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Greenway Medical Technologies Continues to Champion Interoperability Efforts with Extensive Participation in HIMSS' 2009 Interoperability Showcase

Date:4/2/2009

Greenway Focuses on Solidifying Interoperability Standards within HIT Solutions to Help Improve Patient Care Throughout the Nation

CARROLLTON, Ga., April 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Greenway Medical Technologies Inc., a leading provider of an integrated electronic health record (EHR), practice management and interoperability solution has announced its leadership in the Health Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) and Integrating the Health Enterprise (IHE) interoperability demonstrations to be held during the annual HIMSS conference in Chicago between April 4-8, 2009. Healthcare spending is now 18 percent of America's gross domestic product (GDP) and systemic interoperability is a key component to reducing the rate at which healthcare costs are increasing while saving lives and increasing care quality.

Greenway's participation in the Interoperability Showcase at HIMSS marks the second year in a row the company has played a leading role to progress the industry's efforts. HIMSS helps promote interoperability advancements made within the healthcare industry that play a vital role in creating a nationwide system through which patient health information can be securely, efficiently and electronically exchanged. With this recent signing of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), these interoperability efforts are crucial steps in helping to establish widespread health information networks and better define for care providers the parameters surrounding "meaningful use."

During the HIMSS conference, Greenway(R) will demonstrate how its flagship integrated EHR, practice management and interoperability solution, PrimeSuite(R), meets several key functionalities that serve as the framework of an interoperable healthcare system.

One of the key components of interoperability is the ability to share information amongst disparate systems. Through the HIMSS demonstrations,
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