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Information Technology and Healthcare
February 2001

Cerner Corp. has signed a letter of intent to acquire the knowledge assets and certain liabilities of APACHE Medical Systems Inc. for cash.

CHIM, the Center for Healthcare Information Management, 3M Health Information Systems, Eclipsys Corporation, ePhysician, and Per-Se Technologies Inc., today announced its joint Patient Safety Initiative. The Initiative seeks to provide healthcare organizations with impartial data that demonstrates how, and to what degree, information technology can help reduce medical errors in both ambulatory and inpatient settings. By synthesizing data from various case studies on information technology systems, CHIM is providing an objective and qualitative review that will demonstrate which systems can best improve quality of care.

Dade Behring is using a suite of e-business applications from BroadVision to provide service to Dade Behring customers and integrated real time order status and order entry, including Broadvision One-To-One Enterprise, Broadvision Publishing Center and Broadvision Instant Publisher. Dade reports that registered customers are already placing 15% of their orders online and our total online orders have exceeded $500,000.

Dynacare Inc. has begun using Per-Se e-Health Solutions to provide Internet-enabled connectivity and business intelligence solutions to all Dynacare laboratories, processing more than 2.4 million medical transactions annually.

medibuy.com Inc. has acquired empactHealth.com, the e-procurement provider to HCA. medibuy will be the exclusive e-commerce provider to HCA hospitals and alternate care facilities as well as several members of HCA's group purchasing organization, HealthTrust Purchasing Group -- including HCA, LifePoint Hospitals, Triad Hospitals and Health Management Associates, for a period of six years. Together, these companies own and operate over 300 hospitals and 100 alternate care facilities nationwide.

Roche Diagnostics Corporation has selected Cyber Dialogue to provide technology solutions and strategic services for Accu-Chek.com, Roche's new comprehensive diabetes care Web site. Roche Diagnostics will use Cyber Dialogue to help Accu-Chek.com develop effective interactive strategies for people living with diabetes and provide online tools to monitor blood sugar, prepare for doctor appointments, count carbohydrates and obtain general information about the disease.

Sunquest Information Systems Inc. has introduced Diagnostix.com a business-to-business portal, that links hospitals, physicians, payers, and patients. Phase I of the Diagnostix.com portal, results inquiry, is expected to enter into beta testing in spring 2001.

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