the system would meet the needs of physicians, nurses and other clinicians across the continuum of care. To maximize acceptance of the system, clinicians were trained in a formal classroom setting. All clinicians were required to pass a competency exam in order to receive system access. Additionally, as the system went live, Eclipsys provided three professional services consultants on-site who, combined with the hospital's super users, were available to answer questions and demonstrate the most effective way to access information.

"Clinicians are responding well to the system," said Robert Irwin, chief information officer of the Robert Wood Johnson Health System. "Use of Clinical Manager will greatly benefit patients while helping us to achieve Leapfrog compliance." Among The Leapfrog Group's requirements for quality and safety is use of computerized physician order entry (CPOE). This has been shown to reduce serious prescribing errors in hospitals by more than 50 percent, according to information posted on the patient safety advocacy group's Web site (http://www.leapfroggroup.org ).

House-wide activation of Sunrise Clinical Manager comes on the heels of another significant milestone for RWJUHH. The medical center is the first hospital in the state of New Jersey and the sole healthcare recipient of the prestigious Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award for 2004. The organization joins a group of only three other healthcare organizations to have ever received the award. The Baldrige Award is the top honor a U.S. organization can receive for quality management and quality achievement.

"To be eligible for this prestigious award, RWJUHH established evidence- based criteria for enhanced business performance across all facets of the organization," said Christy Stephenson, president and CEO at RWJUHH. "Doing so has created a heightened focus on our staff, our leadership and, most importantly, our customers. We consider the Eclipsys tools an important part of our continued commitment to process improvement and performance excellence."

"We're honored to be associated with Robert Wood Johnson Health System and Network, which shares our vision and commitment to safe, efficient and effective care," said Paul L. Ruflin, president and CEO of Eclipsys. "With the activation of Sunrise Clinical Manager, the health system has in place a valuable tool which it can use to more efficiently and accurately document the care process, improve communication between clinicians, maximize patient safety and ensure quality at every turn."

Next, the hospital will implement Sunrise Clinical Manager's clinical documentation capabilities, which include care plans, flowsheets, assessments, structured notes, and templates that provide best-practice methods for healthcare organizations to automate and standardize care across a unit, hospital or health system. Clinical documentation is an important facet of the Eclipsys vision of a connected enterprise where knowledge and information flow quickly and easily among caregivers for maximum efficiency. Additionally, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick plans to activate Sunrise Clinical Manager 4.0 XA in November 2005.

About Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton

Located in Hamilton Township, New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton is a not-for-profit healthcare provider dedicated to offering the highest quality of hospital, emergency and outpatient services to the Greater Mercer County community. With over 1,734 employees and 650 physicians on the medical staff, representing over 30 medical specialties, the hospital is part of the Robert Wood Johnson Health System and Network and is affiliated with the University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. For more information, see http://www.rwjhamilton.org .

About Eclipsys

Eclipsys is a leading provider of advanced clinical, financial and management information software and service solutions to more than 1,500 healthcare facilities. Eclipsys empowers healthcare organizations to improve patient safety, revenue cycle management and operational efficiency through innovative information solutions. For more information, see http://www.eclipsys.com or e-mail info@eclipsys.com .

Statements in this news release concerning future results, performance or expectations are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. All forward-looking statements included in this document are based upon information available to Eclipsys as of the date hereof and Eclipsys assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Because such statements involve risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks include several risks in connection with our product strategy, including the uncertainty of the time and costs required to implement the strategy, the potential that our strategy could change, the potential that we may encounter technical difficulties in implementing our strategy, and the potential that the changes to our products may affect customer demand. Other risks include potential financial constraints and other factors faced by the healthcare industry, changing customer requirements and other risks described in the filings of Eclipsys with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2004. Eclipsys, Eclipsys Corporation and The Outcomes Company are registered trademarks of Eclipsys Corporation. Sunrise and XA are trademarks of Eclipsys Technologies Corporation. Other product and company names in this news release are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.


Eclipsys
Michael E. Donner, Chief Marketing Officer (media)
(561) 322-4485
michael.donner@eclipsys.com

Robert J. Colletti, CFO (investors)
(561) 322-4650
investor.relations@eclipsys.com

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
Robert G. Irwin
(732) 937-8931
robert.irwin@rwjuh.edu

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Carson Health Network, Medical Services Group Goes Electronic; Selects Integrated Electronic Medical Record & Practice Management System by A4 Health Systems


Cary - A4 HEALTH SYSTEMS®, a leading provider of healthcare IT solutions, announces today Carson Health Network, affiliated with Sparrow Health System, selected HealthMatics® Office Patient Information Management system for its network of physician practices in central Michigan. The group of primary and specialty care offices chose to upgrade their existing practice management software as well as install an electronic medical record system to improve patient information management and enhance patient, physician and payor relationships, while minimizing the rising cost of health care delivery.

"We not only conducted a thorough review of the technology and systems available to us, but we also gauged vendors' reputations and track records," commented Natalie Buslepp, director of the Medical Services Group at Carson City Hospital. "Ultimately, A4 Health Systems showed a strong presence in the Michigan area and was highly recommended by the several clients with whom we met to see the system first hand."

Carson City Hospital is planning for approximately 16 physicians and 160 clinical and administrative staff members across 10 hospital-owned locations to take advantage of HealthMatics Office for integrated financial and clinical patient information management:

Ashley Family Care Center; Ithaca Family Care Center; Carson Family Care Center; Pediatric and Adolescent Specialists; Internal Medicine Specialists; Carson Behavioral Health Center; Greenville Family Care Center; Stanton Family Care Center as well as billing and administrative offices.

HealthMatics Office will enable the network of physician offices to streamline patient scheduling and check-in, care encounters, orders and results, and billing and collections.

"When you have multiple providers at multiple locations across the health network, there is a vital need for superior communication, effective information management and real time access to patient information for providers," stated Buslepp. "We will now have a network-wide system to manage patient information through every step of the ambulatory care process, which our providers can use to access anytime. The A4 system will also interface with the hospital's inpatient EMR system so as to provide for a seamless patient information management system for our physicians and health care providers."

About Carson City Hospital

Carson City Hospital and its network affiliates make up the Carson Health Network. Carson City Hospital is a licensed, 77-bed acute care hospital and is affiliated with the Sparrow Health System. It is located in central Michigan and serves the communities of a four-county area. Carson Health Network is committed to improving the health and wellness of the community. Carson Health Network's affiliated physician offices are located in Ashley, Carson City, Greenville, Fowler, Ionia, Ithaca, Lyons, Maple Rapids, St. Johns, and Stanton. For more information, our web address is www.carsoncityhospital.com or you can call 989-584-3971, ext. 237.

About A4 HEALTH SYSTEMS
A4 HEALTH SYSTEMS (www.a4healthsystems.com) is dedicated to promoting community-based healthcare via healthcare IT solutions for consolidated clinical, financial and administrative patient information management. Led by its HealthMatics®, Canopy® and EmSTAT solutions, A4 provides software and service solutions for physician practice and hospital settings to improve and better manage the delivery of patient care. Founded in 1970, A4 has nationally implemented software and services in more than 1,500 healthcare organizations, including physician groups and small practices, and Emergency Departments and hospitals. A4 represents Authorized Access, Anywhere, Anytime, and is based in Cary, N.C., with additional locations in Michigan, Texas and New Hampshire. The company is privately held, with more than 350 employees.

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Centennial Pediatrics Chooses Noteworthy Medical Systems Electronic Health Records (EHR)


CLEVELAND, April 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Noteworthy Medical Systems' announced
today that Centennial Pediatrics, the largest private pediatric practice in
Tennessee, has chosen the company's Electronic Health Record (EHR) software.
Since 1990, Centennial Pediatrics has grown to 10 offices with 31
pediatricians located throughout the middle Tennessee area. With over 135,000
encounters per year and plans to open several new offices, Centennial provides
excellent care to a major portion of Nashville's pediatric population.
Noteworthy Medical Systems is highly regarded in pediatric practices for
improving patient satisfaction and supporting quality of care improvements for
their customers. Additionally, pediatric practices using Noteworthy have been
honored with the HIMSS Davies Award of Excellence each of the last two years.
"Our primary focus in selecting Noteworthy is the ability to have secure,
instant access to patient information at the point of care," said Dr. Eddie
Hamilton of Centennial Pediatrics. "Patients can look forward to improved
communication and a continuing commitment to ensure patient safety."
"Centennial Pediatrics is clearly a leader in providing healthcare in
Tennessee", says Lawrence Dolin, Noteworthy's President and CEO. "Noteworthy
is proud to partner with a vital and growing member of the pediatric community
and to work with Centennial."
For more information on Centennial Pediatrics, please call (615) 690-KIDS
or visit http://www.centpeds.com .
Noteworthy Medical Systems, Inc. created an award-winning electronic
health record (EHR) system that is powerful, easy to use, and flexible. The
Noteworthy EHR supports and enhances the doctor-patient relationship while
adding practice efficiencies, increasing profitability, and expediting
clinical research through our unique data capture methods. It is a complete
point of care documentation, charge capture, and decision support system. In
addition to improving key practice workflows and communication, Noteworthy is
known for its physician affinity, connectivity, and proven returns on
investment for its customers.
For more information about Noteworthy, contact Martin Frygier at
800.224.9740. Noteworthy's website can be accessed at
http://www.noteworthyms.com .


