Picis Selects Symedical™ from Clinical Architecture for New Medication Decision Support Functionality

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CARMEL, IN.— June 7, 2010 — Clinical Architecture today announced thatPicis, a global provider of innovative information solutions for acute care settings has selected Clinical Architecture’sSymedical™ interoperability solution.Symedical™ enables clinical applications to share patient information as actionable discrete data. Picis chose to integrateSymedical™ into its CareSuite^®family of high-acuity solutions to support new medication decision support capabilities. “Our clients have benefited tremendously from the significant industry expertise Clinical Architecture brings to the table,” said Shari Medina, MD FACEP, Senior Director of Clinical Informatics for Picis.

Clinical Architecture specializes in meeting the integration and interoperability needs of healthcare through niche consulting and application development. WithSymedical™, the company has introduced a unique approach to automating the creation and ongoing management of clinical terminology maps. Meaningful clinical decision support requires a consistently accurate representation of the patient’s clinical context which is possible withSymedical™. “The power ofSymedical™ is its ability to improve the fidelity of terminology maps, while reducing the time and effort required to create and manage them,” said Charlie Harp, Chief Executive Officer of Clinical Architecture. “Picis has taken the extra step of customizing their implementation ofSymedical™ so their clients will benefit from the convenient one-click import/export of interoperability maps.”

About Clinical Architecture

Clinical Architecture is a strategic consulting, design and product development firm focused on the integration and interoperability needs of the healthcare market. The company was formed around the extensive clinical integration experience and capabilities of its leadership and staff. Clinical Architecture is located just north of Indianapolis in Carmel, Indiana. For more information visitwww.clinicalarchitecture.com

About Picis

Picis is a global provider of innovative information solutions that enable rapid and sustained delivery of clinical, financial and operational results in the acute care areas of the hospital. These high-acuity areas include the emergency department, operating and recovery rooms, and intensive care units. Picis offers the most advanced suite of integrated products focused on these life-critical areas of the hospital where the patients are the most vulnerable, the care process is the most complex and an increasing majority of hospital costs and potential revenue are concentrated. Headquartered in Wakefield, Massachusetts, Picis has licensed systems for use in more than 1,800 hospitals in 19 countries. For more information on Picis, please visitwww.picis.com/solutionsor to join a discussion on how cost containment and RAC impact emergency physicians or other issues, visithealthcare-exchange.com, Picis’ new blog. Follow Picis on Twitter athttp://twitter.com/PicisInc.

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