EANS-News: New IT Standards in Guideline-Appropriate Outpatient Treatment

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Subtitle: CompuGroup Medical provides information at the European Health
Congress about the technology that can be utilized throughout Germany.

Koblenz (euro adhoc) - The new German Government has announced comprehensive
reforms of the healthcare system for 2011. On October 01, the European Health
Congress in Munich will provide the opportunity to obtain comprehensive
information about this topic. In a discussion with Johannes Singhammer, member
of the German parliament, the topics to be debated will include: what
guideline-appropriate treatment could look like, what the new IT standards are
and what challenges all this poses to physicians and health insurance providers.

"Guideline-appropriate delivery of healthcare - what are the benefits for the
payers?" This is the first title of a series of lectures presented at the
European Congress on October 01, from 11:00 am until 12:30 pm. First results
from the integrated healthcare delivery pilot program, which was started in
Saarland in 2008, will be presented. The numbers suggest the reasonable
assumption that not only is there a better way to provide guideline-appropriate
outpatient care, to the patient´s benefit, but it can also be provided at a
lower cost.

To date, over 1000 type II diabetics are already enrolled in this effective
program to manage the delivery of healthcare. The medical core element is the
product SAM diabetes - a system for managing individual treatment approaches
for patients. SAM diabetes is based on the healthcare delivery guidelines and
actively provides the treating physician with supporting information at the
time of patient contact. This solution from the family of software-assisted
medicine (SAM) is offered to all of the health insurance providers throughout
Germany and has already resulted in distinct successes in the delivery of
healthcare to patients.

After the conclusion of that presentation, Uwe Eibich, Executive Vice President
Central Europe, CompuGroup Medical AG, will explain how guideline-based
software can effectively facilitate the work physicians carry out and how it
can increase the profitability of the medical practice. The programs are fully
integrated into the medical practice process and require a minimum of effort.
Not only can the physician increase the efficiency of his medical practice with
regard to process management and cost, but best of all, he can improve his
patients´ quality of life.

During the second part of this event, Professor Jochen Taupitz, MD and
Professor Gerald Spindler, MD, will present a lecture about patients
entitlement to benefits and the significance of guidelines. The professors, who
teach at the University of Mannheim and Göttingen, respectively, address the
topic of patient safety and liability questions. The event will be moderated by
Ulf Fink, retired senator and Congress President.

About CompuGroup Medical AG
CompuGroup Medical is one of the leading e-health companies worldwide. Its
software products, designed to support all medical and organizational
activities in doctors´ offices and hospitals, its information services for all
parties involved in the healthcare system and its web-based personal health
records contribute towards safer and more efficient healthcare. The services of
CompuGroup Medical are based on its unique customer base of around 370,000
doctors, dentists, hospitals and networks as well as other service providers.
CompuGroup Medical is the e-Health company with one of the biggest coverage
among e-health service providers worldwide. The company operates in 14 European
countries as well as in Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and in the USA and
currently employs around 3,000 people.

Further inquiry note:
CompuGroup Medical AG
Barbara Zörner
Consultant Press & Media
P +49 (0) 261 8000-1293
F +49 (0) 261 8000-3284
E-Mail: [email protected]
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issuer: CompuGroup Medical AG
Maria Trost 21
D-56070 Koblenz
phone: +49 (0) 261 8000-0
FAX: +49 (0) 261 8000-1166
mail: [email protected]
WWW: www.cgm.com
sector: Software
ISIN: DE0005437305
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stockmarkets: regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt, free trade: Berlin,
Hamburg, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, München
language: English

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