A4 Health Systems and Millbrook Corporation Sign Integration Agreement

Business Wire, Oct 4, 2001

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

CARROLLTON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 4, 2001

On September 26, 2001, Millbrook(TM) Corporation and A4 Health Systems signed a cooperative software partner agreement formalizing a relationship to market the successful integration of their medical information systems.

Millbrook Practice Manager(TM), which has won numerous awards for its robust design and ease of use has been integrated seamlessly with A4's HealthMatics EMR Electronic Medical Record system to enable a paperless medical office.

Both systems are built on the HL7 data standard and the Microsoft Windows platform, which allows them to transfer data back and forth automatically. The integration of the Millbrook/A4 systems, which is already complete, enables physicians to eliminate most of their paperwork, significantly reducing their expenses and time spent on administrative tasks. As insurers continue to exert price pressure on physicians, having an efficient office will become even more important than it is today.

A4 CEO John McConnell said, "We are committed to open architecture and to expanding the scope of our solutions by connecting with national products. Millbrook certainly has a great reputation and an excellent system, and we believe there is tremendous value in integrating our electronic medical record with their practice management system."

Millbrook is particularly pleased about this agreement because it will provide physician practices another option for creating a fully computerized office based on the award-winning Millbrook Practice Manager. Millbrook president and CEO Michael Nissenbaum said, "We're delighted to join with such a capable, well-respected company in this partnership. An integrated practice management and EMR system really is greater than the sum of its parts."

About Millbrook Corporation

Since 1993, Millbrook practice management solutions have been the software of choice for thousands of physicians. They are designed to be regulatory compliant using both client/server and web-hosted technologies, and are also Microsoft BackOffice-certified. In May 2001, Millbrook won the TEPR Award from the Medical Records Institute as the best practice management system in the U.S. Millbrook software was also selected as the best medical practice management system running on Windows NT and SQL Server in 1997, 1998 and again in 1999 by MS-HUG. Millbrook is the only company to have received this prestigious award for three consecutive years. In 1999, Microsoft named Millbrook Corporation as one of the fastest growing ISVs (independent software vendors) for Windows out of 10,000 companies evaluated for this prestigious honor. Millbrook is the top ranking healthcare software company.

Millbrook solutions are built from the ground up exclusively on the Microsoft Windows 2000/NT operating system with SQL Server. This means physician organizations can quickly and affordably upgrade to the fastest, most flexible and easiest to use computing environment in the healthcare industry. Millbrook's installed base includes small and large physician groups, ambulatory surgical centers, single-site and multi-site practices and multi-specialty organizations of all types and sizes. Millbrook Corporation is privately held and based in the Dallas suburb of Carrollton, Texas. Millbrook is committed to solving customer problems and increasing productivity in physicians' offices through technological innovation. For more information, visit Millbrook on the Web at www.millbrook.com or call 800/645-0985.

About A4 Health Systems

Building on more than 30 years of experience, A4 Health Systems (www.a4healthsystems.com) is dedicated to promoting community-based healthcare via Computer-based Patient Record solutions to access and manage consolidated patient information. With HealthMatics Enterprise, A4 Health Systems delivers integrated and Web-enabled information software and services for delivery networks, community hospitals, emergency departments, academic medical centers and physician practices throughout the U.S. A4 solutions are designed to automate clinical, administrative and financial processes and share information across entire care delivery networks -- enhancing quality of care, improving patient service levels and reducing costs in every healthcare environment. A4 is based in Cary, North Carolina, with a second office in Troy, Michigan. The company is privately held, with more than 175 employees.