ROYAL CHILDRENS HOSPITAL & IBA HEALTH IMPROVE EFFICIENCY AND CARE WITH IBAS NEW BROWSER BASED PATIENT SOLUTION

Leading health information solutions company, IBA Health (ASX : IBA) announced today that it has installed its new internet browser based Patient Administration System (PAS) at Melbournes leading paediatric hospital, Royal Childrens Hospital (RCH).

Sydney, March 13 2002 -- Leading health information solutions company, IBA Health (ASX : IBA) announced today that it has installed its new internet browser based Patient Administration System (PAS) at Melbournes leading paediatric hospital, Royal Childrens Hospital (RCH).

The implementation is the first in Australia for IBAs internet browser based Patient Administration System. It is believed to be one of the first major public hospitals in Australia to install such a system. The RCH selected IBA as it will provide the hospital with a solid foundation to produce an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) -- the key to the future of health information in Australia.

Mr Gerard McPhee, Chief Information Officer at the RCH has been working relentlessly on securing the most suitable system for the past 4 years. We are pleased to partner with IBA -- a reliable Australian company that is able to successfully deliver a project of such magnitude to a large public hospital like the Royal Childrens", says Mr McPhee.

RCH selected IBA to provide a system that could ensure organisational progression as their previous system became obsolete. The hospital was nearing its one millionth patient which could not be maintained with their older technology.

The key success factors have been IBAs team spirit and dedication to the installation whilst seeing the project through to its entirety", says Josephine Raw, Coordinator of Health Information Management at the RCH. We also selected IBAs system for its open architecture, its interface to an Oracle database combined with a flexible internet browser to view patient records. IBAs product is attractive with an exceptional design making it easy for all users to navigate and was the most suitable system to the hospitals requirements", Ms Raw continues.

Being an internet browser based system means that it is highly intuitive and has reduced training time and costs to the hospital.

IBA has delivered a platform that has put the Royal Childrens Hospital in one of the best positions in the public hospital system for setting up an EMR in Australia," adds Gerard McPhee.

The implementation has been applauded by all levels of staff at the hospital -- from the Executive Director through to the end users.

IBA strives to provide hospitals with systems that enable the enhancement of patient care -- our new browser based PAS system will allow staff throughout the Royal Childrens Hospital to access consolidated patient information resulting in more efficient business operations. The implementation of IBA PAS will permit our clients to focus on their core business -- improving the care of sick children", says Mr Gary Cohen, Executive Chairman of IBA Health.

We are pleased to be able to supply a leading edge hospital like the Royal Childrens with a system that provides staff with a basis to improve patient care whilst maintaining the values of the RCH", continues Mr Cohen.

About IBA

IBA Health Limited is an Australian supplier of healthcare information systems and e-health services to public and private hospitals as well as community and primary care organizations worldwide. Established in Australia in 1982, the company has over 250 healthcare customers worldwide, including leading public hospital groups in Australia, New Zealand, Asia and the United Kingdom.

As an e-health pioneer, IBA is a technology leader in the provision of solutions for the electronic communication of healthcare information, which aims to revolutionise the delivery of patient care. IBA provides a range of software applications to support the information needs of healthcare institutions, including systems for administration, the management of clinical procedures, decision support, accounting and finance. The company is already delivering products that will form part of the e-health model, such as Electronic Health Record (EHR) functionality, specialist messaging, online remote access, order communication systems, electronic billing and the seamless linking of multi-site health providers on an online, real-time basis.

For more information on IBA, please visit the companys website at www.ibatech.com

About The Royal Childrens Hospital, Melbourne

The Royal Children's Hospital is at the forefront of paediatric medicine, research and education and provides tertiary referral services for sick infants, children and adolescents throughout the Australian states of Victoria and Tasmania. The hospital also provides specialised paediatric care for a number of patients from overseas, particularly south-east Asia, Nauru and Fiji. The hospital has 311 beds, and treats approximately 30,000 in-patients and provides almost 250,000 outpatient services each year.

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For further information contact:

Gary Cohen
Executive Chairman, IBA Health Limited
Tel: 61 2 8233 7200
gary.cohen@ibatech.com