Greenway Medical Technologies Advances Industry Leadership With Participation in...

Greenway Medical Technologies Advances Industry Leadership With Participation
in Public Health Information Network's Interoperability Showcase Sponsored by
the CDC
PHIN Conference Provides Opportunity for EHR Providers to Display
Interoperability Functionality within the Context of Public Health

CARROLLTON, Ga., Aug. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Greenway Medical Technologies
Inc., a leading provider of single-database, fully integrated electronic
health record (EHR), practice management and interoperability solutions, is
currently participating in the 2008 Public Health Information Network (PHIN)
Conference being held in Atlanta, August 24-28.
The theme of this year's conference, Public Health Informatics:
Collaboration at the Crossroads, brings together leaders in the informatics
and interoperability community to advance the interests of PHIN, a national
initiative sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
aimed at improving public health by enhancing research and practice through
the utilization of efficient, effective and interoperable public health
information systems.
Greenway(R), with its CCHIT Certified(R) 2007 Ambulatory EHR,
PrimeSuite(R) 2007 R2, is participating in a biosurveillance demonstration
showcasing its ability to interoperate and electronically exchange patient
health information from participating medical practices with public health
registries. Rapidly spreading diseases such as influenza, hepatitis B and HIV
can be reported through PrimeSuite from participating medical practices to
public health authorities, and any anomalies or potential outbreaks are
immediately red flagged. If necessary, these registries will report the
outbreak and raise awareness to health centers within the affected
communities.
Additionally, PrimeSuite's CDC-based immunization schedule and forecast
module is being showcased at an immunization demonstration that displays
PrimeSuite's ability to interoperate with population-based Immunization
Information Systems (IIS). This standards-based exchange is the premier
demonstration of the Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise's (IHE)
Immunization Content (IC) profile, exhibiting the transmission and reception
of document-based immunization records.
The importance of this exchange is to help EHRs and IISs ensure that all
people are properly immunized and are protected against vaccine preventable
diseases.
"The ability to interoperate with public health agencies on behalf of
participating medical practices that use PrimeSuite is a key component of
Greenway's clinical research and public policy strategy," said Justin Barnes,
vice president of marketing and government affairs at Greenway Medical. "The
reporting functionality offered through PrimeSuite enables us to relay
critical public health information to registries that, in turn, can relay
warnings and alerts that are relevant to the entire community. Demonstrations
such as the PHIN Conference highlight the many ways that EHRs are improving
healthcare in America, and we are extremely pleased to be participating."
About Greenway Medical Technologies Inc.
Greenway Medical Technologies provides the latest in ambulatory healthcare
business solutions and services to more than 20,000 healthcare providers and
professionals nationwide, in 30 specialties and subspecialties, by enhancing
the delivery of patient care through innovative HIT software and on-demand
services that allow physician practices to function at their highest level of
efficiency. Greenway's PrimeSuite is a comprehensive, interoperable component
of the integrated physician's infrastructure solution, which serves as the
starting point of a long-term business plan for physician practices.
PrimeSuite 2007 R2, the first EHR to be certified by CCHIT(R) based on 2007
Ambulatory EHR Certification requirements, integrates a practice's clinical,
financial and administrative processes, and allows practices to increase
profitability, enhance patient satisfaction and facilitate adherence to
compliance guidelines. Established in 1998, Carrollton, Ga.-based Greenway
Medical Technologies is a privately held company with 270 employees. For more
information about Greenway, visit www.greenwaymedical.com.
Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters
discussed in the press release are forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the safe-harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and
uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially, including
but not limited to economic, competitive, governmental, and technological
factors affecting the Company's operations, markets, services and related
products, prices, and other factors.

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