SOURCE Noteworthy Medical Systems
Web Site: http://www.noteworthyms.com http://www.centpeds.com

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April 19, 2005 10:00 AM US Eastern Timezone

POH Medical Center Goes Live with Misys CPR System; One Thousand Healthcare Professionals Are Using Misys CPR to Improve Care Delivery Following 13-Month Rapid Implementation

RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 19, 2005--Misys Healthcare Systems, a leader in healthcare information technology, announced today its Misys CPR™ enterprise-wide integrated computer-based patient record is live and in use at POH Medical Center, a premier osteopathic teaching hospital, in Pontiac, Mich.


Approximately 1,000 POH Medical Center employees and associates-physicians, residents, medical students, nurses, student nurses, clinicians, IT analysts and clinical and non-clinical support staff-are using Misys CPR across the facility including nine inpatient units and two Emergency Departments at the 328-licensed bed hospital.

During this first phased rollout over 13 months, the healthcare professionals are accessing Misys CPR to electronically communicate and coordinate care throughout the patient's visit, starting with scheduling, registration, clinical care through discharge.

"Working with Misys Healthcare Systems to implement the Misys CPR system hospital-wide was a gratifying experience," said Bruce Kelly, C.P.H.I.M.S., chief information officer, POH Medical Center. "This was one of the best and smoothest system implementations in my 15-year hospital IT career.

"POH Medical Center sought a swift deployment in order to replace our clinical system no longer being serviced," he continued. "From the initial project kickoff to go live, this 13-month rollout reinforced Misys' commitment to a rapid implementation that was in our contract and a prerequisite for success."

According to Kelly, widespread compliance and buy-in from executive hospital leadership and clinical staff were among many reasons behind the successful outcome activating Misys CPR. "The clinical staff was involved from the onset in the selection of Misys CPR and Misys as vendor of choice as well as the creation of new system patient-centric workflows," said Kelly. "Executive hospital leadership's exceptional support led the many clinical and IT decisions necessary for staffing and goal orientation."

Prior to the system go live, Misys and POH Medical Center analysts performed extensive functional and integrated system testing including 'mini-mock go lives' to confirm Misys CPR met hospital requirements. The hospital staff completed a six-week system training program using a specially designed database.

"The 'mini-mock go lives' assured department managers that changes to their workflows were intact, building confidence among their staff," said Kelly. "These preparations established a high degree of confidence among top management for the actual go-live event."

Steven B. Calkin, D.O., F.A.C.O.I., vice president for medical affairs, POH Medical Center, said, "I agree with Bruce's assessment as executive champion for this sizeable system project implementation. While one can never be 100 percent confident in managing expectations of a system launch of this scale, the Misys approach worked flawlessly, reinforcing our decision that selecting Misys CPR was the correct one."

"I'm still waiting for someone to pinch me," said Patrick Lamberti, president and chief executive officer, POH Medical Center. "I have never experienced a system implementation operate as smoothly as the Misys CPR product. We endured no major problems at all. Sure, a few problems were caught along the way, but our support team - including Misys representatives - resolved them quickly. I am more than pleased that POH Medical Center chose Misys CPR. We look forward to the solution's care, safety and workflow benefits expected to advance our hospital operations."

POH Medical Center chose Misys CPR to achieve their goal of a paperless environment by automating all patient care documentation into a single electronic record. The solution will eliminate workflow redundancies in clinical and business office processes, streamline nursing documentation, and improve multidisciplinary communications.

The community-based teaching facility's next implementation phase entails expanding Misys CPR to perform computerized physician order entry (CPOE), enhanced nursing documentation and clinical pathways. The facility plans to deploy Misys Data Warehouse™, a powerful online data warehouse application that extracts clinical data from Misys CPR to provide outcomes measurement tools for critical data analysis.

"The project of implementing a CPR system is a momentous event for any hospital. POH Medical Center's high level of commitment, carefully planned rollout and close partnership with Misys set the stage for a successful go live," said Bob Evola, product director of CPR product line, Misys Healthcare Systems. "POH Medical Center persevered because they kept sight of their goal for a single, unifying system to facilitate the sharing of patient and clinical data enterprise-wide in their quest to continually improve safety and quality of healthcare delivery."

About POH Medical Center

POH Medical Center is a community-based hospital teaching facility licensed for 328 beds in Pontiac, Mich. It is currently one of the largest osteopathic teaching hospitals in the U.S. with more than 300 physicians and 1,200 support staff and eight satellite facilities throughout northern Oakland County. For more information, visit www.pohmedical.org.

About Misys Healthcare Systems

Misys Healthcare Systems, one of the top five healthcare IT companies in North America, develops and supports reliable, easy-to-use software and services of exceptional quality that enable physicians and caregivers to more easily manage the complexities of healthcare. With 25 years of industry experience, Misys currently serves more than 92,000 physicians in 18,000 practice locations, 1,250 hospitals, 600 home care providers and hundreds of commercial laboratories, clinics, managed services and other related organizations. Misys' family of leading clinical products and Web-based technologies - Misys Optimum™ solutions - are designed from the ground up to share patient data across all medical care settings. Misys Optimum connects community-based physicians and caregivers to the acute care enterprise, enabling increased efficiencies, better decision-making and improved hospital-physician relations. For more information, visit www.misyshealthcare.com.

About Misys plc

Misys plc, the global software products and solutions company, serves customers in the international banking and securities, international healthcare, and UK general insurance industries. Through a wholly owned subsidiary, Sesame, it also provides business process outsourcing services to independent financial advisors (IFAs) in the UK. Misys partners with its customers to deliver outstanding IT solutions to essential industries, and employs over 6,000 people internationally. For more information, visit www.misys.com.

The Misys name, together with Misys Optimum, Misys CPR and Misys Data Warehouse, are trademarks of Misys plc.

Contacts


Misys Healthcare Systems
Angela D. Jenkins, 303-364-9957
angela.jenkins@misyshealthcare.com

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Press Release Source: Eclipsys Corporation


Eclipsys Sunrise Clinical Solutions to be Deployed by Community General Hospital, NY
Tuesday April 26, 7:30 am ET
- Patient Safety and Clinician Satisfaction Goals Drive Selection of Eclipsys Software -


BOCA RATON, Fla., April 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Eclipsys Corporation® (Nasdaq: ECLP - News), The Outcomes Company®, today announced that Community General Hospital, a 356-bed community hospital based in Syracuse, NY, will deploy Eclipsys Sunrise™ clinical solutions. For two consecutive years, Community General Hospital has been ranked in the top 10 percent of hospitals nationwide for joint replacement surgery and is the top- rated hospital in Syracuse for overall orthopedics, according to a study released by HealthGrades, a leading healthcare quality ratings company based in Golden, CO. Eclipsys will lead the implementation, which is scheduled to begin in May 2005.

A multi-disciplinary team of clinicians and administrators selected Eclipsys Sunrise Clinical Manager™ after an extensive review of three vendors. The team selected Eclipsys based on a high-level of clinician satisfaction following Eclipsys product demonstrations. The selection committee was especially impressed with the documented outcomes of patient safety improvements that healthcare organizations have achieved using Eclipsys Sunrise Clinical Manager.

Sunrise Clinical Manager is an enterprise-wide electronic health record solution that provides immediate, secure access to patients' complete records, streamlines care processes and improves the quality and cost-efficiency of care. It features a state-of-the-art workflow engine, embedded evidence-based content, and sophisticated clinical documentation capabilities.

"Eclipsys can meet the clinical information technology needs of healthcare providers of virtually any size, not just large medical centers and integrated delivery networks," said Paul L. Ruflin, Eclipsys president and CEO. "The inherent scalability of Eclipsys solutions allows community hospitals such as Community General Hospital to realize their goals of reduced costs, increased efficiency and improved patient care."

Transforming clinical care processes

According to Mitch Rozonkiewiecz, chief information officer at Community General Hospital, the healthcare organization was looking for an information solution that would help it transform clinical care processes across the health system with the end goal of improved patient care, safety and clinician satisfaction. "Sunrise Clinical Manager will help ensure that our physicians, nurses, managers and others have the information they need to make the best decisions for their patients. Our expectation is a connected enterprise that operates efficiently, with minimal paper, to improve patient safety, enhance physician satisfaction and assist in physician retention and recruitment," said Rozonkiewiecz.

Community General Hospital will also deploy Sunrise Surgical Manager™ powered by Surgical Information Systems, a business partner of Eclipsys. This partnership provides a perioperative information system that delivers clinical integration between operating rooms and the rest of the healthcare facility.

About Community General Hospital

Community General Hospital is a 356-bed hospital that offers medical and surgical care, emergency services, intensive care, acute physical rehabilitation, maternity services, inpatient psychiatric care, nursing home care and numerous outpatient testing and community health education services. Also available are specialty services including the Wellspring Breast Center, Wound Care Management Center and a fully accredited Sleep Center.

About Eclipsys

Eclipsys is a leading provider of advanced clinical, financial and management information software and service solutions to more than 1,500 healthcare facilities. Eclipsys empowers healthcare organizations to improve patient safety, revenue cycle management and operational efficiency through innovative information solutions. For more information, see http://www.eclipsys.com or e-mail info@eclipsys.com .

