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AcerMed Inc.
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AcerMed software ranked #1 in Electronic Charting by AC Group, Inc.

AC Group, Inc. (ACG) has released their seventh report on Practice Management,
Electronic Medical Record (EMR) and Electronic Health Record (EHR) applications.

IRVINE, Calif., (June 8, 2006)—AC Group’s mid-year 2006 report provides healthcare software buyers with one of the most comprehensive evaluations to date of leading EMR/EHR applications. According to the author, Mark Anderson, Healthcare IT Futurist, “Individual Physicians and organizations such as DOQ-IT, state QIOs and IPAs are looking for a 3rd party
independent evaluation of the various EMR/EHR offerings in the marketplace today. The current pressures in the industry for increased efficiency and better care delivery, coupled with significant advances in technology and applications, have enabled EMRs to take center stage.

The challenge with EMRs is that it is very difficult for the average physician practice to effectively evaluate its options. ”The survey is an extensive evaluation of functional criteria that can serve as a valuable tool for the vendor selection process and is based on 2,300 functional questions divided into 47 categories. The functional categories included a section on the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) requirements for a computerized patient record (CPR), along with functional questions relating to operational areas including prescriptions, charge capture, dictation, interface with laboratories, physician order entry, decision support and alerts, security, personal health records, reporting and documentation.

To assist the physician community, the AC Group report quantifies six specific components necessary to ensure that a physician or a group of physicians have made the right choice.
The components include:
1. Product Functionality
2. End-User Satisfaction
3. Company Financial Viability
4. Client Base
5. Technology
6. Price

The report employs a point system based on the above sets of criteria. Each set of criteria has been weighted, and each vendor was assigned a “Total Weighted Point Value”.
The following table identifies the top 11 solutions in Electronic Charting:

NOTE: All of the vendors listed in the EHR and EMR categories meet the Charting requirements.

AcerMed is proud of its first place ranking by AC Group, Inc. and will strive to keep its position in the future valuations by constantly enhancing its product line.

For more information, please contact:
Mariam Bina
(949) 250-4410, ext. 222
About AcerMed, Inc.
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AcerMed, Inc., headquartered in Irvine, California, provides workflow automation solutions for medical practices nationwide. The company's foundation is built on nearly 20 years of experience in automating small to mid-size practices, from solo-practitioners to multi-site, multi-specialty group practices.
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AcerMed's proprietary EMR and Practice Management solutions are intuitively developed from the ground up, using the latest technology including C# language and .net environment, meeting XML standards and following HIPAA and HL7 guidelines.
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Comprehensive Windows-based patient scheduling, billing and electronic patient records are built on a
single Microsoft SQL database to allow for complete and seamless flow of clinical, financial and demographic data.
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AcerMed is a HIMSS Gold Corporate Member, An Electronic Health Records Vendor Association (EHRVA) member, a participant in the MS-HUG group, a Microsoft Certified Partner, a SonicWall Gold Partner and a Fujitsu Authorized Reseller. Other technology partners include Dell, Citrix, Cisco Systems, JulySoft, Toshiba, Quest Diagnostics and LabCorp.

For more information about AcerMed, visit the company’s Web site at www.acermed.com