Inova Health System Purchases Surgery Suite Management Solutions From Unibased Systems Architecture, Inc.

Unibased Systems Architecture, Inc. (USA), a leading healthcare information technology (HIT) vendor, has received a multi-year award from the Inova Health System for the periOperative Resource Management System (ORMS) family of solutions. The solutions will be implemented across Inovas Integrated Delivery Network and be totally integrated with USAs Resource management System (RMS) for patient access management and enterprise scheduling.

Chesterfield MO., November 18, 2002: Unibased Systems Architecture, Inc. (USA), a leading healthcare information technology (HIT) vendor, has received a multi-year award from the Inova Health System for the periOperative Resource Management System (ORMS) family of solutions. The solutions will be implemented across Inovas Integrated Delivery Network and be totally integrated with USAs Resource management System (RMS) for patient access management and enterprise scheduling.

USA, a relatively new player in the surgery suite management niche of the HIT market, has already developed an extensive following of prestigious organizations such as Inova Health System. KLAS, an independent consulting firm who rates products and HIT vendors, ranks USAs ORMS significantly above the other vendors in this market.

Jan Digman, USAs Vice President of Field Technical Services and responsible for the sales effort, stated this award was very fulfilling in that it shows Inovas confidence in USA. ORMS was compared feature for feature with all of the major vendors and won. This is a major recognition for a market new-comer and reflects the solid engineering and quality of ORMS, including exceptionally strong multi-facility capabilities."

ORMS is an integrated family of solutions including OR scheduling, preference cards, peri-operative charting, patient surgical history and ad hoc reporting. When combined with USAs Resource Management System (RMS), it also includes an E-MPI, patient registration, ancillary scheduling, order and resource utilization reporting. With RMS, ORMS users can schedule conflict free with all ancillary areas, not limited to the OR.

About Inova Health Systems: Inova Health System is a not-for-profit health care system in Northern Virginia that consists of 27 facilities including, hospitals, home care, nursing homes, mental health services, physician practices, wellness classes, and freestanding emergency and urgent care centers. With nearly 11,300 employees, Inova Health System is Northern Virginias largest employer outside of the federal government. Five hospitals form the backbone of Inova; Alexandria Hospital, Fair Oaks Hospital, Fairfax Hospital, Fairfax Hospital for Children and Mount Vernon Hospital. Inova Health System, has been rated the 8th most integrated health care network in the nation based on a survey by SMG Marketing Group, a Chicago-based health care information and marketing organization. In 1999, Inova won a number of top industry awards and distinctions. For the fifth consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report has named Inova Fairfax Hospital as one of "America's Best Hospitals". More information can be found on Inova Health Systems web site at www.inova.com.

About Unibased Systems Architecture (USA): USA markets Resource Management System (RMS), a family of open, scalable, integrated client/server solutions, designed to meet the needs of multi-facility healthcare providers. RMS schedules patients, caregivers, supplies, equipment, drugs and facilities in a convenient, cost efficient manner. ORMS is an integrated companion product to RMS, meeting the specific requirements of management for a surgery suite. These products operate as integrated applications and share the same technical infrastructure. For the third year, the RMS family of products, including ORMS, were recognized as 'best product", and the company as best overall" in its market by KLAS, an independent consulting firm. USAs A*SET relational database management system (RDBMS) has more than 10,000 installations within the HIT market based upon sales by USA and its VARS. USA products and services are available through direct sales, strategic partners, VARs and system integrators. USA is a private corporation founded in 1986, and is based in Chesterfield, Missouri. Visit USA on the web at www.unibased.com.

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