Queens Health Network of NYC Health & Hospitals Corporation Wins 2002 HIMSS Davies Award with Per-Se's Patient1 Clinical System.

Business Editors & Health/Medical Writers

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 7, 2002

Per-Se Technologies proudly congratulates Queens Health Network (QHN) of Queens, N.Y., winner of the prestigious 2002 Nicholas E. Davies Award, presented by the Chicago-based Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS).

In its eighth year, the Davies award honors organizations that meet four criteria -- management, functionality, technology and value -- for exceptional use of computer-based patient records (CPRs) to improve healthcare delivery.

Queens Health Network, which includes Elmhurst and Queens Hospital Centers in New York and 17 medical clinics, is part of the New York City Health & Hospitals Corporation (HHC), one of the largest public healthcare systems in the world. Elmhurst and Queens are the first U.S. public hospitals to receive the distinguished Davies award. The Davies award recognizes the health network for CPR implementation efforts led by physicians during the inception, design, planning and installation phases. QHN uses Per-Se's Patient1(R) clinical information system, an integrated, longitudinal, patient care system implemented by mid- to large-sized healthcare organizations.

"The Davies award recognizes the 100 percent commitment of Queens' physicians, nurses and clinicians who use today's advanced CPR technology to improve the safety and quality of patient care," said Pete Velez, senior vice president, Queens Health Network. "In partnership with our physicians, we are transforming the way medicine is practiced."

QHN began its electronic medical record project planning in 1996, and today the organization's integrated CPR system is used by more than 1,600 physicians, nurses and other clinicians at its 19 locations.

Queens Health Network has used Patient1's computerized physician order entry functionality since the system was implemented in January 1997. The health network's physicians use the system to document about 3,000 patient ambulatory care encounters daily, and inpatient physicians place orders and review results for thousands more, populating a paperless medical record for each patient seen at any of the 19 sites.

"Per-Se congratulates Queens Health Network for this extraordinary industry achievement," said Karen B. Andrews, president of Per-Se's Application Software division. "Patient1 is clearly the leader in clinical information technology when it comes to depth of functionality and integration. The diligent efforts of medical professionals at Queens prove that the effectiveness of a CPR solution is due to administrative and clinical leadership who understand its value as an integral part of the care delivery regimen."

Queens Health Network will present the use of Per-Se's Patient1 CPR system on Nov. 10 at the Nicholas E. Davies Symposium in San Antonio, Texas.

Established in 1995, the Nicholas E. Davies award is one of the most prestigious honors in the healthcare information technology industry. The award is named for Nicholas E. Davies, M.D., an Atlanta-based physician who died in 1991. Dr. Davies was committed to the ideal of improving patient care through better information management. The award recognizes healthcare IT vendors and providers for their successful CPR implementation and information-sharing initiatives. CPRI-HOST (Computer-based Patient Record Institute--Healthcare Open Systems and Trials, based in Bethesda, Md.), an advocacy organization that previously administered the Davies Award, joined HIMSS this year.

About Queens Health Network (QHN)

A member of the New York City Health & Hospitals Corporation and an affiliate of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, the Queens Health Network is the major healthcare provider in the borough of Queens, New York City. Serving a population of 2 million people, QHN is comprised of Elmhurst Hospital Center, Queens Hospital Center, 11 free standing medical clinics and six school-based health centers.

About Per-Se Technologies

Per-Se Technologies (Nasdaq: PSTI) delivers comprehensive business management outsourcing services, financial and clinical software solutions, and Internet-enabled connectivity with business intelligence to the healthcare industry. Atlanta-based Per-Se enables integrated delivery systems and physician practices to optimize the quality of care delivered and profitability of business operations simultaneously. The leading provider of business management outsourcing services to physicians, Per-Se supports 47,000 physicians and 2,000 healthcare organizations. Per-Se processes more than 240 million medical transactions annually, and its solutions manage 26 million patient lives online. Additional information is available at www.per-se.com.

Editor's Note: Per-Se Technologies is a registered trademark of Per-Se Technologies, Inc., and Patient1 is a registered trademark of PST Products, Inc., d/b/a Per-Se Technologies.