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Name Change Signals Rapid Evolution of Technology, Company

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- SafeMed Inc., the innovative health care analytics company that provides the analytics engine for Google(TM) Health(TM) and other health care leaders, is changing its name to Anvita(TM) Health, effective today.

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In addition to the name change, Anvita is introducing several new solutions to solve specific health care business challenges such as total population management, highly accurate risk stratification, and prospective analysis for better plan benefit design.

"Anvita is the Sanskrit word for bridging gaps in understanding, and it very accurately describes what we do," said Anvita Health CEO Richard Noffsinger. "Our software solutions create a deeper and more comprehensive understanding of populations and individuals. Our enhanced 360-degree view identifies immediate and long-term quality improvement opportunities that also save costs."

The name change reflects the company's evolution far beyond its initial focus of drug safety, to now provide a comprehensive view of the patient, and patient populations, clinical decision support (CDS), gaps in care, and prioritizing and recommending patient interventions based upon the highest return in cost savings and quality improvements. This analysis can be done in batch mode or in real time.

Anvita's Real-Time Analysis Enables Timely, High-Return Intervention

Anvita's software solutions are all built upon the Anvita Insight(TM) engine, a powerful and versatile analysis engine that provides all the features necessary for analyzing and reporting on gaps in care, drug safety and other quality care issues, including risk adjustment. The Anv
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