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Ivinson Memorial Hospital Selects Optio(R) Healthcare Solutions

Posted on: Thursday, 23 February 2006, 12:00 CST

Optio Healthcare Solutions announced today Ivinson Memorial Hospital, a 108-licensed bed, QHR-managed facility in Laramie, Wyo., has selected the Optio QuickRecord(R) and MedEx(TM) Suites to provide electronic health record and forms automation solutions.

QHR, a leading provider of healthcare management services, has a strategic services partnership with Optio Software that enabled Ivinson to enter into this agreement. In the near future, Ivinson also plans to offer neighboring clinics and referring physicians the ability to securely access relevant patient information stored in QuickRecord Suite on a cost-effective, subscription basis.

"A single point of electronic access to current and historic medical records within our hospital will save time and resources, allowing caregivers, coding clerks and others to simultaneously access critical patient information," said Ivinson Memorial Hospital Chief Financial Officer Paul Zuidema. "Optio solutions will speed chart throughput, billing and payment as well as improve the quality of patient care. We're excited about the potential to improve continuity of care within our region by providing smaller facilities and referring physicians' offices with cost-effective access to electronic health record (EHR) solutions."

The Optio QuickRecord Suite will integrate with Ivinson's MEDITECH hospital information system (HIS) in admitting, laboratory, pharmacy and other areas. Ivinson will also implement Optio Patient Signature Capture(TM) to electronically collect patients' signed consents at the point of admission and provide access to these scanned documents within QuickRecord.

"We're pleased that our affordable, subscription-based solutions will play a key role in Ivinson Memorial Hospital's proactive approach to making EHR-enabling technologies available throughout Wyoming's rural communities," said Steve Woodis, Optio Healthcare sales director.

About Ivinson Memorial Hospital

Ivinson Memorial Hospital, established in 1917, is a not-for-profit facility serving residents of Laramie, Wyo., and surrounding rural areas. Managed by QHR, the hospital offers a full array of services including cardiopulmonary, pediatrics, intensive care, rehabilitation and dialysis. For more information, visit www.ivinsonhospital.org.

About Optio Healthcare Solutions

More than 700 healthcare organizations use Optio forms automation, electronic health record and clinical document management solutions to capture, format, scan, view, sign, archive and deliver real-time access to patient information at the point of need. For more information about our healthcare solutions, visit www.optiosoftware.com.

About Optio Software, Inc.

More than 5,000 companies use Optio Software solutions to achieve unprecedented speed, accuracy, functionality and quality in their inbound and outbound document processes and extend their enterprise resource planning (ERP) and hospital information systems (HIS) applications. More information about Optio (OTCBB:OPTO.OB) is available at www.optio.com.

(C) Copyright 2006, Optio Software, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Optio and Optio QuickRecord is a registered trademark and Optio MedEx and Optio Patient Signature Capture are trademarks of Optio Software, Inc. Other companies and products mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners.

Source: Business Wire

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