Statements in this news release concerning future results, performance or expectations are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. All forward-looking statements included in this document are based upon information available to Eclipsys as of the date hereof and Eclipsys assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Because such statements involve risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks include several risks in connection with our product strategy, including the uncertainty of the time and costs required to implement the strategy, the potential that our strategy could change, the potential that we may encounter technical difficulties in implementing our strategy, and the potential that the changes to our products may affect customer demand. Other risks include potential financial constraints and other factors faced by the healthcare industry, changing customer requirements and other risks described in the filings of Eclipsys with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its year-end report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004. Eclipsys Corporation and The Outcomes Company are registered trademarks of Eclipsys Corporation. Sunrise, Surgical Manager and Clinical Manager are trademarks of Eclipsys Technologies Corporation. Other product and company names in this news release are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.


Eclipsys
Michael E. Donner
SVP & Chief Marketing Officer (media)
(561) 322-4485
michael.donner@eclipsys.com

Robert J. Colletti
SVP & Chief Financial Officer (investors)
(561) 322-4650
investor.relations@eclipsys.com

Community General Hospital
Maria Damiano
(315) 492-5701
mariadamiano@cgh.org
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Source: Eclipsys Corporation

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Press Release Source: IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc.


IMPAC Medical Systems and The Mattson Jack Group Announce Expanded Agreement
Saturday May 14, 6:30 am ET
Licensing Agreement Will Facilitate In-Depth Market Analysis of Cancer Treatment


MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 14 /PRNewswire/ -- IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc., part of the Elekta Group and a leading provider of information technology solutions for oncology care, and The Mattson Jack Group (MJG), a world leader in healthcare consulting services, today announce an expanded licensing agreement that will grant MJG access to IMPAC's oncology-specific electronic medical record (EMR) for point of care data, in addition to data from its National Oncology DataBase™ (NODB), to be used in MJG's Patient Metrics module of Cancer!MPact.
Like the NODB, the EMR data is provided from participating IMPAC customers. The new de-identified EMR-derived dataset has the potential for adding a unique and expanded body of information from hundreds of thousands of cancer cases in near real time. When added to data from the more than 2 million NODB cancer registry derived cases, it greatly augments the breadth and depth of the resultant information.

Bill Mattson, Co-chairman and Co-CEO of the Mattson Jack Group, said, "We are pleased to expand our ongoing relationship with IMPAC. This agreement will facilitate research and analyses on geographical trends. The longitudinal EMR point of care data will be invaluable in providing more timely information on actual treatment practice at the point of care."

"IMPAC and The Mattson Jack Group have a long history of working together. We are pleased to expand our agreement so that retrospective analysis and research into treatment practices and outcomes can be taken to the next level," said Joseph K. Jachinowski, IMPAC president and CEO.

Demonstrations of IMPAC's oncology-specific EMR will be available at IMPAC's booth # 2872 during the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Orlando, Florida, May 14-16, 2005.


For more information, please contact:
Julie DeSantis, Public Relations Manager
IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc.
Tel: 650-623-8883, e-mail: jdesantis@impac.com

Investor Enquiries:
International: Peter Ejemyr, Group VP Corporate Communications,
Elekta AB
Tel: +46 733 611 000, e-mail: peter.ejemyr@elekta.com

United States: Lars Jonsteg, VP Investor Relations North America,
Elekta Inc.
Tel: +46 708-783 735, e-mail: lars.jonsteg@elekta.com

About IMPAC Medical Systems
IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc., a company in the Elekta Group, provides healthcare IT solutions that streamline clinical and business operations across the spectrum of cancer care. IMPAC's open integration to multiple healthcare data and imaging systems offers oncology-specific patient charting and practice management, as well as best-of-breed systems for anatomic pathology, clinical laboratory, and cancer registry. With products that range from diagnosis and treatment through long-term follow-up, IMPAC provides a comprehensive oncology management solution that helps improve overall communication, process efficiency, and quality patient care. For more information about IMPAC's products or services, please call 888-GO-IMPAC or visit www.impac.com.

About Elekta

Elekta is an international medical-technology Group, providing meaningful clinical solutions, comprehensive information systems and services for improved cancer care and management of brain disorders. All of Elekta's solutions employ non-invasive or minimally invasive techniques and are therefore clinically effective, gentle on the patient and cost-effective.

With approx. 1700 employees, Elekta's corporate headquarter is located in Stockholm, Sweden and the company is listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange under the ticker EKTAb. For more information about Elekta's products or services, please visit www.elekta.com.

About the Mattson Jack Group

Formed in 1986, MJG focuses its talent in three areas of core competency: Business Analytics, Brand Optimization and Corporate Development Services in the pharmaceutical and biotech markets. Its ongoing mission is to "Accelerate Client Growth through advanced analysis, planning, decision support, and implementation." MJG consultants have expertise in pricing and reimbursement, custom epidemiology, technology assessment, business and strategic plan development, due-diligence and licensing support, market modeling and forecasting, and primary market research. The Mattson Jack Group is a member of the Kantar Division of WPP Company, a $6.5 billion global communications services firm. For more information, please visit www.mattsonjack.com.




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Source: IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc

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Mount Sinai Hospital signs Electronic Medical Record (EMR) contract with Nightingale
Nightingale's innovative technology expected to enhance delivery of
patient care by fully integrating health records

MARKHAM, ON, May 16 /CNW/ - The delivery of patient care at Toronto's
Mount Sinai Hospital (MSH) is expected to be enhanced following today's
announcement of an agreement between the Hospital and Nightingale Informatix
Corporation. MSH will license Nightingale's Enterprise Practice Management and
Electronic Medical Record tools for their Ambulatory Record Management System
(ARMS) project, which is expected to include at least 500 physicians and
residents operating out of 130 ambulatory clinics, a move that will allow
medical professionals to automate their clinics and integrate patients'
clinical information currently collected by the hospital systems.
"We are taking a leadership role in accelerating the adoption of
technology among healthcare providers on an integrated patient centric model,"
said Dr. Lynn Nagle, Senior Vice President, Technology and Knowledge
Management of MSH. "Our clinical and information technology staffs have been
working together on an organization-wide initiative to provide innovative ways
to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the delivery of health care
services to patients across all Ambulatory Care services. This project
represents the foundation for the creation of the integrated Electronic Health
Record (EHR) across the entire MSH organization. It accelerates our plan to
create a central patient repository and a platform to seamlessly connect all
stakeholders providing real-time access to critical information to all care
providers and enabling patients to review their medical records and
communicate with their physicians. Our selection committee undertook a
rigorous due diligence process and selected the Nightingale System as the best
fit for the needs of our clinics."
Dr. Nagle continued: "The organization-wide implementation of an EHR is a
key enabling strategy for the enhancement of care delivery across MSH. The
Nightingale System, delivered over an application service provider (ASP)
platform, will enable physicians to develop best practice and customized
clinical templates and treatment profiles which will allow them to standardize
the clinical data capture in a patient centric model, and provide caregivers
throughout MSH with access to central patient information via a secure
internet connection, anywhere, anytime."
"This major initiative by the premiere teaching hospital in Canada will
set the standard for clinical office automation and the integration of
clinical information in a "patient centric" model," said Sam Chebib, the Chief
Executive Officer of Nightingale. "The ARMS project is validation that our
Enterprise ASP clinical system can be the cornerstone of physician office
automation in a large organization where multi-disciplinary care providers are
sharing and contributing clinical input to a unique patient record."
MSH conducted a formal review process for the ARMS project before
deciding to proceed with the Nightingale System. The Nightingale System is an
ASP solution that is delivered through a secure web-connection and two-factor
authentication capable of managing multiple physical locations in real time.
The Nightingale System will be integrated with the existing systems of MSH to
exchange information for diagnostic imaging, laboratory results, pharmacy,
scheduling and ADT. The Nightingale System will allow MSH to provide an
integrated EHR solution on a central platform, while eliminating the burdens
associated with conventional EHR solutions.

About Nightingale Informatix Corporation

Nightingale is Canada's largest application service provider of practice
and clinical management solutions and services for outpatient clinics.
Nightingale's suite of products offer Canadian and United States physicians
leading edge functionality for patient scheduling, claims processing, work
flow tools, clinical documentation, laboratory interfaces, document management
and real-time patient services. OpenX Technologies and VisionMD are wholly
owned subsidiaries of Nightingale. Nightingale services customers in
British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia,
Manitoba, Newfoundland and New Brunswick.



For further information: Nightingale Informatix Corporation, Nick Vaney,
VP, Finance & Corporate Development, (905) 943-2606, www.nightingale.md; Mount
Sinai Hospital, Ingrid Smith, Executive Assistant, (416) 586-4800 ext. 2354

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Memorial Family Care Deploys Kryptiq ClinicalMessenger 3.0
Monday May 16, 10:00 am ET
New Software Fosters Efficient Health Information Exchange in Communities to Inform Clinical Practices and Interconnect Clinicians

PORTLAND, Ore., May 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Memorial Family Medicine, the family practice clinics of Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, TX, has joined the ranks of those deploying ClinicalMessenger 3.0, the new connectivity software application from Kryptiq Corp. to deliver convenient electronic communication of patient records wherever they are needed, between physicians as well as with patients. With new features and functionality that enhances integration with existing electronic health record (EHR) systems, ClinicalMessenger 3.0 streamlines the flow of communications and simplifies the exchange of health information between multiple organizations in a community in order to deliver reduced costs and improved care.
"A national framework for healthcare connectivity is clearly in the national and federal agenda," commented Malcolm Costello, vice president of marketing at Kryptiq Corp. "Exciting and significant progress has been made in the establishment of regional health information sharing initiatives, but many efforts are slowed by issues of governance surrounding centralized registries and patient identification. ClinicalMessenger addresses this challenge and allows our customers to make measurable and meaningful progress today in connecting their communities."

