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Misys Healthcare Systems Wins 2006 TEPR ''Hot Products'' Award; Homecare PDA Application Recognized for Improving Patient Care Through Innovative Mobile Technology

Posted on: Tuesday, 23 May 2006, 16:57 CDT

Misys Healthcare Systems, a market leader in healthcare IT, was presented the 2006 TEPR (Towards the Electronic Patient Record) "Hot Products" Award yesterday at the TEPR Conference in Baltimore. The Misys Homecare(TM) PDA application was honored for its ability to help improve patient care in home health agencies by enhancing data accuracy, eliminating physical paper work and allowing clinicians and health aides to seamlessly communicate patient data between agencies and the field.

With the Misys Homecare PDA application, clinicians can transmit patient data to field staff and create customized plans for each patient. The device-independent application - one of the first healthcare applications available on the new Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 platform - creates a paperless system and allows caregivers to spend more time on patient care. The built-in wireless capability of the platform presents healthcare workers easy access to up-to-date patient data, giving users critical information to make timely decisions.

"Our PDA application, which integrates with our Misys Homecare solution, empowers home health practitioners with industry-leading technology that enables them to provide a higher quality of care," said Betty Feth, president, Misys Healthcare Systems' Homecare Systems group. "With its point-of-care capabilities, the solution allows clinicians to more effectively care for their patients by capturing clinical data and patient's signatures in the home. We're pleased TEPR took notice of the 'quality of care' benefits the PDA solution brings our customers."

Neal Reizer, director of R&D for Misys Healthcare Systems' Homecare Systems group, accepted the award during a special ceremony yesterday afternoon. This marks the third time in three years that Misys Healthcare Systems has received a TEPR Award.

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. Misys' family of leading clinical products and Web-based technologies - Misys Optimum(TM) 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 (FTSE: MSY), the global software company, is one of the world's largest and longest-established providers of industry-specific software. Founded in 1979, Misys serves the international banking and healthcare industries, combining technological expertise with in-depth understanding of customers' markets and operational needs. In banking Misys is a market leader with over 1,200 customers, including 49 of the world's top 50 banks. In healthcare Misys is also a market leader, serving more than 110,000 physicians in 18,000 practice locations, 1,200 hospitals and 600 home care providers. Through Sesame, a wholly-owned subsidiary, the company is also a leading provider of support services to about 7,800 financial advisers in the UK. Misys employs around 6,000 people who serve customers in more than 120 countries. For more information, visit www.misys.com.

Misys. Making things that really matter, work better.

Source: Business Wire

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