Picis Launches Customer Social Network at Picis Exchange 2008

WAKEFIELD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As the healthcare industry continues to face challenges regarding economics, clinical improvements, interoperability standards, compliance and IT implementations, Picis has created a new social networking Web site, Picis Exchange Network, to capture unique perspectives from its customers. Unveiled at the Picis Exchange Customer Conference, held June 15-18, 2008 at The Breakers in Palm Beach, Fla., this new online community will extend the dialogue, interaction and exchange of ideas that take place at the company’s live event. Picis plans to then expand this content to its broader customer base, which includes more than 1,700 hospitals and medical centers in the U.S., Canada and Europe. The forum will not only help hospitals further their understanding of Picis technology, but will also drive interaction among customers around key industry issues.

“Clinicians, business managers and healthcare IT executives are increasingly relying on information from their peers to help them support decisions about ways to improve clinical processes and hospital operations,” said Todd Cozzens, CEO and vice chairman of Picis. “We have learned through our annual customer conference sessions that our customers – from physicians and nurses to IT staff to hospital CIOs and CFOs – are truly their own best resource. The Picis Exchange Network fosters this same kind of interaction among these groups in a safe, online environment year-round.”

Building on the capabilities of Picis’ existing customer site, Picis Exchange Network will serve as a portal for customer interaction and information related to Picis Exchange conference content and related topics. Featured content will include:

• Picis Exchange 2008 keynote and speaker presentations;
• Web casts and other events;
• Customer and Picis executive commentary;
• Online polling and industry surveys; and
• Industry topic discussions.

About Picis

Picis is a global provider of innovative information solutions that enable rapid and sustained delivery of clinical, financial and operational results in the acute care areas of the hospital. These high-acuity areas include the emergency department, operating and recovery rooms and intensive care units. Picis offers the most advanced suite of integrated products focused on these life-critical areas of the hospital where the patients are the most vulnerable, the care process is the most complex and an increasing majority of hospital costs and potential revenue are concentrated. Headquartered in Wakefield, Massachusetts, Picis has licensed systems for use in more than 1,700 hospitals in 19 countries. More information is available at www.picis.com.

Picis, CareSuite and PulseCheck are registered trademarks of Picis, Inc. © 2008 Picis, Inc. All rights reserved. All other trademarks mentioned herein are the properties of their respective owners. This press release contains express or implied forward-looking statements relating to, among other things, Picis’ expectations concerning the functionality, expected performance and market acceptance of its products. These statements are neither promises nor guarantees, but are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond Picis’ control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in these forward-looking statements.