According to a recent report by the Journal of the American Medical Association, over 50 percent of the information typically missing from a patient's medical record is available from other care organizations in the patient's community. One significant cause for this is that health information is traditionally shared between physicians practicing in separate care facilities by paper or fax, and is often unavailable or incomplete when it is needed, even when those individual practices are using electronic medical records. As a result, there is a breakdown in the coordination of care and patients may endure delays and additional unnecessary care services.

Memorial Family Medicine's three clinics in the Houston area are deploying ClinicalMessenger 3.0 to conduct electronic referrals between physicians and to communicate with patients. A study of a similar deployment of ClinicalMessenger in Portland, Ore., conducted by Providence Health System and The Oregon Clinic, demonstrated that use in electronic referrals saves $10.37 per referral and significantly improved clinician access to pertinent patient information.

"ClinicalMessenger is dramatically changing the way we work together and with our patients," said Dr. David Bauer of Memorial Family Medicine. "I no longer have to leave generic messages asking patients to call me back, or wondering if my patients can remember what I told them. Messages can be sent conveniently, we have an audit trail that confirms receipt and patients have a record that they can refer to repeatedly if needed."

ClinicalMessenger provides a critical connectivity solution for providers using EHR systems and has been adopted by numerous provider organizations participating in leading Regional Health Information Organizations (RHIOs) including INHS in Washington and IHIE in Indiana. ClinicalMessenger provides incremental technology that augments EHR systems and allows RHIO participants to securely exchange patient information.

About ClinicalMessenger 3.0

New features of ClinicalMessenger 3.0 include:

-- Application context sharing -- Once a clinician has opened a patient's
chart in an EHR system, such as GE Centricity® Physician Office,
ClinicalMessenger automatically sets the user and patient context and
makes documents from that patient's chart available to be selected as
message attachments.
-- Automatic "send to" functionality -- Clinicians can securely send
clinical documents, such as office visit notes, test results, or
consult reports, to any appropriate recipient directly from the
patient's chart eliminating additional steps in the workflow and
ensuring a complete record of sent messages is stored in the EHR.
-- Templated workflows -- New message templates simplify communication
workflows such as electronic referrals between physicians and
doctor/patient messages to make the sending of information convenient
for the entire clinical staff.
-- Capture and send "on the fly" views -- From within the EHR,
longitudinal data can be captured as a flow sheet or graphical view,
converted to a .pdf document and sent securely to another physician in
order to provide a comprehensive view of lab results or other clinical
data over time.

Availability
ClinicalMessenger 3.0 will be generally available this July from Kryptiq as well as from the GE Healthcare National Ambulatory sales force and it's authorized resellers.

About Kryptiq Corporation

Kryptiq is the leading provider of interoperability and workflow connectivity solutions for healthcare. Kryptiq streamlines healthcare communications among patients, providers, pharmacies and payers with secure messaging, electronic prescribing, disease management, and contract management technologies. By integrating these solutions with existing systems and applications, Kryptiq enables the trusted transport of health information where and when it is needed. Kryptiq's fast growing customer base includes many of the nations top 100 integrated health networks, spans 44 states plus Washington, D.C., and includes well-known providers and payers such as Providence Health System, Capital Region Healthcare, MeritCare Health System, Eastern Maine Healthcare, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, and Northwest Permanente. For more information on the company, visit www.kryptiq.com.

NOTE: Kryptiq is either a trademark or registered trademark and the Kryptiq logo is a service mark of Kryptiq Corp. Other product or service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners.

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Source: Kryptiq Corp.

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IMPAC Medical Systems and The Mattson Jack Group Announce Expanded Agreement
Saturday May 14, 6:30 am ET
Licensing Agreement Will Facilitate In-Depth Market Analysis of Cancer Treatment


MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 14 /PRNewswire/ -- IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc., part of the Elekta Group and a leading provider of information technology solutions for oncology care, and The Mattson Jack Group (MJG), a world leader in healthcare consulting services, today announce an expanded licensing agreement that will grant MJG access to IMPAC's oncology-specific electronic medical record (EMR) for point of care data, in addition to data from its National Oncology DataBase™ (NODB), to be used in MJG's Patient Metrics module of Cancer!MPact.
Like the NODB, the EMR data is provided from participating IMPAC customers. The new de-identified EMR-derived dataset has the potential for adding a unique and expanded body of information from hundreds of thousands of cancer cases in near real time. When added to data from the more than 2 million NODB cancer registry derived cases, it greatly augments the breadth and depth of the resultant information.

Bill Mattson, Co-chairman and Co-CEO of the Mattson Jack Group, said, "We are pleased to expand our ongoing relationship with IMPAC. This agreement will facilitate research and analyses on geographical trends. The longitudinal EMR point of care data will be invaluable in providing more timely information on actual treatment practice at the point of care."

"IMPAC and The Mattson Jack Group have a long history of working together. We are pleased to expand our agreement so that retrospective analysis and research into treatment practices and outcomes can be taken to the next level," said Joseph K. Jachinowski, IMPAC president and CEO.

Demonstrations of IMPAC's oncology-specific EMR will be available at IMPAC's booth # 2872 during the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Orlando, Florida, May 14-16, 2005.


For more information, please contact:
Julie DeSantis, Public Relations Manager
IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc.
Tel: 650-623-8883, e-mail: jdesantis@impac.com

Investor Enquiries:
International: Peter Ejemyr, Group VP Corporate Communications,
Elekta AB
Tel: +46 733 611 000, e-mail: peter.ejemyr@elekta.com

United States: Lars Jonsteg, VP Investor Relations North America,
Elekta Inc.
Tel: +46 708-783 735, e-mail: lars.jonsteg@elekta.com

About IMPAC Medical Systems
IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc., a company in the Elekta Group, provides healthcare IT solutions that streamline clinical and business operations across the spectrum of cancer care. IMPAC's open integration to multiple healthcare data and imaging systems offers oncology-specific patient charting and practice management, as well as best-of-breed systems for anatomic pathology, clinical laboratory, and cancer registry. With products that range from diagnosis and treatment through long-term follow-up, IMPAC provides a comprehensive oncology management solution that helps improve overall communication, process efficiency, and quality patient care. For more information about IMPAC's products or services, please call 888-GO-IMPAC or visit www.impac.com.

About Elekta

Elekta is an international medical-technology Group, providing meaningful clinical solutions, comprehensive information systems and services for improved cancer care and management of brain disorders. All of Elekta's solutions employ non-invasive or minimally invasive techniques and are therefore clinically effective, gentle on the patient and cost-effective.

With approx. 1700 employees, Elekta's corporate headquarter is located in Stockholm, Sweden and the company is listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange under the ticker EKTAb. For more information about Elekta's products or services, please visit www.elekta.com.

About the Mattson Jack Group

Formed in 1986, MJG focuses its talent in three areas of core competency: Business Analytics, Brand Optimization and Corporate Development Services in the pharmaceutical and biotech markets. Its ongoing mission is to "Accelerate Client Growth through advanced analysis, planning, decision support, and implementation." MJG consultants have expertise in pricing and reimbursement, custom epidemiology, technology assessment, business and strategic plan development, due-diligence and licensing support, market modeling and forecasting, and primary market research. The Mattson Jack Group is a member of the Kantar Division of WPP Company, a $6.5 billion global communications services firm. For more information, please visit www.mattsonjack.com.

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Source: IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc.

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Eclipsys Sunrise Clinical Manager™ Activated at Genesys Health System

BOCA RATON, FL USA 02/09/2005

- 3,000+ Clinicians Benefiting from Improved Workflow, Documentation and
Connectivity -

BOCA RATON, Fla., May 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Eclipsys Corporation®
(Nasdaq: ECLP), The Outcomes Company®, today announced that Genesys Health
System, a member of Ascension Health, Grand Blanc, MI, has activated Sunrise
Clinical Manager. The advanced clinical software solution was implemented at
the 400-bed Genesys Regional Medical Center at Health Park.

