News...
July 20, 1999 09:15
SureQuest Systems, Inc. Announces Agreement
with Achieve Healthcare Information Systems.
DALLAS--(BW HealthWire)--July 20, 1999--SureQuest Systems, Inc. (OTC BB:
DIET), a Nevada Corporation, today announced an Agreement with Achieve
Healthcare Information Systems of Eden Prairie, Minn.
This "strategic business alliance" was created to integrate the SureQuest
foodservice and dietary software with Achieve's PathLinks(R) system to provide
an integrated software solution for the post-acute and long-term care industries.
This "alliance" marks the first step where in two leading software companies
have joined to provide a truly integrated information solution for this market.
Achieve, serving more than 3,500 clients throughout North America is the
leading provider of clinical and financial information systems to Subacute Units,
Long Term Care Facilities, Assisted Living Facilities and Continuing Care
Retirement Communities. As a Certified Achieve Partner(TM) (CAP),
SureQuest delivers a comprehensive dietary solution that owners, executives
and managers in long-term and post-acute care need to more effectively
manage the food service side of their business. Chris Hawver, Chief Marketing
Officer of Achieve, said "we at Achieve, are very excited about having
SureQuest as our CAP providing dietary software solutions to our clients. It's a
perfect fit with PathLinks and a significant addition to our Total Integration
Solution strategy of providing ALL the critical information an organization needs
to effectively measure and manage the cost and quality of care. We have
determined that SureQuest's Three Squares(R) dietary software is a leader in
the industry and will integrate nicely with our PathLinks(R) software. This is the
first of many such alliances we are developing with ancillary providers, software
companies and other businesses serving the post-acute care continuum."
Achieve Healthcare Information Systems is a leading provider of information
systems and services for nursing homes, Subacute care, assisted living and
retirement communities.
Responding to Mr. Hawver's statement, Steve Mills, Chairman of SureQuest
stated; "All of us at SureQuest Systems are extremely pleased to partner with
the leading provider of financial and clinical software solutions to the long-term
care industry. This industry has been demanding a totally integrated solution
for some time and now, with the alliance of Achieve and SureQuest, they have
what we believe to be the best solution available."
CEO, John Nicholson commented, "Our corporate objective is to penetrate
10% of Achieve's current client base in the next twenty-four months, which has
the potential to generate an additional $2,000,000 in revenue for the Company
during that time period. Management feels strongly that we can comfortably
reach this conservative goal and further capitalize on the relationships initiated
by this "Strategic Alliance."
The Company continues to announce ongoing development efforts for its
affiliated consumer Web site, MenuTrition.com. remain on schedule to be
on-line in the next 30 to 45 days. The site will allow users to create complete
family health profiles, provide nutrient and supplement recommendations, and
permit vitamin, health products and grocery purchases at significant discounts.
MenuTrition.com is being designed with the intent to be the most
comprehensive free nutritional web site on the Internet. Current sites found on
the likes of Yahoo (Nasdaq:YHOO, America Online (NYSE:AOL), GeoCities
(Nasdaq:GCTY), Excite (Nasdaq:XCIT), iVillage, Inc. (Nasdaq:IVIL) and
Infoseek (Nasdaq:SEEK) have not offered a complete nutritional and
e-commerce destination. Management believes MenuTrition.com will compete
directly with current web destinations hosted by companies such as General
Nutrition Companies, Inc. (Nasdaq:GNCI), Kaire Holdings, Inc. (OTC BB:KAHI),
Mannatech, Inc. (Nasdaq:MTEX), Whole Foods Market (Nasdaq:WFMI), Aetna
US Healthcare (NYSE:AEI) and Micro Laboratories, Inc. (OTC BB:MLAR).
SureQuest Systems, Inc. is a leading provider of dietary management software
to the health care and food service industries.
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Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995:The statements contained in this news release which are not historical
facts may be "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties
which could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently
anticipated. For example, statements that describe SureQuest's and
MenuTrition's hopes, plans, objectives, goals, intentions, or expectations are all
forward looking statements. The forward-looking statements made herein are
only made as of the date of this news release. Numerous factors, many of
which are beyond SureQuest's and MenuTrition's control, will affect actual
results. SureQuest undertakes no obligation to publicly update such
forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.
CONTACT: SureQuest Systems, Inc., Dallas
Investor Relations, 972/238-7200, ext.218
investor@surequest.com
or
Achieve Healthcare Information Systems
Cheryl Hatlevig, 612/995-9800, ext. 9724
cheryl.hatlevig@achievehealthcare.com
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