Homer Memorial Hospital Selects HMS to Provide Information Technology Infrastructure

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Healthcare Management Systems, Inc.^® (HMS) announced today that it was selected by Homer Memorial Hospital to supply a full system of clinical and financial software. Homer Memorial Hospital, a 50-bed facility in Homer, La., is among many healthcare facilities facing the need to add an electronic health records product in order to meet state and federal mandates, streamline billing and administrative functions and keep their technology infrastructure current. The system will be part of a regional information-sharing network, called a RHIO, that coordinates patient records and helps treat patients throughout the state if other disasters like hurricanes Rita and Katrina occurs.

“We are pleased to have been chosen over some of the industry’s other competitive players and are excited that we could be such a good fit for Homer Memorial Hospital and its RHIO contribution”

Once the system is in place, Homer Memorial Hospital will be working with local and regional physicians to assure they have immediate access to their patient records from both inside and outside the facility. “This improved access will help our physicians see information and make decisions quickly,” says Doug Efferson, administrator of Homer Memorial Hospital.

In addition to the EHR product, the HMS system will also allow Homer Memorial Hospital to transition from a paper intensive structure to nearly paperless processes in both the administrative and clinical setting.

“We are pleased to have been chosen over some of the industry’s other competitive players and are excited that we could be such a good fit for Homer Memorial Hospital and its RHIO contribution,” said Tom Stephenson, president and chief executive officer of HMS.

HMS was chosen over its competitors for the contract and will go live at Homer Memorial Hospital on May 1, 2008.

About HMS

Healthcare Management Systems, Inc.^® (HMS) is a Nashville-based healthcare company that develops, sells and supports integrated clinical and financial hospital information systems and services. Founded in 1984, HMS counts among its customers over 600 community hospitals; behavioral, rehabilitation and long-term acute care facilities; and multi-entity healthcare organizations nationwide. With the HMS system, caregivers are able to increase their efficiency in delivering quality care with an emphasis on improving patient safety. For more information, please visit www.hmstn.com or call 800.383.3317.

About Homer Memorial Hospital

Homer Memorial Hospital is a busy 50-bed rural hospital in north-central Louisiana that also operates Claiborne Home Health, the largest home health agency in Claiborne Parish, and Senior Care Center, a 10-bed inpatient geriatric/psychiatric facility in Haynesville, La.