The Eclipsys and Genesys project teams worked together to ensure on-time
activation for order entry, results, clinical documentation, patient lists,
and interfaces to various ancillary applications. The solution first rolled
out as a pilot in two units followed by a house-wide implementation that was
completed within five weeks on April 26, 2005.
"Genesys is a long-time user of Eclipsys Sunrise Critical Care solution,"
said Thad Shegos, Genesys project manager. "By migrating to Sunrise Clinical
Manager on one common XA™ platform, our clinicians are benefiting from the
many enhanced features and functions in Sunrise Clinical Manager such as
improved clinical documentation workflow. With Sunrise Clinical Manager,
patient data documented in a single flowsheet is automatically pulled into the
documentation process and carried forward to all other pertinent documents.
This is greatly improving clinician workflow and improving care delivery."
In addition, medication flowsheets available on Sunrise Clinical Manager
are helping to support improved nursing documentation and patient safety. "For
example, patients being admitted will bring in their medications, allowing
nurses to document the medications and dosages into the flowsheet. This
information then becomes part of the patient's electronic health record and
reduces the potential for medication errors," noted Shegos.
Physicians at Genesys also have access to Sunrise Clinical Manager and
patient information remotely using Sunrise Remote Access Services XA™ which
provides clinicians with browser-based access to Sunrise Clinical Manager from
outside of the hospital, supporting results viewing, document viewing, single
order entry and complex pre-configured order entry, patient summary
information, integrated secure health messaging and more.
"Our clinicians are really appreciating the benefits of remote access,"
said Shegos. "The ability to access Sunrise Clinical Manager and view real-
time patient information from any Web browser is exactly what our physicians
need when they are outside of the hospital walls and require immediate access
for clinical decision-making."
"Genesys is one of many prestigious healthcare organizations migrating to
Sunrise Clinical Manager," said Eugene V. Fife, Eclipsys chairman, president
and CEO. "By utilizing the system's superior documentation, workflow,
connectivity and content, Genesys physicians are able to deliver more
efficient, effective and consistent care to their patients."

About Genesys Health System
Genesys Health System, a member of Ascension Health, the leading
healthcare provider in mid-Michigan, is a group of affiliated medical
campuses, which is anchored by the Genesys Regional Medical Center at Health
Park -- one of the first medical centers built both clinically and
architecturally around a patient-focused care philosophy. Genesys Health
provides inpatient care, outpatient ambulatory care, emergency services,
extended care, and hospice care so as to meet the needs of and improve the
community's health services.

About Eclipsys
Eclipsys is a leading provider of advanced clinical, financial and
management information software and service solutions to more than 1,500
healthcare facilities. Eclipsys empowers healthcare organizations to improve
patient safety, revenue cycle management and operational efficiency through
innovative information solutions. For more information, see
http://www.eclipsys.com or e-mail info@eclipsys.com .

Statements in this news release concerning future results, performance or
expectations are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. All forward-looking
statements included in this document are based upon information available to
Eclipsys as of the date hereof and Eclipsys assumes no obligation to update
any such forward-looking statements. Because such statements involve risks and
uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or
implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks include several risks
in connection with our product strategy, including the uncertainty of the time
and costs required to implement the strategy, the potential that our strategy
could change, the potential that we may encounter technical difficulties in
implementing our strategy, and the potential that the changes to our products
may affect customer demand. Other risks include potential financial
constraints and other factors faced by the healthcare industry, changing
customer requirements and other risks described in the filings of Eclipsys
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its quarterly report on
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2005. Eclipsys Corporation and The
Outcomes Company are registered trademarks of Eclipsys Corporation. Sunrise,
Clinical Manager, Sunrise Remote Access Services XA and XA are trademarks of
Eclipsys Corporation. Other product and company names in this news release are
trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

Eclipsys
Michael E. Donner
SVP & Chief Marketing Officer (media)
(561) 322-4485
michael.donner@eclipsys.com

Robert J. Colletti
SVP & Chief Financial Officer (investors)
(561) 322-4650
investor.relations@eclipsys.com


SOURCE Eclipsys Corporation
Web Site: http://www.eclipsys.com
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Archive: http://photoarchive.ap.org PRN Photo Desk,
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InteGreat's IC-Chart EMR System Selected by Internists, PC, a Mid-Size Practice
EMR to Be Deployed on Tablet PCs, Providing Real-Time Access to Clinical Data

SCOTTSDALE, AZ -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 06/01/2005 -- InteGreat, a leading provider of electronic medical records systems (EMRs) for medium to large group practices, announced today the addition of Internists, PC, a 16-physician medical group to its client roster. This agreement demonstrates InteGreat's ability to deliver on its goal to enable mid-size group practices to benefit from the same sophisticated technology as large practices.

Internists, PC of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, will implement InteGreat's IC-Chart EMR system practice-wide on Tablet PCs to document patient encounters, automate prescribing and increase office efficiency through an easy-to-use web browser interface. InteGreat's IC-Chart will integrate with Internists PC's Misys practice management system. Implementation is expected to take eight months.

"We evaluated several vendors, but InteGreat's flexible template system most closely matched our practice needs," states Internists, PC Clinic Administrator, Margaret A. Jaszcz, M.B.A. "Our goal is to operate in a paperless environment, and we believe InteGreat's IC-Chart will take us there."


Highlighted Links
http://www.igreat.com

According to Dr. Beckett, the physician leader of the project, "The browser-based system will allow our doctors to have access to the EMR from the hospitals, our outreach clinics and from home. The great use of the Internet really sold us."

InteGreat's IC-Chart boasts the highest adoption rate in the industry and the industry's shortest implementation time. According to Jay Anders, M.D., chief medical officer at InteGreat, "We are pleased to be recognized by Internists PC as the EMR vendor of choice. We look forward to a rapid implementation at Internists PC to help the practice improve its patient information management, enhance patient care and optimize healthcare delivery costs."

About Internists, PC

Based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Internists, PC is an adult multi-specialty internal medicine practice. For more information visit www.internistspc.com.

About InteGreat

Scottsdale, Ariz.-based InteGreat is an industry leading provider of electronic medical record (EMR) software that enables physician group practices to enhance patient care while increasing productivity, eliminating paperwork and gaining a rapid return-on-investment. InteGreat's user-friendly, web-based, modular products provide management of clinical data including transcription records, lab results and radiology reports, and capture critical patient health summary data and medications. For more information, call 800.676.1360 or visit www.igreat.com

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CONTACT:
Jodi Amendola
jamendola@ACmarketingPR.com
Amendola Communications for InteGreat
480.664.8412


SOURCE: InteGreat

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Press Release Source: RelayHealth Corporation


Tufts-New England Medical Center Selects RelayHealth Service to Connect Doctors, Patients Online
Wednesday June 1, 8:00 am ET
Joins Growing List of Healthcare Leaders Licensing Secure, Interoperable, Reimbursed Online Communication Service


BOSTON, and EMERYVILLE, Calif., June 1 /PRNewswire/ -- RelayHealth Corporation, the nation's premier provider of health plan-reimbursed online doctor-patient communication services, and Tufts-New England Medical Center today announced that Tufts-New England Medical Center Division of General Internal Medicine will license RelayHealth services to securely connect physicians and their established patients online.

Boston-based Tufts-New England Medical Center (Tufts-NEMC), the principal teaching hospital for Tufts University School of Medicine, is one of the country's leading medical institutions.

Starting in June, practitioners in the Division of General Internal Medicine at Tufts-NEMC will be the first of the organization's providers to utilize the secure RelayHealth service to help patients resolve non-urgent health matters online-using the webVisit® consultation service, the eScript® prescribing and renewal service, and other timesaving features.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts will reimburse Tufts-NEMC physicians for qualifying webVisits conducted with its members, as part of an ongoing program announced in 2003. The Boston-based health plan provides coverage to 2.7 million members.

"With more than two centuries of innovation in healthcare, Tufts-NEMC sees RelayHealth as a tremendous opportunity to perpetuate our pioneering tradition," said David Fairchild, M.D., Chief, Division of General Internal Medicine for Tufts-NEMC. "Through RelayHealth, we intend to provide a unique suite of services that will both increase the efficiency with which patient communications are managed, and provide patients with an outstanding level of service."

Through formal academic research, Tufts-NEMC plans to assess the impact of RelayHealth on patient and physician satisfaction, as well as the efficiency and increased quality of healthcare delivery. Recent published research reports that user-physician practices experienced an 18 percent drop in telephone call volume and user-physicians averaged 11 percent more visits per day than colleagues not using the service. (Liederman EM, Lee JC, Baquero VH, et al. Patient-Physician Web Messaging: The Impact of Message Volume and Satisfaction. J Gen Internal Medicine 2005; 20(1)).

The agreement with Tufts-NEMC follows similar agreements with dozens of the nation's preeminent medical groups, affiliated with leading clinical and medical research centers such as Columbia University Medical Center, Weill Cornell Physician Organization, Stanford University and UCLA.

"We look forward to serving the doctors, staff and patients of Tufts-NEMC," said Giovanni Colella, MD, president and chief executive officer of RelayHealth. "Tufts-NEMC is a key player in the Massachusetts healthcare market -- one of a growing number of markets in which RelayHealth is becoming a standard for secure, interoperable online communication services."

