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Media Release -- May 16, 2006 ORMED SIGNS E-COMMERCE AGREEMENT WITH EMERGIS
EDMONTON, CANADA: Ormed Information Systems Ltd., Canada’s leading provider of e-commerce enabled MIS software solutions for healthcare, today announced the signing of an agreement with IT leader Emergis Inc. to open a network interface between ORMED X® and CareNET Services Inc., an association that currently supports the use of e-commerce among 392 Canadian healthcare providers and 95 suppliers. The new interface enables Ormed clients to send e-commerce transactions directly to CareNET’s supplier community through Emergis, a CareNET technology partner.
“This is wonderful news for all of our hospitals because they can now reach any of CareNET’s suppliers using an integrated solution within the ORMED X platform,” says Dale Gregg, Ormed’s senior vice president and chief technology officer.
“The new arrangement with Ormed expands the transaction sources for CareNET supplier members and is in line with Emergis’ efforts to support the creation of electronic communities of healthcare providers for its EHR-related initiatives,” says Mike Roszak, vice-president, business development, health – public sector of Emergis.
Emergis automates transactions and the exchange of information to increase the process efficiency and quality of service of clients in the healthcare and financial services markets. Emergis solutions securely capture, transport, format, and validate information to be exchange between its customers and their trading communities in order to trigger a decision, payment, or other action. Emergis provides CareNET with a messaging platform for e-commerce transactions between members of the healthcare providers and their suppliers in Canada.
CareNET chairperson Denise Shoesmith says, “CareNET Services Inc. is thrilled that this agreement is now in place to further expand trading relationship opportunities for the CareNET community.”
The agreement is of prime importance to hospitals that use ORMED MIS™ materials management software but did not previously connect to CareNET, and provides an additional benefit to healthcare providers seeking an integrated, e-commerce enabled supply chain solution with the advantage of an established e-commerce community. All are invited to visit the CareNET website (www.carenet.ca) for CareNET information and listings of its 392 providers and 95 suppliers.
About Ormed Information Systems Ltd. Ormed is the largest Canadian supplier of MIS software solutions to Canadian healthcare facilities, and has more than 350 healthcare clients in North America. Ormed develops and implements automated, integrated MIS solutions with built-in e-commerce that streamline business processes to dramatically reduce the costs of healthcare. ORMED MIS™ software, the ORMED X® B2B portal, and the ORMED X Easy Pay™ program information is available at
About CareNET Services Inc. CareNET is an association of Canadian healthcare providers and suppliers that promotes, educates, facilitates, and supports the use of e-commerce to improve business process efficiency and reduce costs throughout the supply chain. CareNET business documents are carried by Emergis. The network maintains multiple data standards and makes a wide variety of communication protocols available to trading partners.
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Media Contacts: Pam Patten
Herb Martin Manager CareNET Services Inc. 866.271.9451
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