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HealthGate Leaps Towards Fast Integration of Latest Clinical Evidence in Support of Hospital-Wide Quality Improvement Initiatives; Quality Architect(TM) To Integrate Health Language's Language Engine Technology

Posted on: Tuesday, 4 April 2006, 12:01 CDT

Health Language, Inc. ("HLI"), a world leading supplier of medical vocabulary and concept-based technology, and HealthGate Data Corp. today announced that they have formed a strategic relationship to bring Health Language's Language Engine ("LE") Technology into HealthGate's flagship product, Quality Architect(TM). This integration accelerates the creation, maintenance, and deployment of evidence-based order sets, pathways, and clinical guidelines by automating the indexing and mapping of evidence-based content into a variety of clinical information systems.

There's a price to pay when hospitals deploy sophisticated healthcare quality improvement systems that consolidate vast amounts of content: it's the time spent mapping and maintaining links to the standard terminology systems used by vendors of electronic health information systems. For those hospitals that have deployed or are about to deploy a computerized physician order entry system ("CPOE"), it's also critical to be able to correlate evidence-based recommendations for a specific care decision to the correct terms in the CPOE system. HealthGate selected the LE to implement transparent, automated synchronization of terminology and standards in its Quality Architect solution, which will result in a dramatic reduction in lag time between the publication of approved clinical evidence and hospital-wide deployment of updated, relevant recommendations for improved quality of care and patient safety.

The complexities of healthcare terminology and code sets have, in the past, slowed the system-wide deployment of evidence-based practices. HealthGate's decision to integrate LE into Quality Architect provides a solution to the problem of such mapping enabling intelligent, automated management of clinical health data, via indexing using standard clinical terminologies such as SNOMED-CT and Rx Norm, while increasing efficient collaboration between clinicians and their teams.

"Our agreement with HealthGate underscores our commitment to provide content providers the solutions they need to address the growing need for controlled medical vocabularies. LE continues to strengthen the opportunities for our strategic partners to compete in the global marketplace", stated George Schwend, President and CEO of HLI.

"It's imperative for hospitals to be able to execute fast clinical reviews and implement rapid turn-around of new evidence-based guidelines", explained Bill Reece, CEO of HealthGate, "and this next step in our technology road map brings Quality Architect to the forefront of quality improvement enablers."

About Health Language Inc.

Health Language, Inc. services the worldwide healthcare industry in the development and delivery of software that automates the incorporation of medical vocabulary and coding standards into HCIT applications. Our flagship product, LE(TM), allows centralized access to various medical terminology standards and mappings between them, to create a common pool of standardized, codified "medical concepts" with the ability to relate to proprietary coding schemes and medical taxonomies. Our software aides in the processes of: reducing patient errors and enhancing patient safety; reducing clerical and clinical staff required to implement, maintain and update healthcare code sets and terminology standards; real outcomes analysis; improving the applicability of reimbursement filings and thus potentially the speed of the reimbursement; and enhancing HCIT interoperability. Health Language, Inc. is based in Aurora, Colorado, USA. Further information on Health Language, Inc is available at www.healthlanguage.com or by calling 303-307-4400.

About HealthGate Data Corp.

HealthGate Data Corp., founded in 1994, develops and markets highly specialized products for improving quality of care, patient safety and financial performance at hospitals, health systems, and group practices. HealthGate's flagship offering, Quality Architect(TM), combines evidence-based clinical guidelines, order sets and other point-of-care tools with a state-of-the-art web-based application that facilitates asynchronous collaboration and institutional content management. Quality Architect integrates national quality measures from accrediting bodies such as JCAHO, CMS, and HealthGate's own evidence-based quality indicators with its vast repository of clinical content. Two complementary products, InteractiveIC(TM) and EBM Guidelines offer educational and research tools for both patients and physicians which can improve health outcomes and minimize treatment variability. Visit www.healthgate.com or call us at 800-434-4283 for more information.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains certain statements that are forward-looking within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. HealthGate's actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements reflect management's current expectations, are based on many assumptions, and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, including, among other things: the market for HealthGate's Quality Improvement and Risk Management Solutions products and services; HealthGate's ability to timely develop new products and services; HealthGate's ability to generate sufficient revenues from its current and future products and services; HealthGate's ability to keep up with the rapid technological developments in the health care industry; competition; reliance on computer systems and software; HealthGate's ability to retain key personnel; and other risk factors. HealthGate does not intend to update or publicly release any revisions to the forward-looking statements.

Source: Business Wire

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