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systems that have invested in a diverse set of IT solutions.

-- Microsoft Amalga Hospital Information System (HIS). The new version of

the product previously named Hospital 2000, Amalga HIS is a

state-of-the-art, fully integrated hospital information system designed

for developing and emerging markets. Amalga HIS is built around an

electronic medical record (EMR) with complete patient and bed

management, laboratory, pharmacy, radiology information system and

picture archiving and communication system (RIS/PACS), pathology,

financial accounting, materials management, and human resource systems.

-- Microsoft Amalga RIS/PACS. The new version of the product formerly

known as GCS Amalga is now available as a stand-alone system as well as

an integrated component of Amalga HIS. The integrated architecture

means that a radiologist can use a single application to manipulate and

study images and access the patient medical record. The workstation

interface is optimized for radiologist workflow, including support for

predefined templates, an intuitive report editor and voice recognition

capabilities.

Amalga, the unified intelligence system, is now live at MedStar Health, a community-based network of eight hospitals and other healthcare services in the Baltimore-Washington, D.C., area. As part of the early adopter program, the beta of the new version is in the hands of New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Johns Hopkins Health System, Novant Health, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, St. Joseph Health System and the Wisconsin Health Information Exchange.

"We are excited that we are a part of this early adopter program," said Ed Martinez, chief information officer at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute. "Amalga is the backbone of our
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