About Tufts-New England Medical Center

Tufts-New England Medical Center is a world-class, academic medical institution in Boston, and is home to two full-service hospitals, one serving adults and The Floating Hospital for Children dedicated exclusively to all levels of pediatric care. The Medical Center is also the principal teaching hospital for Tufts University School of Medicine, and pioneers groundbreaking research including numerous clinical trials available exclusively at Tufts-NEMC. For more information, visit www.tufts-nemc.org

About RelayHealth Corporation

RelayHealth is the premier provider of payor-reimbursed secure online healthcare communication services linking patients, healthcare professionals, health plans, and pharmacies. A secure, clinically structured productivity platform for the medical office, the RelayHealth service is an emerging online communication standard, interfacing with both commercial and custom-built electronic medical record systems through the company's interoperability toolkit. Research studies show RelayHealth reduces phone traffic and increases physician productivity through modular features like the webVisit® clinical consultation and eScript® electronic prescribing-one reason leading health plans nationwide increasingly reimburse providers who use the RelayHealth service. For healthcare consumers RelayHealth improves convenience, access and communication with their own doctors. For information, visit www.relayhealth.com

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Source: RelayHealth Corporation

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June 07, 2005 09:07 AM US Eastern Timezone

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska Selects HealthTrio connect for Advanced e-Health Services Initiative

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. & OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 7, 2005--
HealthTrio connect™, an unparalleled Internet-based health management system, will give constituents fast, easy access to vital information online

HealthTrio Inc. and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska announced that Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska has selected HealthTrio connect™ as its single, online platform for providing e-health services to its health care community. Providing increased Web functionality with HealthTrio connect™ will improve service to all constituents, improve efficiencies of transactions and reduce administrative costs.

"To provide effective connectivity to our providers, members, group customers and brokers, we chose a solution that allows us to serve the unique needs of each segment with one platform," said Dan Alm, Vice President of Marketing Services for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska. "HealthTrio's ability to provide seamless, multichannel communication services is an integral part of our e-health focused initiatives."

"We are happy to be working with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska in bringing real-time interactive e-health services to their constituents," said Malik Hasan, M.D., President and CEO of HealthTrio.

HealthTrio connect™ is a fully integrated e-health solution enabling two-way communication between the plan, providers, members, employers and brokers for optimum efficiency and improved relationships.

The first phase of this implementation, scheduled for 4th quarter 2005, includes provider and member portals. Providers will be able to exchange information on eligibility and claims adjudication. Members will be able to perform self-service functions such as changing PCPs or reviewing benefit information, and become more proactive in managing and improving their own health and wellness. The second phase will expand the functionality available to providers and members, and give brokers self-service capabilities in 2006.

As an IBM ISV Advantage for Industries partner, HealthTrio's incomparable, proprietary operational data store technology will be running Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska's data on powerful IBM hardware.

About Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska, an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, provides health care coverage or benefit administration to more than 560,000 people. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska is a not-for-profit mutual insurance company. For more information, visit www.bcbsne.com.

About HealthTrio Inc.

HealthTrio is a leading provider of e-health applications and core business systems for organizations that manage care. Software applications include HealthTrio connect™, a rapidly installed Internet-based communication platform that enables real-time, HIPAA-compliant interactions between health plans, providers, members/patients, employers and brokers. HealthTrio connect provides managed care organizations with an opportunity to engage consumers with health management tools and services. Once members are engaged and make the commitment to accepting responsibility for their personal health, the managed care organization provides them with online access to health management tools, including a personal health record (PHR) while offering providers an electronic health record (EHR). Together, these create the unique HealthTrio Individual Health Record (IHR). The company's comprehensive product offering also includes HealthTrio xpress™, a core administrative solution that simplifies the administration of benefit structures, including Consumer Directed Health Initiatives. These tools allow health plans to reduce health care costs while improving the health of their member population. Both products can be implemented as stand-alone applications or together as a total solution. For more information call 877-571-1988 or visit www.healthtrio.com.

Contacts


HealthTrio Inc.
Dave Syposs, 520-748-6004
dave.syposs@healthtrio.com

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Independent Physicians Network and MedcomSoft announce pilot project to improve quality of patient care, reduce costs and risks and increase efficiency by utilizing MedcomSoft®™ Record
Monday June 13, 12:30 pm ET


MILWAUKEE, WI, June 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Independent Physicians Network, Inc. (IPN), one of the largest managed medical provider networks in the U.S. with over 1,000 member physicians, and MedcomSoft Inc. (TSX - MSF) announced today that they have executed a Master Agreement which provides for a pilot project and the basis on which IPN members outside of the pilot project can acquire MedcomSoft®™ Record. The goal of the pilot project is to validate to IPN members the superior functionality of MedcomSoft®™ Record's clinical application and its direct impact on the quality, safety and efficiency of healthcare delivery, while increasing revenues and reducing costs.

The adoption of MedcomSoft®™ Record, a fully integrated medical office automation suite, will encourage physicians to improve patient care and maintain clinical excellence through the automated use of physician performance measurement sets. The performance measurement sets and reporting tools to be included within MedcomSoft®™ Record are derived from evidence - based clinical guidelines that have been developed by leading national medical associations and organizations.

The pilot project involves the implementation of MedcomSoft®™ Record in several clinics by Clinical Transformation Management, LLC (CTM, a value added reseller of MedcomSoft), and the implementation is expected to be completed by the fall of 2005.

IPN and MedcomSoft have also agreed to the terms under which MedcomSoft will provide to IPN its new Clinical Data Repository (MCDR), upon the achievement of certain milestones related to the adoption of MedcomSoft®™ Record by IPN members. MCDR, which is subject to a provisional patent, will be a new generation of community based clinical data repositories that could revolutionize the way clinical data and Electronic Health Records are aggregated, stored and mined. Through automated and secure web transactions generated by different providers in a community, MCDR will be capable of aggregating, in a completely unmanned fashion, the incremental pieces of a health record as they are generated by providers using MedcomSoft®™ Record. MCDR will be fully codified with the Medcin® point of care medical terminology, producing an unprecedented level of granularity and interoperability of clinical data. MCDR will allow advanced data mining based on any combination of clinical data entries including symptoms, medical history, examinations, test results, conditions, therapies and outcomes. MedcomSoft believes that MCDR will enable healthcare organizations to track outcomes, disease evolution and population health leading to better prevention, disease management and surveillance. MCDR will ensure that IPN and its member healthcare providers will be at the forefront of the drive towards quality of care and Level 4 interoperability.

Dr. Sami Aita, the Chairman and CEO of MedcomSoft, stated that "MedcomSoft is pleased to have the opportunity to work with Independent Physicians Network and their member physicians to provide them with a full office automation suite which will become an integral part of the way they practice medicine, and will contribute to the delivery of better care while improving revenues and reducing costs. We are also looking forward to the first installation of MCDR, our revolutionary clinical data repository".

"By implementing MedcomSoft®™ Record, the physicians of the IPN have taken a significant step toward achieving true, usable interoperability," according to Jamil Adi, President of CTM. "Beyond the potentially incalculable benefits of wide-scale participation among the IPN physicians in the MCDR, the interoperability levels made possible by MedcomSoft®™ Record will give doctors the peace of mind of knowing that their data, and therefore their practices, are protected. Truly interoperable data is safe data, now and into the future: that is one of the many advantages of capturing and exchanging point of care information in a codified format," Adi said.

About MedcomSoft: MedcomSoft Inc. designs, develops and markets cutting- edge software solutions to the healthcare industry. MedcomSoft®™ Record is an office automation solution enabling healthcare providers to use a single platform to achieve office efficiency. MedcomSoft has pioneered the use of codified point of care medical terminologies and intelligent pen-based data capture systems to create a new generation of highly interoperable electronic medical records (EMR). As a result of MedcomSoft innovations, physicians and managed care organizations can now securely build and exchange complete, structured and homogeneous electronic patient records. MedcomSoft applications are written with the latest Microsoft tools to run on the Windows platform (Windows 2000 & XP), operate with MS SQL Server 2000™, support MS Terminal Server and fully integrate with MS Office 2003, Exchange and Outlook®. MedcomSoft applications are fully compatible with Tablet PCs and wireless technology. Contact Information: Marcia Newell, MedcomSoft Inc. Phone: (416) 443-8788 Fax: (416) 443-9693, http://www.medcomsoft.com

About Independent Physicians Network: Independent Physicians Network, Inc. is a physician managed and controlled medical delivery network established in 1984. There are over 1,000 member physicians in the network who utilize all hospitals in the Milwaukee and surrounding areas. Independent Physicians Network also offers patient access to many free standing centers such as imaging, laboratory and therapy sites. Member physicians currently provide services to over 85,000 Medicaid and Commercial enrollees through contracted health plans. Independent Physicians Network takes pride in its medical management services and its ability to arrange for the provision of quality, cost effective care for its enrollees. The Network successfully manages millions of dollars in medical services annually. Contact Information: Michael Repka, Executive Director, Independent Physicians Network Phone: (414) 771-6177 Fax: (414) 771-1159, http://www.ipn-wi.com

About Clinical Transformation Management: Clinical Transformation Management, LLC is a third party system integrator specializing in the enhancement of clinical workflows. CTM operates out of Milwaukee, WI and also has an office in the Boston, MA metro area. Contact Information: Jamil Adi, President, Clinical Transformation Management, LLC Phone: (262) 925-6550 Fax: (414) 347-9513, http://www.clinicaltransformation.com

This news release contains forward-looking statements regarding MedcomSoft's expectations and beliefs with respect to future events and/or financial performance. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause the actual events or results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements. The reader is referred to the documents that the Company files from time to time with applicable Canadian securities and regulatory authorities for a discussion on certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those projected, anticipated or implied. MedcomSoft does not undertake to update forward-looking statements.

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Source: MedcomSoft Inc.

