Quovadx and 3M to Provide Greater Hospital Interoperability with Data Transformation Modules.

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. -- Quovadx, Inc. (Nasdaq: QVDX), a global software and vertical solution company, today announced it has entered into an agreement with 3M Health Information Systems to achieve greater clinical interoperability in hospitals by integrating components of the 3M Healthcare Data Dictionary as an added feature of Quovadx's Cloverleaf[R] Integration Services. Cloverleaf will utilize 3M Data Transformation Modules to codify competing data values from various databases into one language to facilitate the work of healthcare professionals and promote patient safety.

The 3M Healthcare Data Dictionary is a terminology server that manages ongoing updates from standard terminologies as well as local additions and changes from healthcare facilities. The dictionary's mapping capabilities allow healthcare enterprise data to be exchangeable and interoperable throughout the world via standard codes. By using the 3M Data Transformation Modules as an added feature of Quovadx's Cloverleaf[R] Integration Services, customers will be able to translate existing codes into HIPAA-compliant billing and clinical information standards.

"Quovadx's strong customer relationships combined with 3M's expertise in terminologies will allow us to expand our offerings and leverage our joint capabilities to improve overall patient care," said Lee Min Lau, M.D., Ph.D., 3M Health Information Systems chief medical informaticist. "By providing a single source of medical vocabularies that can be rapidly updated based on input from standards bodies, the 3M Healthcare Data Dictionary enables healthcare applications to reference the latest terminology versions and make the most effective use of clinical information."

With more than 860,000 medical concepts, the 3M Healthcare Data Dictionary is the most comprehensive terminology server in the world, unifying standard and local vocabularies rather than leaving them as disparate non-interoperable islands. The dictionary describes the relationships among clinical events and terminologies in a way that gives them meaning and context, and helps healthcare professionals understand the impact of terminologies on clinical systems, data repositories and electronic health records. The 3M Data Transformation Modules leverage this rich terminology and knowledge base to achieve semantic interoperability among disparate systems.

"Consistent, standards-based terminology is increasingly important as healthcare organizations continue to increase interoperability within and outside of the four walls of the hospital," said Mike Epplen, vice president of product management, Quovadx. "By using a regularly updated consistent clinical terminology, errors can be reduced and patient care improved. This enables us to continue to bring the best technology partners together to enhance our customers' investment in our products."

About 3M Health Information Systems

3M Health Information Systems, part of the 3M Health Care family, is a leading provider of advanced software tools and services that help healthcare organizations capture, classify, and manage accurate healthcare data. 3M Health Information Systems products help ensure the quality of data, which drives an organization's ability to manage revenue, comply with regulations, improve quality of patient care and manage resources effectively. 3M Health Care is dedicated to improving the practice, delivery and outcome of patient care. 3M Health Care is a leading provider of solutions for medical, oral care, pharmaceutical, and health information systems markets.

About Cloverleaf[R] Integration Suite

The Cloverleaf Integration Suite, a system integration solution for healthcare providers and payers, has installations in over 2,000 sites worldwide and in 40 percent of all large IDNs (Integrated Delivery Networks) in the U.S. Cloverleaf technology connects disparate IT systems and applications across an enterprise or beyond, normalizes the data for presentation and transforms the data into value-rich information. Based on a flexible and reliable messaging platform, the Cloverleaf solution enables real-time sharing of clinical, administrative and financial data throughout an organization, maximizing the value of existing technology systems and decreasing the cost of integrating the healthcare enterprise.

About Quovadx, Inc.

Quovadx (Nasdaq: QVDX) offers software and services for system development, extension, integration and analysis to enterprise customers worldwide. Quovadx has three divisions, including the Integration Solutions division (ISD), which offers private and public healthcare organizations software infrastructure to facilitate system interoperability and leverage existing technology; the CareScience division, which provides care management and analytical solutions to hospitals and health systems; and the Rogue Wave Software division, which provides software and services for enterprise-class application development. Quovadx serves companies in the healthcare, financial services, telecommunication and public sectors. For more information, please visit http://www.quovadx.com.

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