MedInformatix V 6.0, a CCHIT CertifiedSM Ambulatory EHR for 2006

Savannah, GA -- January 29, 2007 -- The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT) today announced that MedInformatix V 6.0 is a CCHIT Certified Ambulatory EHR product for 2006. Ambulatory EHRs are designed for physician offices and clinics where most Americans get their healthcare. CCHIT is the recognized authority in the United States for certifying EHR products – an independent, nonprofit, public/private organization that sets the benchmark for healthcare information technology.

As a CCHIT Certified product, MedInformatix V 6.0 has been tested and passed inspection of 100 percent of a comprehensive set of criteria for:

• Functionality (ability to create and manage electronic records for all patients, as well as automating workflow in a physician’s office),

• Interoperability (ability to receive and send electronic data to other entities such as laboratories), and

• Security (ability to keep patients’ information safe).

The CCHIT Certified mark — a “seal of approval” for EHR products — provides the first consensus-based, consistent benchmark for ambulatory products. By looking to products with the CCHIT Certified seal, physicians and other providers can be assured they are making a reliable investment and insurers and other payers know the products meet expected industry standards.

“Physician who purchase certified products have the assurance that they have been reviewed by a panel of judges, including practicing physicians, and that they are being evaluated against standards set by professionals in the field and successfully piloted with products from large and small companies,” said Mark Leavitt, M.D., Ph.D., chair, CCHIT. “The quality and safety of EHR products can now be measured using certification criteria that were developed specifically for that purpose.”

“We are pleased that MedInformatix has received CCHIT certification”, says Dean Gitlin, VP of Sales for DavLong. “Since the early 1980’s DavLong has been a pioneer in the integrated healthcare software industry. Our products consistently meet and in many cases help define standards set in the industry. We are committed to maintaining this edge and keeping MedInformatix a leader in all aspects of practice automation.”

The goals of CCHIT product certification are to reduce the risk of HIT investment by physicians and other providers; ensure interoperability of HIT products; enhance the availability of HIT adoption incentives from purchasers and payers; and protect the privacy of personal health information.

CCHIT’s certification compliance criteria and its design for a certification inspection process have been thoroughly researched, taking into account the state of the art of EHRs and available standards, and comparing certification processes in other industries and other countries. The inspection process is based on real-life medical scenarios designed to test products rigorously against the clinical needs of providers and the quality and safety needs of healthcare consumers and payers. One script, for example, recreates a scenario of an elderly man with poorly controlled diabetes, hypertension and other chronic conditions in order to test EHR functions such as potential adverse drug reactions, disease management and treatment plans.

About DavLong Business Solutions DavLong Business Solutions, founded in 1983, and headquartered in Savannah, Georgia designs, implements, and supports integrated Practice Management Systems and Electronic Health Records Systems for physician practices across the country. DavLong’s solution is proven for solo, small, medium, and large multi-specialty practices. For more information, visit www.davlong.com, or call toll-free 1-800-413-7764.

About CCHIT
CCHIT was founded in 2004 with support from three leading industry associations in healthcare information management and technology – The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) and The National Alliance for Health Information Technology (Alliance). In September 2005, CCHIT was awarded a contract by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to develop, create prototypes for, and evaluate the certification criteria and inspection process for EHRs and the networks through which they interoperate. More information on CCHIT and a list of CCHIT Certified products is available at www.cchit.org.