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Computer Programs and Systems, Inc. EMR Receives Certification from CCHIT.


MOBILE, Ala. -- Computer Programs and Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ
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 (CCHIT CCHIT Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (SM)) for its ambulatory electronic medical record (EMR (ElectroMagnetic Radiation) The emanation of energy from everything in the universe. Although the EMR from electrical and electronic devices is typically measured for practical, every-day situations, every object, including humans, emanates energy. ) product. CPSI is now CCHIT Certified(SM) for its Medical Practice EMR, Version 14, for CCHIT Ambulatory EMR 2006. CCHIT is the recognized certification authority for electronic health records (EHRs). Its mission is to accelerate the adoption of robust, interoperable healthcare information technology throughout the United States by creating an efficient, credible, sustainable mechanism for the certification of healthcare IT products.

"CPSI has long been a proponent of EMR adoption and is committed to developing the necessary technologies to ensure a comprehensive EMR solution for our community hospital clients," said Scott Schneider, Senior Vice President, CPSI. "Achieving CCHIT certification for our ambulatory EMR component is a reflection of that commitment and the exceptional development and testing efforts of our staff. CPSI believes that certification validates those efforts by providing an impartial assurance that CPSI's Medical Practice EMR is thoroughly tested and meets CCHIT's consensus-based criteria."

To achieve certification, CPSI's Medical Practice EMR was subjected to CCHIT's inspection process that is comprised of real-life medical scenarios designed to test products rigorously against clinical documentation needs of providers and the quality and safety needs of healthcare consumers and payers. Certification by CCHIT designates that an EHR (Electronic Health Records) Computerized medical records that bring patient care into the digital age and save time, money and lives. The push to adopt comprehensive electronic documentation between doctors' offices and hospital settings intensified after the RAND  product has passed inspection of 100 percent of CCHIT's criteria for functionality, interoperability and security.

About Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT(SM))

CCHIT was founded in July 2004 by three healthcare information technology industry associations - the American Health Information Management Association The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) is a non-profit association for health information management professionals. The organization was founded in 1928, and has 51,000 members.  (AHIMA AHIMA American Health Information Management Association (Chicago, IL) ), the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Founded in 1961, the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) is a healthcare industry membership organization exclusively focused on providing leadership for the optimal use of medical informatics technology and management systems.  (HIMSS HIMSS Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society ) and the National Alliance for Health Information Technology (Alliance). The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Noun 1. Department of Health and Human Services - the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979
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 (HHS HHS Department of Health and Human Services. ) awarded CCHIT a three-year contract in September 2005 to develop and evaluate certification criteria and an inspection process for ambulatory (office and clinic) EHRs, inpatient (hospital) EHRs and the networks through which they interoperate. CCHIT(SM) is a service mark of the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology. CCHIT Certified(SM) is a service mark of the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology. For more information on CCHIT and CCHIT Certified products, visit www.cchit.org.

About Computer Programs and Systems, Inc.

CPSI is a leading provider of healthcare information solutions for community hospitals with over 600 client hospitals in 46 states. Founded in 1979, the Company is a single-source vendor providing comprehensive software and hardware products, complemented by complete installation services and extensive support. Its fully integrated, enterprise-wide system automates clinical and financial data management in each of the primary functional areas of a hospital. CPSI's staff of over 800 technical, healthcare and medical professionals provides system implementation and continuing support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services  as part of a comprehensive program designed to respond to clients' information needs in a constantly changing healthcare environment. For more information, visit www.cpsinet.com.

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and  of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified generally by the use of forward-looking terminology and words such as "expects," "anticipates," "estimates," "believes," "predicts," "intends," "plans," "potential," "may," "continue," "should," "will" and words of comparable meaning. Without limiting the generality of the preceding statement, all statements in this press release relating to estimated and projected earnings, margins, costs, expenditures, cash flows, growth rates and future financial results are forward-looking statements. We caution investors that any such forward-looking statements are only predictions and are not guarantees of future performance. Certain risks, uncertainties and other factors may cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Such factors may include: overall business and economic conditions affecting the healthcare industry; saturation of our target market and hospital consolidations; changes in customer purchasing priorities and demand for information technology systems; competition with companies that have greater financial, technical and marketing resources than we have; failure to develop new technology and products in response to market demands; fluctuations in quarterly financial performance due to, among other factors, timing of customer installations; failure of our products to function properly resulting in claims for medical losses; government regulation of our products and customers ,including changes in healthcare policy affecting Medicare reimbursement rates; interruptions in our power supply and/or telecommunications capabilities and other risk factors described from time to time in our public releases and reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, our Annual Report on Form 10-K. We also caution investors that the forward-looking information described herein represents our outlook only as of this date, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or developments after the date of this press release.
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