Allina Chooses CardioNET by Micro Medical Systems to Integrate Multi-Hospital Cardiology Program.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 8, 1998--Micro Medical Systems, Inc. is pleased to announce that Allina Health System, of Minnetonka, Minnesota, has chosen CardioNET for its Cardiology Information Management System. CardioNET is Micro Medical Systems' flagship product, providing healthcare facilities with system integration, workflow enhancements, and a repository for the analysis of outcomes and practices in the area of Cardiology. Allina has over 1700 staffed beds, 53 clinics, and is a leading healthcare provider for patients in Minnesota and surrounding states.

Initially, Allina plans to implement Cath, Echo, EP, Nuclear Medicine, and other cardiology related modules across four metro area hospitals including Abbott Northwestern Hospital, United Hospital, Mercy Hospital and Unity Hospital. Eventually, access to all cardiology information will be provided to the Allina hospitals as well as to affiliate physician offices. "The ability to access a patient's entire cardiovascular record from wherever the physician is at any given time will undoubtedly save time, money and improve patient care", stated Dr. David Pryor, System Vice President, Information Systems." Allina has invested a lot of time and energy in selecting what we feel is the best vendor available to integrate our cardiology services. The fact that Micro Medical Systems has successfully demonstrated its capability to work cooperatively and successfully with large multi-site facilities such as ourselves was key in our decision making process. We're glad to have them on the Allina team."

Deborah Muro, Manager, Clinical Systems, said "We considered several vendors to meet the database and reporting requirements of Allina. Micro Medical Systems clearly demonstrated that they could integrate cardiology applications. The combination of their industry standard tools and the Oracle8(TM) database make them an industry leader. We're looking forward to a great installation."

Norman Drake, President and Chief Executive Officer of Micro Medical Systems, stated, "We are very excited about having the opportunity to meet the cardiology information needs of Allina. Allina is an ideal setting for CardioNET as it is capable of being configured to meet the demanding workflow and reporting requirements of dozens of different care delivery institutions. In the most capitated healthcare market in the United States, CardioNET truly has the opportunity to show how improved workflow automation, system integration, and open systems architecture can positively affect healthcare delivery."

Micro Medical Systems, Inc. is a national supplier of clinical data repositories, databases, integration, and networking products to leading healthcare institutions. Its flagship product, CardioNET, is based on the world class Oracle database. Additional information is available by calling 1-800-664-2761 or by visiting the MMS web site at www.micro-medical.com.