ibex Healthdata Systems, Inc. Announces Hospitals In Illinois, Iowa And Nebraska Will Implement ibex PulseCheck(R) Emergency Department Information System...Ohio Hospital Signs

ibex Healthdata Systems, Inc., of Rosemont, IL, the premier provider of innovative Web browser-based emergency department information solutions to the healthcare industry, today announced that six additional hospitals are implementing the ibex PulseCheck(R) Emergency Department Information System to integrate and streamline medical and administrative information workflow in their Emergency Departments. An additional hospital recently signed to implement ibex PulseCheck's patient tracking system. Annually, more than 1.7 million patients across the country are triaged and their treatment automatically tracked and documented during their emergency department visits using ibex PulseCheck.

Hospitals implementing ibex PulseCheck are Sherman Hospital in Elgin, Illinois, (40,500 annual Emergency Department visits) and four hospitals of the Alegent Health System in Omaha, Nebraska (77,250 annual Emergency Department visits). The Alegent Health System hospitals include Immanuel Medical Center and Bergan Mercy Medical Center, both in Omaha, Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and Midlands Hospital in Papillion, Nebraska. St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center in Toledo, Ohio, (52,000 annual ED visits) recently signed to implement ibex PulseCheck's patient tracking system.

"ibex PulseCheck's rapid acceptance by an additional six quality hospital emergency departments is extremely gratifying," says Mark D. Crockett, MD, President and CEO of ibex Healthdata Systems, Inc. "Illustrating the distinct advantage of the Web browser-based technology, one server will be able to run ibex PulseCheck for the four hospitals in the Alegent Health System. Patients, clinicians and hospital administrators alike will reap the benefits of reduced patient waiting times, overall length of stay and more efficient documentation," stated Dr. Crockett.

ibex PulseCheck Emergency Department Information System provides a complete patient tracking system from triage to disposition, with easy integration with other hospital information systems; ibex PulseCheck's nurse and physician documentation features provide an electronic medical record with instant access to charts; the Risk Management module provides real-time Risk Management and prompts physicians and nurses through the documentation process. In KLAS Enterprises' first ever EDIS survey, ibex PulseCheck was rated #1 as the Best Value Proposition.

Developed by emergency room clinicians, nurses and staff, ibex PulseCheck has been designed specifically for the emergency department with the flexibility to meet individual hospitals' and emergency departments' needs. The system's Web browser-style format is easy for clinicians to use, and the system connects seamlessly to virtually all other hospital information systems.

With the addition of Sherman Hospital, Alegent Health and St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, 33 hospitals and 45 sites across the country are using ibex PulseCheck in their Emergency Departments. Sherman Hospital is a member of VHA. ibex Healthdata Systems, Inc. is a business partner of VHA, an organization consisting of more than 2,200 hospital members, and a Premier Business Partner of Philips Medical Systems.