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Press Release Source: PatientKeeper, Inc.


University Physicians at Stony Brook Improving Quality of Patient Care and Safety with ePrescription
Tuesday June 14, 8:00 am ET
PatientKeeper Charge Capture Client Expands with ePrescription Application


STONY BROOK, N.Y., June 14 /PRNewswire/ -- University Physicians at Stony Brook (UPSB), the coordinating entity for a faculty practice of 500 physicians in Stony Brook, New York, is implementing PatientKeeper ePrescription™ (Powered by DrFirst) on behalf of its Practices as part of a mobile healthcare initiative to improve quality of care and patient safety. UPSB doctors are already using PatientKeeper Charge Capture™ to streamline the charge capture and billing processes. Electronic charge capture is a major advance over a paper system in recording the services and procedures the physicians provide to their patients.
ePrescribing has been identified as an IT investment that improves the quality of patient care and reduces medication errors, according to the federal government's healthcare IT coordinator, David J. Brailer, M.D., Ph.D. The ability for a physician to electronically submit a prescription directly to a pharmacy is also endorsed by National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) as a technology that will improve the safety and efficiency of drug prescribing as well as the quality of medication decisions.

The 500 providers of University Physicians practice in 18 separate specialty groups that provide a range of medical services from primary care to the most advanced specialty care for patients of all ages.

"Physicians today have to look at the most efficient ways to practice and using new technology can be an important part of that," said Ellen Dank Cohen, executive director of UPSB. "ePrescription should make prescription writing easier for doctors while reducing chances of error caused by misread written instructions."

Doctors will use the mobile software platform for wireless access to the hospital's patient information system. ePrescription provides physicians with an electronic prescription tool at the point of care, managing the entire prescription process from start to finish. Physicians can enter prescription orders, check patients' medication histories, and review formularies from anywhere, at any time, including in the hospital, in the office, and points in between. ePrescription creates, modifies, saves, prints, and faxes or electronically transfers prescriptions directly and securely to the pharmacy. In addition, the software warns doctors of possible allergic or drug-drug interactions.

Charge Capture automates the billing process that typically relies on individual billing cards. Instead of jotting information on cards, doctors use the system to simply check off customizable diagnosis codes and services right on their handheld devices. An accurate record of services provided is recorded and added to the patient record. Charge Capture provides two layers of rule-checking, ensuring complete, accurate bills; support for both inpatient and outpatient workflows; support for PDAs, tablets, and desktops; browser-based reporting and management tools for the billing staff; and tight integration with existing billing systems.

About PatientKeeper

PatientKeeper®, Inc. provides healthcare professionals with mobile computing solutions that deliver clinical and financial benefits. The PatientKeeper Platform™ easily integrates with existing information systems. PatientKeeper and its partners have created a portfolio of applications that allow doctors to interactively manage patient information, view clinical results, enter charges, dictate notes, write prescriptions, access medical references, and more. For more information, visit http://www.patientkeeper.com or call 617-987-0300.


Contact:
Stephen S. Hau, PatientKeeper, shau@patientkeeper.com, (617) 987-0304
Ellen Dank Cohen, CPMP, SUNY @ Stony Brook, ellen.cohen@stonybrook.edu,
(631) 444-2055
Amanda Sina, Schwartz Communications, patientkeeper@schwartz-pr.com,
(781) 684-6269

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Vancouver Coastal Health Goes Live on IDX® Carecast™


BURLINGTON, Vermont, August 3 /PRNewswire/ --

- Technology activation marks latest milestone in Canadian provider's use of clinical IT to promote patient safety, clinician efficiency

- First activation of Carecast electronic health records system in Canada

Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) today announced it has successfully completed its upgrade to the IDX® Carecast™ enterprise clinical system from IDX Systems Corporation (Nasdaq: IDXC) at four of its facilities, marking the first activation of Carecast in Canada. VCH is one of the largest academic health authorities in Canada and a nine-year IDX customer. News of the activation follows the announcement of another international "first" for Carecast: a first activation in the United Kingdom at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust on June 20.

VCH will use Carecast's integrated clinical and administrative functionality to improve patient safety, streamline care delivery, and support its ongoing expansion of lifetime electronic medical records. The Carecast upgrade is the latest milestone in IDX's track record of adapting its clinical and administrative IT systems for the Canadian healthcare system.

"For nearly a decade, we've counted on IDX as a trusted partner in our commitment to improving the health of the communities we serve, and enhancing the quality and standardization of care delivery across facilities," said Greg Feltmate, Chief Information Officer. "IDX has consistently shown its commitment to meeting the needs of Canadian clinicians -- and our patients."

VCH previously used Carecast's predecessor, IDX® LastWord®, and has moved to Carecast to support its long-term electronic health record strategy, which will include computerized physician order entry (CPOE) and electronic clinical documentation. In addition, VCH uses the IDX® Imagecast™ solution to manage radiology and imaging workflow at three of its facilities.

Clinicians at four VCH facilities -- the 358-bed University of British Columbia Hospital, the 820-bed Vancouver General Hospital, the George Pearson Centre and G.F. Rehabilitation Centre -- are now using Carecast to support medication safety with pharmacy decision-support tools They can also share patient information such as laboratory results with other members of the care team and across facilities.

The Carecast go-live also includes patient registration capabilities for both facilities, with an additional registration go-live planned for the 175-bed Richmond Hospital in 2006.

"VCH clinicians are dedicated to providing our patients with the absolute highest quality healthcare," said Dr. David Ostrow, Vice President Medical and Clinical Innovation for VCH and Professor of Medicine at the University of British Columbia. "This activation is a significant step forward in reaching our goals for patient safety, and establishes a strong foundation for our upcoming computerized physician order entry and online clinical documentation initiatives -- critical tools for physicians, nurses and every member of the care team."

During 2006 -- 2007, VCH plans to roll out computerized physician order entry, which will make the health authority one of the first Canadian providers to adopt the integrated technology. CPOE allows physicians to enter orders for medications, laboratory tests and other procedures electronically, reducing the risks inherent in illegible handwriting and providing clinicians with alerts about possible drug interactions, patient allergies, and overall best courses of treatment.

Carecast's clinical documentation capabilities will integrate medication charting, nursing assessments and vital signs online, and will enable VCH clinicians to thoroughly document each patient's condition, track the progress of their health and plan treatment. Electronic clinical documentation also has been shown to reduce the amount of time nurses spend on administrative functions, enabling them to reallocate time to patient care instead of paperwork.

In addition to Carecast clinical functionality, VCH is in the process of rolling out Carecast Patient Accounting software at five of its facilities. By integrating clinical, administrative and financial functions, Carecast will allow VCH to automatically generate charges from clinical activities, capture comprehensive billing information, enhance analysis and reporting and minimize lost data -- helping staff and clinicians to save time.

"VCH is a superb example of a provider that leverages integrated technology to improve quality, productivity and efficiency across the spectrum," said Mike Raymer, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Carecast Operating Unit. "We are enthusiastic about continuing to support VCH's initiatives, and committed to meeting the needs of Canadian providers -- and patients."

About Vancouver Coastal Health

VCH is responsible for the delivery of about $1.9 billion in public, acute, and residential health care services to more than one million residents in the cities of Vancouver, Richmond, North Vancouver and West Vancouver, 13 other municipalities and regional districts and 15 First Nation communities. It is one of five regional authorities (plus one provincial health authority) serving 16 health service delivery areas throughout British Columbia.

About IDX Systems Corporation

Founded in 1969, IDX Systems Corporation provides information technology solutions to maximize value in the delivery of healthcare, improve the quality of patient service, enhance medical outcomes, and reduce the costs of care. Our systems are deployed to serve approximately 150,000 physicians and are installed at over 3,400 customer sites, including more than 850 group practices and approximately 370 integrated delivery networks servicing more than 500 hospitals. IDX also provides its enterprise clinical software as a subcontractor to BT, Local Service Provider for the United Kingdom National Health Service's National Programme for Information Technology, an initiative to establish electronic patient records for 50 million patients. The IDX web strategy includes browser technology, e-commerce and web-based tools -- built using Internet architecture -- that facilitates access for patients, physicians and care providers to vital health information and data managed by the IDX clinical, administrative, financial, and managed care products. IDX has approximately 2,400 full-time employees.

About IDX® Carecast™

Carecast is a fully integrated clinical, financial and administrative system, combining core clinical processes for orders, results, pharmacy and clinical documentation with administrative and financial processes for scheduling, registration, admitting, charging and billing. Representing the next generation of electronic clinical information solutions, Carecast delivers unsurpassed response time and reliability to support fast-paced clinical environments. The system automates workflow throughout the healthcare enterprise and enables rapid access to patient records across the care continuum, from admission to discharge, including inpatient and ambulatory care. The result is a comprehensive lifetime patient record that enhances the quality of care and promotes operational efficiencies.

Developed by and for providers -- in collaboration with leading hospitals, clinicians and healthcare executives -- Carecast builds on 25 years of innovation with the IDX® LastWord® enterprise system. Customers include leading healthcare organizations in the U.S., Canada and Europe. IDX also provides its enterprise clinical software as a subcontractor to BT, Local Service Provider for the United Kingdom National Health Service's National Programme for Information Technology, an initiative to establish electronic patient records for 50 million patients.

