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Detroit Department of Health and Wellness Promotion Selects Netsmart Technologies Public Health Software

Posted on: Monday, 5 November 2007, 12:00 CST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Netsmart Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise-wide software and services for health and human services organizations, today announced it has signed an agreement to implement its public health software and provide related services to the Detroit Department of Health and Wellness Promotion (DHWP). The announcement was made at the American Public Health Association's 135th Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington, D.C.

More than 200 DHWP staff will utilize Netsmart's Insight public health software to facilitate a wide range of clinical and operational processes, including electronic medical record (EMR), case management, encounter processing, laboratory management, disease management, epidemiology, and billing.

Insight software will be deployed in DHWP clinics system-wide to enable more effective billing processes and confidentially manage cases involving sexually-transmitted diseases (STD), tuberculosis (TB) and Family Planning Title X. Netsmart will also provide a range of implementation services, including project management, installation, consulting services, data conversion, and training.

"Our selection of Netsmart was based on a thorough review of solutions from a variety of software providers," said Dr. Phyllis Meadows, director and public health officer, Detroit Department of Health and Wellness Promotion. "Netsmart's Insight software has the ability to manage the broad spectrum of programs we currently provide to 200,000 Detroit citizens annually, with the flexibility to handle future growth in a diverse population."

"We're pleased to be selected by DHWP to provide the information technology foundation for such a wide range of outstanding community public health programs," said James L. Conway, Netsmart chief executive officer. "Our leadership position in public health software is demonstrated by the more than 120 state, county and city health departments across the country that have chosen us as their technology partner to meet their clinical and operational requirements."

For information about Netsmart Technologies solutions, visit http://www.ntst.com/ or call 1-800-421-7503.

About Netsmart Technologies, Inc.

Netsmart Technologies, Inc., based in Great River, N.Y., is an established, leading supplier of enterprise-wide software solutions for health and human services providers, with more than 1,300 clients, including more than 30 systems with state agencies. Netsmart's clients include health and human services organizations, public health agencies, mental health and substance abuse clinics, psychiatric hospitals, and managed care organizations. Netsmart's products are full-featured information systems that operate on a variety of operating systems, hardware platforms, and mobile devices, and offer unlimited scalability.

Netsmart Technologies, Inc.

CONTACT: Dave Kishler of Netsmart Technologies, +1-614-932-6723,dkishler@ntst.com

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

Source: PRNewswire

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