Misys Healthcare Systems Announces Misys Encompass; Web-based Clinical Information Access for Informed Diagnosis, Improved Safety and Care

Misys Healthcare Systems (formerly Sunquest Information Systems, Inc.), a market leader in healthcare IT, today announced the availability of its new comprehensive Web-based clinical information solution, Misys Encompass. The new product provides physicians and clinicians outside the acute care environment with secure web access to clinical information. Creating a common access point to Misys clinical application suite, Misys Encompass is designed to facilitate the communication of clinical information, lower costs, and improve the quality of healthcare for hospitals, physicians, and patients.

Misys Healthcare Systems Announces Misys Encompass;
Web-based Clinical Information Access for Informed Diagnosis, Improved Safety and Care

Tucson, Arizona, April 30, 2002 -- Misys Healthcare Systems (formerly Sunquest Information Systems, Inc.), a market leader in healthcare IT, today announced the availability of its new comprehensive Web-based clinical information solution, Misys Encompass. The new product provides physicians and clinicians outside the acute care environment with secure web access to clinical information. Creating a common access point to Misys clinical application suite, Misys Encompass is designed to facilitate the communication of clinical information, lower costs, and improve the quality of healthcare for hospitals, physicians, and patients.

Presently, clinical information is largely paper-based and fragmented across the continuum of care. Outdated processes and manual procedures lead to errors, inefficiencies, and waste. Studies have identified as much as $300 billion of the National Healthcare Expenditure (NHE) as a result of waste and inefficiency in the U.S. healthcare system. New solutions, like Misys Encompass, that use the Internet and other technologies will play a major role in providing timely information to providers, accelerating consultations, reducing medical errors, and improving patient care.

"Our client base consists primarily of small-to-medium sized physician offices throughout Hawaii. Our courier service combines air and car transport and we needed an efficient, secure, and cost-effective means of communicating laboratory results to our clients in this very competitive market," said Dr. M. S. Park, Chief Executive Officer, Clinical Laboratories of Hawaii, Inc. "Misys Encompass, combined with the Misys Laboratory system, delivers the operational efficiencies we need. We also gain a competitive advantage with the ease of use and the access to patient-based cumulative reports that many of our competitors can't provide. This in turn helps us deliver a product that improves patient safety and care."

"As web-based solutions grow in popularity in order to reduce cost, healthcare providers need to also understand the web's potential to improve patient safety and care," said Andrew Lawson, Chief Operating Officer, Misys Healthcare Systems. "Clinical Laboratories of Hawaii clearly understands this and has chosen Misys Encompass to help achieve both its business and clinical services goals."

About Misys Encompass
Misys Encompass allows physicians to easily and securely view, share, analyze, and communicate information needed to efficiently manage the care of patients through three main features, which include:

·         Web-based results -- allows on-line access for viewing real-time results. The action center automatically presents a list of the physicians patients with new results, eliminating the need for the physician to search for patient records. The robust patient history feature can be used for notes, comparative linear graphs of cumulative results, and automated alerts to signal out-of-range values. Users can also print new results for a chartable copy.

·         Web-based orders --provides simple, convenient on-line test ordering and tracks current order status. Clinicians can track orders online, eliminating repetitive calls to the lab.

·         Security - HIPAA ready, Misys Encompass uses the most secure systems and protocols to prevent unauthorized access to confidential patient information. The system knows the user and presents and tracks views and functions based upon the users role and security settings.

Misys Encompass Benefits

·         Expanded outreach programs and improved market reach in the community

·         Improved customer service for physicians through automated ordering and real-time results access

·         Improved cash flow, with accurate, complete patient billing information

·         Streamlined, lower cost report delivery

·         Increased revenues and profitability

·         Improved workflow and overall operational efficiency

About Misys Healthcare Systems
Misys Healthcare Systems is a division of Misys plc -- one of the worlds largest independent applications software product companies. Misys Healthcare Systems is among the top five healthcare IT companies in the United States.

The company designs, develops, and supports a comprehensive suite of information products for hospitals, commercial laboratories, physician practices and home care providers that serve the healthcare IT industrys broadening spectrum of needs. Misys Healthcare Systems three business units have a well-established customer base with 85,000 physicians, 1,200 hospitals, 600 home care providers, and hundreds of laboratories, clinics, managed services organizations and other related organizations using the companys products and services.

About Misys plc
Misys plc is one of the world's leading software products suppliers. Misys partners with its customers to deliver outstanding IT solutions to essential industries. The group develops and licenses products to the international banking and securities, US healthcare, and UK retail financial services sectors. Misys employs over 6,500 people.

Misys Encompass is a trademark of Misys Hospital Systems, Inc. d/b/a Misys Healthcare Systems. All other brands, names and marks are the properties of their respective owners.