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Computer Programs and Systems, Inc. Joins HIMSS09 Interoperability Showcase.


MOBILE, Ala. -- Computer Programs and Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ
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: CPSI), a leading provider of healthcare information solutions, today announced that it has successfully tested portions of the Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel (HITSP) was created in 2005 as part of efforts by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC, part of the US Department of Health and Human Services) to  (HITSP HITSP Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel ) federally recognized Interoperability Specifications with the CPSI System at the Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise IHE is an initiative by healthcare professionals and industry to improve the way computer systems in healthcare share information.

In 1997, a consortium of radiologists and information technology experts formed IHE, or “Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise.
 2009 Connectathon. The CPSI System is a fully integrated healthcare information system designed to provide community and specialty hospitals with a complete 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. ). The Connectathon is the healthcare information technology (IT) industry's largest interoperability testing event. Nearly 70 vendors tested more than 130 healthcare IT systems.

Demonstrating the value of electronic health record interoperability, CPSI will present its healthcare IT solution at the HIMSS HIMSS Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society 09 Interoperability Showcase at booth #7750 in the North Hall of McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois. The Showcase is part of the 2009 Annual 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) Conference & Exhibition from April 4-8, 2009. Designed as a HIMSS Health Information Exchange (HIE)-based environment, the Showcase includes clinical scenarios enabled by the standards-based HIE framework and HITSP federally recognized Interoperability Specifications.

In addition to its active participation in the Interoperability Showcase, CPSI will also be available at HIMSS09 booth #1008 in the South Hall to answer questions and provide demonstrations of the CPSI System.

About Computer Programs and Systems, Inc.

CPSI is a leading provider of healthcare information solutions for community hospitals with over 650 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 900 technical, healthcare, medical and business management professionals provides system implementation and continuing support 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.
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