Andrew Ury, M.D. Honored With Entrepreneur of the Year Award

Business Wire, June 25, 2002

Health/Medical Writers

Andrew G. Ury, MD, a practicing physician and the President of Physician Micro Systems, Inc. (PMSI), was recognized as the Entrepreneur of the Year(R) in the healthcare division for the Pacific Northwest by Ernst & Young.

He received this prestigious award because of his participation in the development of electronic medical records and practice management software and the success of PMSI in connection with these innovations.

Ury is a graduate of Stanford Medical School and has practiced as a family physician for over 20 years. In the early 1980's Ury discovered his entrpreneurial inclinations after purchasing his first personal computer. He began to develop templates to use in his medical practice. He then began to sell the templates to other physicians and the idea of Physician Micro Sysytems was born.

Ury envisioned a software application that could replace the entire paper chart with an electronic version. He began development on the application in 1983 from his home. Today, Physician Micro Systems has over 85 employees and a global customer base. The company produces three applications for use in physician's offices: Practice Partner(R) Patient Records, Practice Partner Medicla Billing, and Practice Partner Appointment Scheduler.

Ury, who still practices medicine for 4-5 hours each week, has the reponsibility of being the CEO, Product Manager, and Software Architect. His unique combination of product vision and business savvy has earned him this recognition as Entrepreneur of the Year.

About Physician Micro Systems, Inc. (PMSI)

Seattle-based PMSI is a leader in the development and marketing of innovative electronic medical records and practice management products for medical offices and large health care enterprises. Founded in 1983 by Andrew Ury, M.D. to provide comprehensive software solutions for office-based physicians, PMSI is one of the pioneers in electronic medical records software. Over 1,000 offices use PMSI software, and more than 700 of them use Practice Partner Patient Records. With over a decade of experience with the EMR, PMSI has created software products that are finely honed to the real-world needs of physicians, nurses, and office professionals.

For more information on Physician Micro Systems, Inc. or the Practice Partner product line, contact Rebecca Tulsi, Physician Micro Systems, Inc., 206-374-4088, rtulsi@pmsi.com, www.pmsi.com.