Picis Forms Alliance with First DataBank to Streamline Communication Between Emergency Departments and Hospital Pharmacies.

Picis' ED PulseCheck to integrate First DataBank's National Drug Data File Plus (NDDF Plus([TM]))

WAKEFIELD, Mass. -- Picis, Inc. today announced a strategic alliance with First DataBank to integrate First DataBank pharmacy content with the Picis' ED PulseCheck([R]) emergency department information system (EDIS). The integration enables improved sharing of important patient data, including medications, allergies and drug interactions, between the emergency department and hospital pharmacy. Picis believes that this, in turn, can promote faster and more informed decision making by providing clinicians with access to information they need for efficient and safe emergency department care. Picis is scheduled to demonstrate this release of ED PulseCheck at the American College of Emergency Physician (ACEP) Scientific Assembly in New Orleans, October 15-18 (Picis booth # 448).

ED PulseCheck provides physicians and nurses with a comprehensive snapshot of the entire emergency department including online patient tracking, physician and nurse documentation, order entry and charge capture. Picis ED PulseCheck is powerful and easy to use, and many hospitals implementing ED PulseCheck have cited improved productivity and operational efficiency in the emergency department. The use of First DataBank drug content with ED PulseCheck enables clinicians in the emergency room to order medications by directly linking to the hospital pharmacy's drug database system.

"By integrating with First DataBank, a market leader in providing drug content for inpatient settings, ED PulseCheck users streamline communication of critical patient data, helping to reduce medication errors and improve efficiency between two important hospital departments," said Todd Winey, Picis' director of alliance partnerships. "This alliance supports Picis' commitment to providing software that is interoperable with other essential hospital technologies."

With improved access to medical information and automated documentation of emergency visits, surgical procedures, and intensive care stays, Picis' products help hospitals enhance patient safety, improve clinical efficiency and cut costs. Integrating First DataBank's drug databases further advances these goals.

"We are proud to collaborate with Picis for a critical component of ED PulseCheck," said Donald Nielsen, M.D., president of First DataBank. "We are excited about working together to help Picis' end users better manage the large volume of medication data to make more informed decisions, which ultimately could help improve the quality of patient care."

About First DataBank

First DataBank, a subsidiary of Hearst Corporation, is the leading provider of electronic drug information to the healthcare industry. First DataBank pioneered the concept of creating executable drug knowledge that's designed to be relevant from the perspectives of multiple end users. For more than two decades, First DataBank has partnered with information system developers to deliver proven knowledge bases for integration into a wide range of applications all across the healthcare continuum, with particular expertise in clinical decision support within the workflow. Together with its development partners, First DataBank helps reduce the incidence of medication errors and adverse drug events, which promises to lower healthcare costs and improve patient care. For more information, visit: www.firstdatabank.com.

About Picis

Picis is an established provider of innovative healthcare information technology solutions designed to transform the delivery of patient care in the high-acuity areas of the hospital, including the emergency department, operating and recovery rooms and intensive care units. Picis offers the most advanced suite of integrated products focused on these life-critical areas of the hospital where the patients are the most vulnerable, the care process is the most complex and an increasing majority of hospital costs are incurred. Headquartered in Wakefield, Massachusetts, Picis has licensed systems for use in more than 1,000 hospitals in 19 countries. More information is available at www.picis.com.

Information contained in this release regarding First DataBank has been supplied by First DataBank and Picis, Inc. takes no responsibility for the accuracy or completeness thereof. Certain statements made in this press release that are not based on historical information are forward-looking statements relating to, among other things, Picis' expectations concerning product development and marketing plans. These statements are neither promises nor guarantees, but are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond Picis' control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in these forward-looking statements. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Picis undertakes no obligation to update or revise the information contained in this press release, whether as a result of new information, future events or circumstances or otherwise.

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