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Adventist Health System Selects QUOVADX Technology as Integration Standard for 28 Hospitals.


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ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 15, 2003

QDX PLatform V to Enable Increased User and Patient Satisfaction

at Adventist Through More Efficient and Reliable Data Transactions

Throughout Multi-Hospital Division

Quovadx, Inc. (Nasdaq: QVDX), a leading provider of software and services enabling Competitive Process Advantage, today announced that Adventist Health System The Adventist Health System is the organisation responsible for overseeing matters related to Hospitals and other medical facilities, related to the Seventh-day Adventist Church within the United States. , the largest not-for-profit Protestant healthcare organization in the U.S. serving nearly 2 million patients annually with 38 hospitals totaling nearly 6,000 licensed beds, has selected QDX(TM) Platform V.

After a two-year assessment, Adventist Health System has decided to replace its current interface engine from SeeBeyond with QDX Platform V from Quovadx. QUOVADX(TM) technology will be implemented in 28 facilities, approximately 3,700 beds, within the Multi-Hospital Division of Adventist Health System.

"Florida Hospital, a sister division within Adventist Health System, currently utilizes QUOVADX technology," said Jeff King Jeff King can refer to:
  • Jeff King (mushing), an American multiple winner of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
  • Jeff King (baseball), an American major league baseball player.
  • Jeff King, an American screenwriter for the Due South television series.
, Director of Technical Services at SSCI SSCI Social Sciences Citation Index (Thompson Scientific)
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, a subsidiary of Adventist Health System. "They are extremely pleased with the technology as well as their level of service and support from Quovadx. The functionality of QDX Platform V will allow Adventist Health System to better serve our users and patients with more efficient and reliable data transactions across systems throughout the organization."

The implementation of QDX Platform will standardize the integration technology across a majority of the Adventist Health System enterprise. Quovadx was selected due to its focus on the healthcare industry and the unique requirements and constraints of its practices. QDX Platform V is able to run on the platform and operating system operating system (OS)

Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs.
 of choice, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries)  pSeries (RS/6000) with AIX (Advanced Interactive eXecutive) IBM's Unix-based operating system which runs on its Intellistation workstations and pSeries, p5, iSeries and i5 server families. . Through XML XML
 in full Extensible Markup Language.

Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations.
 capabilities and ODBC (Open DataBase Connectivity) A database programming interface from Microsoft that provides a common language for Windows applications to access databases on a network.  options, QUOVADX technology also provides Adventist Health System with the opportunity to expand its technology investment in the future.

"Quovadx continues to see growth in the healthcare provider market," said Debbie Dean Debra "Debbie" Dean was a fictional character on the long-running Channel 4 British television soap opera Hollyoaks.

She was played by actress Jodi Albert between 2002-2004 then made guest appearances in 2005 and 2006.
, executive vice president of product management for Quovadx. "Healthcare organizations need strategic business partners to deliver flexible solutions for an evolving marketplace. Quovadx provides the tools to speed development, reduce operational costs and improve productivity, resulting in increased user and patient satisfaction. We're looking forward to working with Adventist to meet the specific needs of its implementation as well as future projects."

About Adventist Health System

Adventist Health System was established in 1973 to operate the Seventh-Day Adventist Sev·enth-day Adventist  
n.
A member of a sect of Adventism distinguished chiefly for its observance of the Sabbath on Saturday.
 Church's healthcare organizations in the southern and southwestern regions of the United States. Since 1997, Adventist Health System has expanded its service area with the acquisition of Hinsdale Health System in the midwest. In 2001, Adventist Health System continued its growth into Colorado by bringing on three hospitals in the Denver area. In 2002, it added an additional hospital in Kansas, Shawnee Mission Medical Center Shawnee Mission Medical Center is a full service 383-bed Seventh-day Adventist hospital located in Shawnee Mission, Kansas near Interstate 35 and 75th St in Johnson County, Kansas. . Adventist Health System, the largest not-for-profit Protestant healthcare organization in the U.S., currently operates 38 hospitals within ten states, totaling nearly 6,000 licensed beds. For more information, visit http://www.ahss.org.

About Quovadx, Inc.

Quovadx is a trusted provider of software and services enabling Competitive Process Advantage. The company provides end-to-end business infrastructure software and services, including consulting, transaction hosting and operations management for business-critical applications. QUOVADX technology helps more than 3,000 healthcare, media and entertainment and other organizations streamline business processes, solve difficult process integration challenges and unlock the value of legacy system investments to achieve rapid return on investments. Headquartered in Englewood, Colorado, Quovadx operates internationally with locations in nine major U.S. metropolitan cities and one in London. For more information, please visit http://www.quovadx.com.

QUOVADX and QDX are trademarks of Quovadx, Inc. All other company and product names mentioned may be trademarks of the companies with which they are associated.
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