- Company achieves OntarioMD CMS Specification 2.0 Certification - 

Eligible physicians across Ontario can now receive funding to implement Nightingale‘s ASP EMR offering, representing a significant revenue growth opportunity for the Company

Markham, Ontario –July 8, 2008 – Today, Nightingale Informatix Corporation (“Nightingale” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: NGH), an application service provider (ASP) of electronic medical record (EMR) software and related services with more than 5.3 million patient records under management, is pleased to announce that its flagship web-based Electronic Medical Record solution, Nightingale On Demand, has been certified under CMS (Clinical Management System) Specification 2.0 by OntarioMD, effective immediately.

Nightingale is the first EMR vendor to achieve OntarioMD Specification 2.0 certification for both its ASP and local solutions.  The certification allows funding-eligible physicians across the province to apply for funding through the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) and Ontario Medical Association (OMA) Physician Information Technology (IT) Program when implementing Nightingale On Demand.

“Only about 20% of Ontario’s 22,000 physicians presently use an EMR system, making this certification a significant milestone toward driving EMR adoption,” said Sam Chebib, President and CEO of Nightingale. “Now, funding-eligible physicians have a choice of implementing either Nightingale’s local or web-based EMR solutions, which have already demonstrated inherent financial and operational benefits to our existing user base at large.”

Funding currently available through the Physician IT Program is up to $28,600 per physician, over three years. The OMA has obtained funding for up to 2,700 physicians. The availability of a similar program funding model for all physicians would create an addressable market opportunity of more than $200 million for Nightingale.

Nightingale’s web-based EMR solution gives physicians a clear overall view of their patients’ current and historic medical information from anywhere at any time, so they can manage and make more informed patient care decisions.  Physicians need only an internet connection from Smart Systems for Health Agency for secure access to Nightingale’s fully integrated EMR and practice management system, freeing them  from the responsibility and burden of buying and implementing costly hardware and software, as well as handling system maintenance and security issues.

“With Nightingale’s ASP EMR, our practice runs more efficiently, allowing us to focus on what matters most, our patients,” said Dr. David M. Kaplan, Assistant Professor of Family & Community Medicine, University of Toronto. “The web-based solution enables us to communicate electronically with other team members, such as nurses, dieticians and social workers, and share data in real-time, at the point of care.  This facilitates early identification of patients at risk, generation of reminders, posting of test results, and up-to-date flow charts, shared by all caregivers involved. I believe Nightingale is helping enhance the quality of our care.”

“Nightingale worked hard throughout the RFP process and has now passed the certification process, the last milestone to becoming funding eligible,” said Brian Forster, Chief Executive Officer of OntarioMD Inc.

“Nightingale continues to gain recognition and acceptance by provincial ministries of health, large-scale hospitals, leading health care institutions and certification bodies, making it among one of the most widely used EMR solutions in Canada,” added Chebib.

About OntarioMD
OntarioMD is a subsidiary of the OMA and receives funding from the MOHLTC. OntarioMD supports physician adoption of information technology (IT) by connecting Ontario physicians to valuable products and services. OntarioMD offers physicians IT services, tools and government funding programs that support the adoption of clinical management systems, including electronic medical records (EMRs), patient registration, billing and  scheduling.

About Nightingale
Nightingale is one of the fastest growing health care service and software companies in North America with over 5.3 million patient records under management in a hosted (ASP) environment. It is recognized as an industry leader in Web-based clinician and community based electronic medical records (EMR) serving the needs of small primary care practices, multi-physician outpatient clinics, and large scale regional health organizations and networks. Coupled with integrated practice management, transcription and revenue cycle management, Nightingale’s comprehensive service offering allows customers to enhance patient care, increase revenue opportunities and optimize operations. Nightingale is continuously innovating and enhancing its services to meet the needs of its growing and diverse customer base. Nightingale – Healthcare connected. www.nightingale.md

Media:
Whitney Binns
Edelman
416-979-1120 ext. 257
whitney.binns@edelman.com

Investors:
Dave Mason
The Equicom Group
416-815-0700 ext. 237
dmason@equicomgroup.com

Sales:
Doug Watt
Vice President Sales Canada
905-307-6875
dwatt@nightingale.md

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