Advanced Health Announces Web Browser Dr. Chart Agreements
TARRYTOWN, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 5, 1998--Advanced Health
Corporation (Nasdaq: ADVH), through its subsidiary Advanced Health
Technologies (AHT), announced today additional agreements for its Web
Browser Dr. Chart(TM) product.
The three agreements are with NorDx Laboratories, the core
laboratory of Maine Health in Portland, Maine; Laboratory Alliance of
Central New York, the core laboratory for St. Joseph's, Community
General and Krouse Hospitals in the greater Syracuse area; and
Metropolitan Hospital, a 238-bed osteopathic hospital in Grand Rapids,
Michigan, which initially will purchase the traditional Dr. Chart(TM)
software and then upgrade to the Web Browser version in 1999. All will
be utilizing Dr. Chart(TM) to expand their respective outreach
programs to physicians using their clinical services. The Dr.
Chart(TM) product links physicians with hospital-based clinical
systems such as laboratory, radiology and pathology systems. The Web
Browser Dr. Chart(TM) provides the benefits of a Web application
within a secure intranet.
"We view the agreements as an exciting opportunity to expand
these laboratories' physician outreach programs," said Rob Alger,
president of AHT. "We are confident our Web-based Dr. Chart(TM)
product will enable these labs to build upon already successful
outreach programs with their growing base of physician customers."
David Kendall, Chief Information Officer of NorDx Laboratories,
stated, "After a very thorough search of all commercially available
physician connectivity solutions, we chose Advanced Health's Web-based
version of Dr. Chart(TM) because we firmly believe it is the best
product of its type out in the marketplace."
Advanced Health is a leading health care services company that
vertically integrates outsourcing services with clinical information
systems. Through its Advanced Health Management subsidiary, the
company provides outsourcing services to independent and
hospital-affiliated practices and networks. Through its Advanced
Health Technologies subsidiary, the company provides clinical
information services to health care organizations. These information
systems provide physicians and integrated delivery systems with
patient-specific clinical and health plan information at the point of
care to improve the quality and reduce the costs of health care.
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CONTACT:
Advanced Health Corp., Tarrytown
Arthur Dague, 914/524-4783
e-mail: adague@advhealth.com
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