COVENANT HEALTHCARE WINS 2006 AMDIS AWARD

PatientKeeper Client Recognized for Implementation of a Physician Information System

Boston, MA and Saginaw, MI – July 19, 2006 – PatientKeeper®, Inc., the leading developer of physician information systems, announced today their client Covenant HealthCare in Michigan was named one of the winners of the 2006 AMDIS Awards for excellence and achievement in applied medical informatics. This is the second year in a row a PatientKeeper client was recognized for improving access to clinical information, enhancing patient safety, and streamlining physician workflow.

The annual award program is organized by the Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems (AMDIS), a non-profit organization comprised of over 1,200 physician leaders responsible for information technology in their organizations. The Covenant HealthCare team was honored at the 16th Annual Physician-Computer Connection Symposium held in San Diego, California.

“Winning the 2006 AMDIS Award acknowledges Covenant’s continuous effort to provide quality service to our patients,” said Dr. John Kosanovich, M.D., Covenant’s vice president of medical affairs. “With PatientKeeper, patient information is always available – at bedside, at the office, at home, and anywhere in between. This saves time for both doctors and nurses, which means they can spend more time with patients to provide the best care and service.”

As the sixth largest hospital in Michigan, Covenant HealthCare provides comprehensive medical services to people in more than 14 counties throughout East Central Michigan. To help manage this expansive environment, Covenant HealthCare aimed to bring increased efficiency to the clinical staff. Covenant formed a team to study technology solutions. That team decided to deploy PatientKeeper Physician Portal™, PatientKeeper Mobile Clinical Results™, and PatientKeeper Provider Directory™. The software streamlined the workflow of the physicians and office staff as well as enhanced the quality of resident education. Covenant physicians now easily access patient lists and information including lab results, test results, medication lists, clinical notes, drug references, and an up-to-date directory of the organization’s physicians.

“Covenant wanted to give physicians a wealth of clinical information that could be accessed anywhere and anytime through mobile devices or the Web,” said Keith Grantham, director of information technology for Covenant. “Our physicians rapidly embraced PatientKeeper. Today, we have nearly a thousand clinicians and staff accessing information from PDAs, Smartphones, and Web browsers.”

“Information technology plays an increasingly important role in the way clinicians manage patient care,” said Paul W. Brient, chief executive officer of PatientKeeper. “PatientKeeper is proud that AMDIS has recognized the Covenant HealthCare Team for their success in applying a physician information system that has generated real benefits in patient care and physician satisfaction.”

PatientKeeper is integral part of the strategies of organizations across the healthcare continuum – ranging from small physician practices to community hospitals to major academic medical centers to some of the largest health systems in the country. PatientKeeper’s customer base now includes over 100 organizations, representing over 300 hospitals.

About Covenant HealthCare

Covenant HealthCare, the sixth largest hospital in Michigan, provides care to people in 14+ counties throughout East Central Michigan. As the second largest employer in Saginaw County, Covenant offers high quality comprehensive medical services including cardiovascular, neurosciences, orthopedics, obstetrics, emergency and trauma care, and LifeNet air ambulance. Covenant HealthCare also provides the region's only neonatal and pediatric/pediatric intensive care units to serve the health needs of children.

About PatientKeeper

PatientKeeper®, Inc. provides physicians with software that delivers clinical and financial benefits. Only PatientKeeper is designed to support a physician through the entire day. At any time, anywhere, physicians can access their patients' electronic records, write prescriptions, enter charges, dictate notes, document encounters, place orders, or send secure messages to other caregivers – all in a single integrated environment. PatientKeeper has been recognized with the 2006 Microsoft Healthcare User Group (MS-HUG) Award, 2006 and 2005 AMDIS (Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems) Awards for clients' successes, 2005 Frost & Sullivan Award for Industry Innovation and Advancement, and other industry awards. For more information, visit www.patientkeeper.com or call 617-987-0300.

Contact:

Stephen S. Hau, PatientKeeper, shau@patientkeeper.com, (617) 987-0304