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Cincinnati Children's, an international leader in improving child health,serves the medical needs of infants, children, and adolescents withfamily-centered care, innovative research, and outstanding teaching programs.Cincinnati Children's was established in 1883 and is a full-service,not-for-profit pediatric academic medical center servicing patients from morethan 48 countries and all 50 states.

"We are excited about taking our imaging services to the next level withAMICAS," said Lane F. Donnelly MD, radiologist-in-chief, department ofradiology, at Cincinnati Children's. "We needed both cutting edge technologyand a partner that is dedicated to helping us realize our goals andobjectives. We have found both that technology and that partner in AMICAS."

Under the terms of the agreement, Cincinnati Children's will utilize new,Web-based technology for integrated reading, productivity, and criticalresults management initiatives. Included in the partnership are AMICASPACS(TM), AMICAS Reach (TM), and AMICAS RadStream(TM) solutions.

"AMICAS was able to provide a unique blend of technology and partnershipto meet our specific needs," said Dr. Donnelly. "With AMICAS, we are able toreplace our legacy PACS with a 100 percent Web-based solution that includesRadStream for critical results management and productivity initiatives, astate-of-the-art clinical toolset with the Halo Viewer in AMICAS PACS Version6.0, and a unique ability to complement our forthcoming Epic Systems RadiantRIS solution.

"The Epic-AMICAS partnership was an important differentiator for AMICASduring our selection process. We are very impressed with what Epic and AMICASare doing to integrate their solutions to provide an excellent end-userexperience and streamlined workflow support," said Dr. Donnelly.

As a 100 percent Web-based solution, AMICAS PACS was designed to enableradiologists to provide excellent patient care through powerful workflowcapabilities and clinical tools. RadStream was designed to reducemedical-legal risk by automating and documenting critical resultscommunications. RadStream also automates the prioritization of imaging examsbased on a "most likely to interrupt" method, which has been shown todramatically increase radiologist productivity.

"We are excited about our new partnership with Cincinnati Children's, oneof the most respected healthcare providers in the world," said Stephen KahaneMD, president, chief executive officer, and chairman of AMICAS. "Offering anintegrated reading, productivity, and critical results management platformwithin their existing infrastructure will offer powerful benefits throughoutthe enterprise."

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About AMICAS, Inc.

AMICAS, Inc. (www.amicas.com) is a leader in radiology and medical imageand information management solutions. The AMICAS One Suite(TM) of productsprovides a complete, end-to-end solution for imaging centers, ambulatory carefacilities, and radiology practices. Acute care and hospital clients areprovided with a fully integrated, hospital information system-independent PACSthat features advanced enterprise workflow support and scalable design.Complementing the AMICAS solution suite is AMICAS Professional Services(TM), aset of client-centered professional and consulting services that assist ourcustomers with a well-planned transition to a digital enterprise.

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