EANS-News: CompuGROUP Holding AG / Decision Support: For Greater Efficiency and Quality in the Healthcare System

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Koblenz (euro adhoc) - CompuGROUP Holding AG, a leading global provider of
eHealth, envisions greater efficiency in the healthcare system through the
comprehensive utilization of Decision Support Systems. Chief Medical Officer
Prof. Dr. med. Stefan F. Winter is participating in a panel discussion of this
topic at the European Health Congress in Munich.

Quality and efficiency play a central role in patient care. On average, a
German physician only has 7.6 minutes to make the right decision (compared to
15.6 minutes in Switzerland), which is often not enough to recognize and react
accordingly to complex subjects. As a consequence, 2.8 of the 470 million
prescriptions issued annually present a danger to patients. Status of
political discussions is that hospital care is necessary as the result of
846,000 prescriptions. Wrong prescriptions cause up to 16,000 deaths annually
and create unnecessary costs in excess of 500 million Euro.

Often, lack of information about the patient's medical history is the reason
therefore. With Decision Support Systems, CompuGroup makes relevant medical
information available in the right place at the right time, based on the
respective patient's medical file. The eHealth provider wants to achieve an
important goal with the utilization of intelligent software: a 15% increase in
the efficiency of the healthcare system, i.e. a true increase in efficiency
with significant simultaneous cost savings!

"Decision Support is the new, third pillar in the healthcare system and the
deciding factor in successfully supporting service providers", explains
CompuGROUP's Chief Medical Officer Prof. Dr. med. Stefan F. Winter. "Medical
knowledge is constantly growing, but also confronts physicians with a virtual
flood of information. This is precisely where Decision Support comes in: it
makes the appropriate options available to physicians from the huge array of
medical knowledge. It does that in a timely manner within the physician
information system. This system is used intensively for more than 336 minutes
daily by 81% of physicians. We call that valuable support, equally benefiting
the physician, as well as the patient.

The European Healthcare Congress takes place in Munich from October 22 to 23.
This year, international participants from the hospital and rehabilitation
sector as well as insurance, politics and economy will discuss the topic
"Setting the Course for the Healthcare System". CompuGROUP's Chief Medical
Officer Prof. Dr. med. Stefan F. Winter will give a lecture during the panel
discussion "Invest Today, Benefit Tomorrow - Through Medical Decision
Support" on October 23, from 11:00 am -12:30 pm in ballroom A.

About CompuGROUP Holding AG
CompuGROUP is one of the leading e-health companies in the world. Its software
products designed to support medical and organizational activities in
physicians' surgeries and hospitals, its information services for all parties
involved in the health sector and its Web-based personal medical files
contribute to the development of a more reliable and efficient health service
system. The basis for the services offered by CompuGROUP is an unparalleled
customer base comprising some 326,000 physicians, dentists, hospitals and
networks, as well as other service providers. CompuGROUP is the e-health
company with the widest global reach among service providers. The firm operates
in 14 European countries, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and the U.S. and
currently employs roughly 2,800 people.

Further inquiry note:
Barbara Zörner
Tel.: 0261-8000 1293
E-Mail: bzo@compugroup.com
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issuer: CompuGROUP Holding AG
Maria Trost 21
D-56070 Koblenz
phone: +49 (0)261 80 00-0
FAX: +49 (261) 8000 1166
mail: holding@compugroup.com
WWW: http://www.compugroup.com
sector: Software
ISIN: DE0005437305
indexes:
stockmarkets: regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt, free trade: Berlin,
Hamburg, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, München
language: English

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