Friday, June 18, 2004

Western Maryland Health System Selects VitalWorks' Emergency Department Information System

RIDGEFIELD, CT, June 18, 2004, 2004 - VitalWorks Inc. ( NASDAQ: VWKS), a leading provider of healthcare information and image management technology, has been selected by Western Maryland Health System (WMHS) to provide EMstation, the company's emergency medicine electronic medical records system, along with various related modules including triage and nurse notes. In addition, WMHS will be interfacing the VitalWorks system with their MEDITECH health care information system (HIS).

WMHS is a two-hospital network headquartered in Cumberland, Maryland, with approximately 70,000 emergency department (ED) visits each year. Their ED's currently utilize a manual system with paper medical records. The selection of VitalWorks was made after thoroughly researching and evaluating several major vendors in the emergency department information system space. Their decision was based on their desire to improve the quality of their documentation, for the purposes of both increased reimbursement and improved patient care.

About VitalWorks

VitalWorks Inc. is a leading provider of information management technology and services targeted to healthcare practices and organizations throughout the United States. The company provides IT-based solutions for radiology practices including hospital radiology departments and ambulatory imaging centers, and medical practices such as anesthesiology, ophthalmology, emergency medicine, plastic surgery, dermatology and general medicine. The company's range of software solutions, which include workflow features related to patient encounters, automate the administrative, financial, and clinical information management functions for large and small physician groups and other healthcare providers. VitalWorks provides its clients with ongoing software support, implementation, training, electronic data interchange, or EDI, services for patient billing and claims processing, and a variety of Web-based services. Visit the company at http://www.vitalworks.com.

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