HealthGate and Duke Collaborate on Cardiac Point of Care Tools

Business Wire, Jan 19, 2006

BURLINGTON, Mass. -- HealthGate Data Corp. today announced that it has partnered with Duke University School of Medicine to help develop order sets and other point of care tools for its Quality Architect(TM) solution. The order sets will provide customized, point of care information for a number of heart related conditions.

Quality Architect is an evidence-based, healthcare quality improvement solution that helps hospitals and health systems develop, implement, and manage quality improvement processes throughout their organizations. The Quality Architect solution provides a customizable platform that enables hospitals to create and manage evidence-based point of care forms and tools (such as order sets), facilitate cross-functional team communication, benchmark quality initiatives, and provide evidence-based guidelines in both clinical and patient versions.

The new cardiac point of care tools are being developed by top cardiologists affiliated with Duke University School of Medicine. In addition to treating cardiac patients every day, the physicians have great depth of experience in using healthcare information technology products.

"Doctors don't always know how to translate the latest evidence into specific orders for individual patients," said Dr. James Tcheng, cardiologist and Associate Professor of Medicine at Duke. "What they need is a practical approach that is customizable. That's what our collaboration with HealthGate will provide."

The order sets are designed to provide instructions and recommendations on how to interpret and implement evidence-based guidelines for a number of cardiac related conditions including: coronary artery disease, acute myocardial infarction, hyperlipidemia, and congestive heart failure.

"Duke's distinguished expertise in cardiac treatment is known throughout the world," said Bill Reece, CEO of HealthGate. "We believe that through the experience of Duke's medical team, HealthGate's Quality Architect solution will be able to offer the very best in executable, point of care guidelines and order sets for physicians."

ABOUT HEALTHGATE

HealthGate Data Corp. develops and markets evidence-based applications and healthcare content. These offerings enable physicians, hospitals and health plans to improve the quality of patient care and reduce errors, costs, risks, and liabilities. Backed by rigorous, independent, medical review, HealthGate's evidence-based, clinical guidelines are supported by its affiliations with Duke University Medical Center, among others. To learn more about HealthGate, visit the web site at www.healthgate.com or call 800-434-4283.

ABOUT DUKE

The Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI), affiliated with Duke University Medical Center, is the world's largest academic clinical research organization. DCRI combines the clinical expertise and academic leadership of a premier teaching hospital with the full-service operational capabilities of a major contract research organization. For more information, visit www.dcri.duke.edu on the Web.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release contains certain statements that are forward-looking within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. HealthGate's actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements reflect management's current expectations, are based on many assumptions, and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, including, among others: the market for HealthGate's Quality Improvement and Risk Management Solutions products and services; HealthGate's ability to timely develop its Quality Architect product and to develop new products and services; HealthGate's ability to generate sufficient revenues from its evidence-based medical guidelines, its InteractiveIC product and its other future Quality Improvement and Risk Management Solutions products and services; HealthGate's ability to keep up with the rapid technological developments in the health care industry; unpredictability of quarter-to-quarter results; competition; reliance on computer systems and software; HealthGate's ability to retain key personnel; and other risk factors. HealthGate does not intend to update or publicly release any revisions to the forward-looking statements.