AMICAS Announces Customers' Image Storage Milestone at HIMSS10

BOSTON, March 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AMICAS, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMCS), a leader in image and information management solutions, today announced that its AMICAS ECM™ solution has crossed the four petabytes mark in image storage at hospitals and integrated delivery networks (IDNs) across the country.

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"We are excited to announce that many of the top providers across the country are using AMICAS ECM to store more than four petabytes of images at over 500 sites," said Rodney Hawkins, vice president of product management at AMICAS. "A proven solution in healthcare for more than 10 years, AMICAS ECM is a true vendor-neutral archive that can handle multiple PACS, multiple specialties, and multiple facilities.

"AMICAS ECM is the solution for hospitals and IDNs that want to address the imaging component of their overall EMR strategy," said Mr. Hawkins.

AMICAS ECM helps hospitals and IDNs consolidate all of their images and image-related information on a proven vendor-neutral archive across radiology, cardiology, and other image-intensive specialties from multiple disparate PACS systems.

In addition to making this announcement at HIMSS10, AMICAS will highlight its comprehensive portfolio of imaging IT solutions for hospitals, IDNs, and ambulatory imaging businesses, which includes:

• AMICAS PACS™ and AMICAS RadSuite™, which drive significant improvements in radiologist productivity while enabling improvements in the quality of care.
• AMICAS VERICIS™, which drives efficiency in cardiovascular imaging and reporting workflow.
• AMICAS Hemodynamics™, which delivers comprehensive hemodynamics monitoring for the cath lab.
• AMICAS RIS™, which drives administrative staff productivity and revenue opportunities.
• AMICAS Reach™, which allows radiology practices and departments to provide unparalleled service to referring physicians.
• AMICAS RadStream™, which reduces medical-legal risk by automating and documenting radiology critical results communications.
• AMICAS Financials™, which helps streamline radiology billing and reduces manual billing processes.
• AMICAS Dashboards™, which provides on-demand business intelligence to measure and report on the health of a radiology practice.

AMICAS® is a registered trademark and service mark, and AMICAS ECM™, AMICAS PACS™, AMICAS RadStream™, AMICAS VERICIS™, AMICAS Hemodynamics™, AMICAS RIS™, AMICAS Reach™, AMICAS RadStream™, and AMICAS Financials™ are trademarks of AMICAS, Inc. All other trademarks and company names mentioned are the property of their respective owners.

About AMICAS

AMICAS, Inc. (www.amicas.com) is a leading independent provider of imaging IT solutions. AMICAS offers the industry's most comprehensive suite of image and information management solutions – from radiology PACS to cardiology PACS, from radiology information systems to cardiovascular information systems, from revenue cycle management solutions to enterprise content management tools designed to power the imaging component of the electronic medical record (EMR). AMICAS provides a complete, end-to-end solution for radiology practices, imaging centers, and ambulatory care facilities. Hospitals and integrated delivery networks are provided with a comprehensive image management solution for cardiology and radiology that supports EMR strategies to enhance clinical, operational, and administrative functions.

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