Children's Institute to Automate Clinical Records and Processes With QuadraMed Affinity.

Business Editors/Health & Medical Writers

SAN RAFAEL, Calif.--(BW HealthWire)--Nov. 7, 2001

Pediatric Rehabilitation Leader Expands Affinity Suite for Advantages

in Automation, Integration, Patient Safety

QuadraMed Corporation (Nasdaq:QMDC) today announced that The Children's Institute, a regional leader in pediatric rehabilitation services, will significantly expand its complement of QuadraMed Affinity(R) healthcare information system modules to automate clinical records, document care, and maximize patient safety throughout a broad range of services, disciplines, and satellite locations.

Representing a three-year, and almost one million dollar investment for the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based hospital, the purchase of Affinity Chart View, Order Management, Results Reporting, Pharmaceutical Checking, Medication Charting, and Document Imaging modules will enable a fully integrated deployment of QuadraMed Affinity applications for financial, patient, and clinical operations.

QuadraMed Affinity is a web-enabled healthcare information system that seamlessly integrates clinical, financial, and patient information systems in single- or multi-facility hospitals. Consistently recognized for superb customer service ratings, Affinity is distinguished by a single patient-centered database enabling healthcare facilities to improve patient care with a variety of tools to more effectively manage and use patient data.

"The Children's Institute serves children with special needs and their families, a mission that presents unique challenges for providing a variety of care services, spanning multiple disciplines, offering diverse specialties, and operating satellite locations. It presents unique challenges, too, for healthcare information management. Fortunately, QuadraMed Affinity has a key role in helping us meet them," said Charles Schuessler, Chief Financial Officer of the Children's Institute. "Among all of the competitors evaluated for automating our clinical documentation processes, Affinity emerged as the clear choice on all of our HIS priorities: flexibility to accommodate our needs; ease of integration across multiple disciplines; and its acknowledged leadership in the industry to help maximize patient safety."

"We're always pleased by continued loyalty from our customers, but the decision by the Children's Institute to expand its clinical records automation with QuadraMed Affinity is particularly gratifying," said Frank Pecaitis, Senior Vice President of QuadraMed's Enterprise Division. "It demonstrates Affinity's advantages in addressing the most unique organizational challenges and validates the high priority we place on integration of our products. We're proud to be a part of the Children's Institute's important work as it enters its second century of operation."

About The Children's Institute

Celebrating its 100th year in operation, The Children's Institute, located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is dedicated to serving the needs of young people with special needs and their families. It provides individualized treatment programs across a broad continuum of care -- including inpatient and outpatient services as well as a private Day School -- to enable children and young adults with special needs to realize their fullest potential. It also offers social services support for children with special needs in need of adoption, foster care, and permanency planning services.

About QuadraMed Corporation

QuadraMed is dedicated to developing information technology and providing consulting services that help healthcare professionals deliver outstanding patient care with optimum efficiency. Offering real-world solutions for every aspect of acute care information management, QuadraMed has four main product lines: Affinity(R) Healthcare Information System, Quantim(R) Health Information Management Software and Services, Complysource(R) Compliance Solutions, and Chancellor(TM) Financial Products and Services. Behind our products and services are nearly 1000 professionals whose healthcare experience has earned QuadraMed the trust and loyalty of its many customers. To find out more about QuadraMed, visit www.quadramed.com.

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