Cincinnati's TriHealth Good Samaritan Hospital Chooses Emergisoft as Emergency Department's Electronic Medical Records System.

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DALLAS & SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 11, 2003

Hospital to Integrate EmergisoftED(TM)

Into MEDITECH Enterprise System

Emergisoft Holding, Inc., (OTC:ESHG) today reported that TriHealth Good Samaritan Hospital, the largest private teaching and specialty healthcare facility in the greater Cincinnati area, has licensed EmergisoftED(TM) as the comprehensive electronic medical records system for the 150-year-old hospital's Emergency Department.

TriHealth Good Samaritan will be upgrading to EmergisoftED(TM) from Emergisoft's legacy system, which the hospital has been using since 1995.

"As our facility grew and we began redesigning our emergency department, it became clear that we needed an advanced electronic tracking and data management system to help us reach our long-term goals, and EmergisoftED(TM) met our needs better than anything else on the market," said Dr. Michael Bain, medical director of TriHealth Good Samaritan Hospital. "Emergisoft gave us a system that does everything we need without trying to sell us a bunch of bells and whistles that don't generate a return on investment. Emergisoft's system has all the core elements we need to manage our Emergency Department both clinically and administratively."

TriHealth Good Samaritan plans to use EmergisoftED(TM) for patient tracking, patient records management, nurse and physician charting, and as an overall management tool for the Emergency Department.

"The physical layout of our Emergency Department makes it virtually impossible for multiple staff members to access a patient's record as they move from arrival through discharge if you're writing everything down on paper," Bain said. "Emergisoft allows us to track patients electronically every step of the way. The system automatically keeps the record moving with the patient so the medical team can access the patient's record regardless of where the clinician might be in our facility."

U.S. News & World Report ranks TriHealth Good Samaritan Hospital as one of the best hospitals in the United States, and among the top 50 hospitals in 17 categories, including Neurology and Neurosurgery, Heart Services, and Endocrinology. Established in 1852, TriHealth Good Samaritan is the oldest and largest private teaching and specialty healthcare facility in greater Cincinnati. The hospital will integrate EmergisoftED(TM) into its MEDITECH enterprise-wide Hospital Information System.

"We are pleased that our new technology is helping an old friend like TriHealth Good Samaritan, a hospital that is recognized internationally for its commitment to delivering excellent healthcare while setting the standard for quality customer service," said Emergisoft Chairman and CEO Ash Huzenlaub. "Good Samaritan was an early adopter of electronic medical records technology, and Emergisoft is committed to working closely with Dr. Bain to ensure that TriHealth Good Samaritan achieves its self-imposed high standards for clinical and administrative excellence."

Terms of the licensing agreement were not disclosed.

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About Emergisoft

Emergisoft Holding, Inc., founded in 1992, is a holding company that, through Emergisoft Corporation, designs, installs and maintains healthcare information systems for hospitals that need to make the conversion from paper- and pen-based medical records to an electronic environment through the use of a full-interface Emergency Department Information System (EDIS). The installation of Emergisoft-designed software systems allow clinicians to track the flow and completely document the clinical treatment of patients on an individual basis in the emergency room resulting in a complete and legible electronic medical record. These systems better ensure that hospitals meet patient privacy and patient safety requirements through the use of electronic medical records. Converting to these systems also allows clinicians and administrators to monitor Emergency Department workflow in real time for operations efficiency. Further, Emergency Department Information Systems from Emergisoft are an integral component of the syndromic surveillance process needed by local health departments and other public health agencies (processes that are significantly hindered if emergency rooms are "paper based"). Emergisoft solutions completely interface with existing hospital information systems allowing for seamless integration from department to department, as well as to hospital billing companies. Emergisoft and EmergisoftED are registered trademarks of Emergisoft Corporation. To learn more, please visit www.emergisoft.com.