IDX, Carecast and LastWord are registered trademarks or trademarks of IDX Investment Corporation.

This press release contains forward-looking statements about IDX Systems Corporation that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements are uncertainties or difficulties in developing new services, including Carecast, possible failure of IDX to realize the benefits of developing clinical guidelines, difficulties in implementing systems, possible deferral, delay or cancellation by customers of computer system or service purchase decisions, possible delay of system installations and service implementations, development by competitors of new or superior technologies, changing economic, political and regulatory influences on the healthcare and e-Commerce industries, possible disruptions in the national economy caused by terrorist activities and foreign conflicts, changes in product pricing policies, governmental regulation of IDX's software and operations, the possibility of product-related liabilities, and factors detailed from time to time in IDX's periodic reports and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which important factors are incorporated herein by reference. IDX undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events, or changes in future operating results, financial condition or business over time.

Web site: http://www.idx.com

Distributed by PR Newswire on behalf of IDX Systems Corporation

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August 17, 2005 08:00 AM US Eastern Timezone

University Medical Center Tucson, AZ Selects SeeBeyond to Integrate Hospital Patient Care and Financial Systems

MONROVIA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 17, 2005--SeeBeyond (Nasdaq:SBYN), provider of the world's first fully integrated composite application network suite (SeeBeyond ICAN Suite) for the deployment of advanced integration and composite application solutions, today announced selection by University Medical Center Tucson, AZ (UMC), a leader in the Southwestern U.S. for health, wellness, and caring and a U.S. News and World Report "Best Hospital" in 10 categories.


Recognizing the importance of a leading-edge IT strategy in the delivery of quality patient care, UMC initiated an effort to standardize on a single integration platform for its many discrete patient care and financial systems, and to eliminate one of the two outdated interface engines in the Medical Center. Through the deployment of the SeeBeyond ICAN Suite, UMC expects to gain efficiencies through the use of a fully supported, standards-based integration suite, while preserving its existing interfaces until the upgrade is complete. UMC also expects to gain a more predictable cost structure for future development -- something not available with the current interfaces, as well as the opportunity to leverage the market availability of Java developers.

"The SeeBeyond implementation and interface migration project drives both initial and long term value for the UMC medical facility and enhances our ability to provide consistent and high quality patient care," said Kevin Burns, CFO of UMC. "By enabling an immediate ability to seamlessly connect existing hospital patient care and financial systems, as well as develop a flexible, scalable, open platform foundation for future initiatives, including future efforts to provide a unified view of patient information to our practitioners at the point of patient care, the SeeBeyond implementation will deliver long-term strategic value for UMC, our practitioners and patients."

The implementation also provides UMC with the ability to enable electronic medical records consistent with federal initiatives to support a National Health Information Network of interoperable systems for healthcare delivery. The ultimate goal of this effort is to provide improved healthcare through unified single patient views, longitudinal patient medical records and the electronic prescribing of medication.

"This is a very exciting time in the healthcare industry, driven by the goal of a nationwide medical record infrastructure and the need for readiness on the part of individual medical facilities," said Wayne Owens, general manager of Healthcare for SeeBeyond. "Achieving the goals set forth in regional and national programs requires today's healthcare organizations to undertake true clinical transformations. To be cost-effective, these efforts must be supported by the ability to leverage investments in existing legacy IT systems. SeeBeyond offers complete interoperability through our composite application solution suite to make this goal a reality."

About University Medical Center Tucson, AZ

UMC is a private, nonprofit hospital located at the Arizona Health Sciences Center, adjacent to The University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. AHSC includes the colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy and Public Health, Healthcare as well as the University Physicians medical group. These affiliations enable UMC to take a leadership role in offering the latest treatments as well as routine medical care and wellness.

About SeeBeyond

With more than 15 years of software innovation and real-world experience in integrating systems across Global 2000 organizations, SeeBeyond (Nasdaq:SBYN) delivers the industry's first integrated composite application network built on a comprehensive integration platform. The SeeBeyond® Integrated Composite Application Network Suite™ helps organizations rapidly assemble and deploy enterprise-scale end-user applications built on existing systems and infrastructure to dramatically improve business operations. SeeBeyond has more than 2,000 customers worldwide, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, BHP Billiton, The Cleveland Clinic, The Dial Corporation, DuPont, Florida Power & Light, Fluor Daniel, Fujitsu, General Motors, Halliburton, Hertz Corporation, HP, Lockheed Martin, Pfizer, Samsung, Sprint and Sutter Health. For more information, please visit www.seebeyond.com.

SeeBeyond is a registered trademark of SeeBeyond Technology Corporation in the United States and select foreign countries. SeeBeyond Integrated Composite Application Network Suite is a trademark of SeeBeyond Technology Corporation. The absence of a trademark from this list does not constitute a waiver of SeeBeyond Technology Corporation's intellectual property rights concerning that trademark. All other brands or product names are trademarks of their respective owners.

Contacts


SeeBeyond
Kristi Rawlinson, 214-373-1519
krawlinson@seebeyond.com
or
Blanc & Otus Public Relations
Kristin Reeves, 415-856-5145
kreeves@blancandotus.com

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Jackson Hospital Bolsters Patient Safety and Physician Access With McKesson
Comprehensive Project Also Targets Improvements in Business Operations and Use of Resources

ATLANTA, GA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 08/23/2005 -- Jackson Hospital in Montgomery, Ala., recently announced that it has selected McKesson to implement a broad range of information technology solutions designed to help enhance clinical quality and medication safety, automate clinical departments and improve business operations. The 379-bed healthcare facility, one of the largest in Alabama, will deploy McKesson's Horizon Clinicals® suite along with the company's revenue cycle and resource management solutions. McKesson will also provide a wide range of professional services to help Jackson derive the full benefit of its solutions as well as IT outsourcing support to develop and implement a strategic IT plan.

"To deliver superior levels of safe and effective care, we are investing in state-of-the-art technologies that will enhance our clinicians' ability to practice medicine," said Don Henderson, chief executive officer of Jackson Hospital. "Working with McKesson, we can provide our community with the best possible array of medical services using the most advanced clinical tools."

Once the solutions are implemented, physicians will use a secure, Web-based portal to view patients' clinical data rather than manually retrieving and consulting paper records. With instant access to essential information such as vital signs, diagnostic images and laboratory results, physicians can make more informed decisions and accelerate time to treatment. Nurses and other members of the care team will be able to document patient care electronically, enabling information to be readily available to all who need it.

Nurses at Jackson Hospital will also adopt McKesson's industry-leading Horizon Admin-Rx™ for scanning bar codes on unit-dose, patient medications at the bedside. The solution, which is integrated with the patient's electronic chart, helps to ensure the "five rights" of medication safety -- right patient, right drug, right dose, right time and right route. Nationally, McKesson's bar-code scanning solutions help prevent an estimated 56,000 medication errors while issuing more than 400,000 alerts to hospital staff each week. The hospital will join the five to 10 percent of healthcare facilities nationwide that use bar-coding scanning to accurately track and record patient medications.

Jackson Hospital will also deploy McKesson's picture archiving and communications system (PACS) for medical images. The PACS digitally acquires, distributes and archives diagnostics images and reports. It works in conjunction with a document imaging system, which allows physicians to electronically access, review, sign and complete patient charts. The hospital will also improve emergency-room services by adopting a system that documents and automates ER care and processes.

"Immediate access to a patient's medical history will reduce the need to search for information on paper, which will free us to focus on delivering care and improving outcomes," said. Randy Cook, M.D., a surgeon at Jackson Hospital. "As a result, we will be able to make more informed and collaborative evaluations that will lead to more effective decisions and safer levels of care."

To expedite and improve administrative and revenue cycle functions, Jackson Hospital will deploy McKesson's STAR hospital information system. This will enable the healthcare facility to automate patient registration, charge capture, billing, and other financial and administrative functions, as well as better manage insurance claims and patient accounting. The hospital will also implement McKesson's resource management suite to improve supply chain efficiency and promote the best use of resources such as surgical suites and other high-cost areas of the hospital.

"We look forward to partnering with Jackson Hospital in a transformational project that we expect to not only improve clinical quality and safety, but also financial performance," said Loren Buysman, McKesson group president, customer operations. "Working side by side, we will deliver a comprehensive healthcare IT system that will result in more efficient operations and an electronic health record to support enhanced care delivery."

About Jackson Hospital

Jackson Hospital is a nonprofit, acute-care hospital located in Montgomery, Alabama. Licensed for 379 beds, it ranks among the largest hospitals in Alabama and is widely recognized for healthcare excellence. Its full complement of medical staff members represents a wide range of specialists, with many physicians being leaders in their fields. For more information, visit www.jackson.org.

About McKesson

McKesson Corporation is a Fortune 15 healthcare services and information technology company dedicated to helping its customers deliver high-quality healthcare by reducing costs, streamlining processes, and improving the quality and safety of patient care. Over the course of its 170-year history, McKesson has grown by providing pharmaceutical and medical-surgical supply management across the spectrum of care; healthcare information technology for hospitals, physicians, homecare, and payors; hospital and retail pharmacy automation; and services for manufacturers and payors designed to improve outcomes for patients. For more information, visit. http://mpt.mckesson.com.

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SOURCE: McKesson Provider Technologies