Thursday, June 24, 2004

AMICAS PACS Tops the Rankings
RATED "#1 PACS" IN THE KLAS TOP 20: 2004 MID-YEAR REPORT

RIDGEFIELD, CT, June 24, 2004 - AMICAS, Inc., the Web-based picture archiving and communications systems (PACS) company, a wholly owned subsidiary of VitalWorks Inc. (NASDAQ:VWKS), has received top rating for PACS in the KLAS Top 20: 2004 Mid-Year Report Card (June 15, 2004, www.healthcomputing.com).

Evaluated against a total of 14 PACS vendors, AMICAS received the highest overall score on a 100-point scale, based on KLAS' detailed customer survey of HIT performance data contributed by thousands of healthcare executives and professionals (e.g., CIOs, directors, managers and clinicians). KLAS specializes in monitoring and reporting the performance of healthcare information technology vendors. Their database, which is the foundation for the Mid Year Report, represents the feedback of over 4,500 healthcare facilities evaluating 300+ vendors and 500+ different products.

"AMICAS PACS solution has demonstrated high client satisfaction as reported by our database of healthcare IT performance measures from over 4,500 healthcare facilities. AMICAS PACS clients reported the highest rating in "PACS - Acute Care solutions," said Ralph Reyes, senior vice president of KLAS Enterprises. "In particular, AMICAS clients provided them the highest rating in the "keeps promises" factor and the highest cumulative score in the 28 performance factors which are called 'primary and detailed indicators'. As reported by their clients, AMICAS' exceptional performance in delivering what they promised, along with the other aforementioned factors, have earned AMICAS the distinction of being ranked the top rated vendor in the PACS category."

In a prior report, KLAS' PACS Perception Report (October 2003), AMICAS also scored the highest of all PACS vendors, emphasizing AMICAS' client satisfaction.

"AMICAS continues to excel and we're pleased to be recognized by our customers and KLAS as the highest ranking PACS vendor, "said AMICAS President and CEO Hamid Tabatabaie. "Our premier objective is to maintain the highest level of quality and customer satisfaction, while our customer base is expanding. The achievement of a number-one rating is no doubt a positive reflection on AMICAS. But most importantly, I believe it represents a powerful affirmation of our customers' success with Vision Series PACS, a strategic clinical tool for both patient care and their organizations. Our philosophy is to go beyond delivering innovative technologies and to work with our clients to help them achieve their individual objectives. For that, we share this proud accomplishment with our esteemed customers."

About AMICAS, Inc.

Established in 1995, AMICAS provides Web-based medical and diagnostic image and information management solutions. AMICAS promotes solutions that leverage the cost efficiencies of a technology-forward design that result in Return On Investment (ROI) outcomes that it expects to be half that of traditional solutions.

AMICAS released the latest version of the Vision Series Web-based PACS "V4" in April 2004, representing the first fourth generation PACS available in the market. AMICAS believes the V4's competitive advantages are highlighted in key product attributes: personalization, real-time status based, enterprise and individual workflow, as well as integrated advanced 3D visualization.

AMICAS has a diverse customer base encompassing more than 260 facilities, processing in excess of six million diagnostic imaging exams per year. AMICAS solutions are implemented at renowned institutions, including New York-Presbyterian Healthcare System, Intermountain Health Care, and Massachusetts General Hospital for enterprise distribution of images; Rush North Shore Medical Center, Blanchard Valley Health Association, Wake Medical Center, and Nassau University Medical Center with workflow-based end-to-end PACS.

AMICAS is a wholly owned subsidiary of VitalWorks Inc. (NASDAQ: VWKS), a leading provider of information management technology and services targeted to healthcare practices and organizations throughout the United States. Additional information about AMICAS can be found at www.amicas.com. Additional information about VitalWorks can be found at http://www.vitalworks.com.

About KLAS

KLAS is an organization established in 1996 to provide the healthcare information technology (HIT) industry with unbiased factual information on HIT vendor performance. With an average of 20 years in HIT /healthcare experience KLAS executives collect rankings and rating of HIT vendors and personally interview healthcare executives on their HIT vendor experience. KLAS, in concert with hundreds of CIOs and other healthcare professionals, has created a database of information about the performance of Healthcare Information Technology Software Vendors. This extensive database contains vendor performance data representing over 4500+ healthcare facilities, 300+ vendors and 500+ different products. KLAS's performance reports are used by vendors to ensure they are meeting the needs of customers, and by health care providers to find out which vendors truly deliver what they promise. For further information contact KLAS Enterprises, LLC at 801-226-5120 or on the Web at www.healthcomputing.com.

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