Capgemini and Initiate Systems Team up on Canadian Electronic Health Record Client Registry Initiative.

CHICAGO -- Demonstrated success proves the Capgemini and Initiate Systems partnership enhances patient care through more accurate, integrated and accessible data as part of the Electronic Health Record (EHR)

Capgemini, one of the world's foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services, and Initiate Systems, the leading provider of Enterprise Master Person Index (EMPI) software and services for managing patient and provider identities, today announced the capability to provide customers with a comprehensive approach to implementing a client registry solution in Canada. The client registry, which is a central repository containing basic demographic data for each individual, is an integral and foundational element of Canada's nation-wide Electronic Health Record (EHR) strategy that enables healthcare organizations to cost-effectively enhance patient care through better data accuracy, integration and availability.

In addition to client registry work in Canada, Initiate Systems and Capgemini have also successfully collaborated on numerous projects in the United States, including Pac Lab, a recent innovative community healthcare initiative carried out in conjunction with Pathology Associate Medical Laboratory (PAML), a national leader in the area of hospital partnering and laboratory joint ventures. As a result of the project, many Seattle-area providers are now able to provide authorized healthcare professionals with fast, secure access to lab results via the Internet. Currently, Capgemini is certified at "Level 1" of Initiate Systems' partnership program and well along in the process of pursuing full certification, which denotes its in-depth understanding of Initiate Systems' software and implementation requirements.

"This partnership will benefit Capgemini and Initiate Systems' healthcare customers by providing them with the necessary product and integration expertise to successfully design, develop and implement client registry systems in one integrated package," said Thomas Wong, Canadian practice leader, Capgemini Health. "We are excited to be moving forward with our certification and look forward to continuing to partner with Initiate Systems on future projects."

Capgemini (formerly Cap Gemini Ernst & Young) was ranked the top healthcare IT consultant and systems integrator for the healthcare provider market based on worldwide revenue for 2002 by Gartner, Inc., a leading independent research and advisory firm, in a report entitled "U.S. Healthcare Provider IT Services Market: A Supply Side Analysis" by Geraldine Cruz, released in January 2004. Capgemini has the largest and most comprehensive health consulting practice in the world according to data released by Kennedy Information, Inc., a leading independent information and analyst firm. Capgemini is fully prepared to act as systems integrator for Canadian client registry projects that involve Initiate Systems' software.

Initiate Identity Hub(TM) software is the market-leading Enterprise Master Person Index (EMPI) as indicated in the past four consecutive KLAS rankings of EMPI providers, all of which ranked Initiate Systems at the top of the list. KLAS is a leading healthcare research and consulting firm that provides the healthcare information technology (HIT) industry with unbiased factual information on HIT vendor performance.

Initiate Systems' software is used by healthcare organizations to provide complete, accurate, up-to-date patient and provider data in support of critical clinical and business initiatives, including patient safety, computerized physician order entry (CPOE), electronic medical records (EMRs), community healthcare information networks (CHINs), revenue cycle management, improved first pass auto-adjudication rates and others. Initiate Identity Hub(TM) software uses sophisticated statistical algorithms and high-performance database techniques to instantly identify and accurately link patient medical records within and across multiple systems and even across organizations. Initiate Systems' technology enables organizations to enhance the quality of patient care efforts, operate more efficiently and improve regulatory compliance by dramatically reducing the number of duplicate, fragmented and out-of-sync medical records.

"There is increasing worldwide recognition that making complete, accurate, up-to-date patient data across the continuum of care is essential to improving the quality of patient care and reducing the cost of delivering that care," said Lorraine Fernandes, senior vice president of Initiate Systems' Healthcare Practice. "Because of their extensive expertise in healthcare and technology, we are pleased and excited to partner with Capgemini on cutting-edge projects like Pac Lab and the Canadian client registry."

About Capgemini

Capgemini, one of the world's foremost providers of Consulting, Technology and Outsourcing services, has a unique way of working with its clients, which it calls the Collaborative Business Experience. Through commitment to mutual success and the achievement of tangible value, the company helps businesses implement growth strategies, leverage technology, and thrive through the power of collaboration. Capgemini employs approximately 55,000 people worldwide (including 2,727 Transiciel people who joined on December 2003) and reported 2003 global revenues of 5.7 billion euros. More information about individual service lines, offices and research is available at www.ca.capgemini.com.

Capgemini's health practice employs more than 1,600 healthcare professionals with expertise in the health industry, including clinicians (physicians, nurses and pharmacists), operational experts (supply chain, revenue management) and information technology specialists (architecture, network, systems integration) with extensive experience in the provider, payer and life sciences markets. More information about the health practice and related research is available at www.us.capgemini.com/health.

About Initiate Systems

Initiate Systems, Inc. (www.initiatesystems.com) is the leading provider of Enterprise Master Person Index (EMPI) software and services for managing patient and provider data. Initiate Systems provides the most complete, accurate, up-to-the-moment information to all point-of-service applications, transactional systems and business intelligence platforms. Initiate Systems' award-winning Initiate Identity Hub(TM) software delivers high business value in many industries, including communications, financial services, healthcare, hospitality, the public sector and retail, by instantly finding and accurately linking all the records about a person, household, organization or object across disparate data sources on-demand, regardless of data volume.

Initiate(TM), Initiate(SM), the Initiate logo, and Initiate Identity Hub(TM) are trademarks and/or service marks owned by Initiate Systems, Inc., which may be registered in certain jurisdictions.