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Boston Medical Center Meets Prescription Challenges With Kryptiq ePrescribing Solution

Friday, March 14, 2008 General News
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PORTLAND, Ore., March 13 Kryptiq, the leading provider ofnext generation healthcare connectivity solutions, today announced that BostonMedical Center (BMC) has selected Kryptiq's eScriptMessenger(TM) (eSM) as itsenterprise ePrescribing solution. This purchase, the largest eSM order todate, will enable BMC prescribers to securely send prescriptions from withinGE's Centricity EMR directly to retail pharmacy computers using the securePharmacy Health Information Exchange operated by SureScripts. This solutionwill improve patient safety and service while also assisting BMC to complywith upcoming federal prescribing mandates.
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"We required an ePrescribing solution that enabled us to meet loomingfederal mandates, improve patient safety, and increase the productivity of ourusers," said Meg Aranow, chief information officer of Boston Medical Center."eScriptMessenger met all these needs without compromise."
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eSM will help BMC meet the requirements of the Medicaid tamper-resistantprescription pad rule, currently scheduled for October 2008. In addition,legislation recently introduced in the House and Senate will requirephysicians to adopt electronic prescribing by 2011 or face possible financialpenalties.

"Kryptiq has become the leader in ePrescribing for the GE Centricitymarket because of our understanding of physician workflow," said Luis Machuca,president and CEO of Kryptiq. "As federal mandates place additional cost andcomplexities on paper-based prescribing, the move to eScriptMessenger becomeseven more compelling."

About Boston Medical Center

Boston Medical Center is a private, not-for-profit, 582-licensed bed,academic medical center located in Boston's historic South End. The hospitalis the primary teaching affiliate for Boston University School of Medicine.Emphasizing community-based care, Boston Medical Center, with its mission toprovide consistently accessible health services to all, is the largest safetynet hospital in New England.

About Kryptiq Corporation

Kryptiq is the leading provider of next generation healthcare connectivitysolutions, enabling healthcare providers and health plans to utilize and sharevital information effectively. Kryptiq's award-winning Connect IQ and Choreosolutions are being adopted by many of America's top providers, health plansand leading healthcare IT vendors to achieve new levels of mobility,accessibility and visibility to critical information. For healthcareproviders, Kryptiq's Connect IQ product suite revolutionizes collaborativecare. Connect IQ establishes the secure connectivity and systeminteroperability necessary to streamline information sharing among healthcareprofessionals, their colleagues and patients they serve. Uniquely designed forhealth plans, Kryptiq's Choreo product suite transforms provider contractingand network management processes. Choreo provides the information transparencyand process automation necessary to competitively grow and manage providernetworks.

Many of the nation's top health plans and providers rely on Kryptiq andKryptiq's strategic partners and relationships, including GE Healthcare,Microsoft, Sage Software and The TriZetto Group, to improve business andenhance care. Organizations such as Providence Health System, MedStar Health,Village Health Partners, MeritCare Health System, BlueCross BlueShield ofMinnesota and The Regence Group turn to Kryptiq's proven solutions forhealthcare transformation to improve workflow, gain unparalleled access toinformation, and foster greater collaboration and communication among healthplans, health care providers and consumers. For more information on thecompany, visit http://www.kryptiq.com/.

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