ACS Systems Improving Delivery of Healthcare in Malta

New Information Technology Offers Long-Lasting Benefits

DALLAS, April 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Affiliated Computer Services,
Inc. (NYSE: ACS) today announced that it has successfully completed Phase I of
the Government of Malta's Integrated Health Information System (IHIS), a
program to attain the highest quality patient care for the citizens of Malta.
Along with iSOFT, a key technology partner, ACS has installed
state-of-the-art IT infrastructure that connects laboratory, radiology, and
image archiving communication systems and integrates them with iSOFT's Patient
Administration System and Clinical Order Communication and Results Reporting
System. The systems have already helped improve the delivery and management of
healthcare service and records in Malta's new 850-bed Mater Dei Hospital, the
nation's largest healthcare facility. ACS will also provide ongoing
operations, maintenance, and integration services and support through an
on-site command center.
"The rapid implementation of this system was designed to provide quick
benefits to the citizens of Malta," said Charles Bracken, managing director of
ACS Healthcare Solutions. "Not only were we required to install new digital
technology, but laboratory and radiology services had to be completely updated
in the process, and all of this needed to happen while Mater Dei Hospital was
moving to a new campus.
"By developing and deploying important IT partnerships, we were able to
meet our aggressive deadlines. We transferred our healthcare knowledge to the
Government of Malta in record time. Now we look forward to leveraging our
global healthcare experience and expertise to help Mater Dei Hospital provide
world-class care to those who need it most," he said.
Mater Dei's 150 laboratory scientists conduct 4.5 million tests each year
for healthcare professionals throughout Malta. Replacing largely manual
processes, iSOFT's i.Laboratory systems will speed the turnaround of test
results, increase the accuracy of test data and patient information, enhance
the legibility of critical reports, and provide better access to patient
demographics and specimen records, all improving the quality and efficiency of
healthcare delivery.
"Meticulous planning and great team work with ACS enabled us to meet an
urgent customer need," said Paul Richards, managing director of iSOFT in the
United Kingdom and Ireland. "This implementation took less than five months to
complete, which is a considerable achievement for a project of this scale and
complexity."
i.Laboratory also allows tests, samples, and results to be tracked across
all of the hospital's laboratories, including chemistry, haematology,
immunology, microbiology, virology, toxicology, pathology, and cytology.
Ultimately every ward within Mater Dei will be able to order tests and view
the results online.
iSOFT is an IBA Health Group company. IBA Health Group Limited (ASX-IBA)
is the largest specialist information technology company listed on the
Australian Securities Exchange. Today, over 13,000 provider organisations in
35 countries across five continents use IBA's solutions to manage patient
information and drive improvements in their core processes. The group's
sustainable development is delivered through careful planning, in-depth
analysis of our market, and anticipation of evolving requirements. Its
business is driven by the collective talent, experience, and commitment of
over 3,500 healthcare IT experts around the globe. A global network of IBA
subsidiaries, supported by an extensive partner network, provides substantial
experience of national healthcare markets. As a result IBA offers its
customers comprehensive knowledge of local market requirements, in terms of
culture, language, working practice, healthcare regulation, and organisational
structure.
ACS, a global FORTUNE 500 company with 62,000 people supporting client
operations reaching more than 100 countries, provides business process
outsourcing and information technology solutions to world-class commercial and
government clients. The company's Class A common stock trades on the New York
Stock Exchange under the symbol "ACS." Learn more about ACS at
http://www.acs-inc.com.
SOURCE Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.

Investors, Jon Puckett, Vice President, Investor Relations, +1-214-841-8281,
jon.puckett@acs-inc.com, or media, Tom Clary, Director, Corporate
Communications, +1-214-841-8110, tom.clary@acs-inc.com, both of Affiliated
Computer Services, Inc.