Medworxx Launches French Version of its Utilization Management System into the Quebec Marketplace; announces Partnership with MédiaMed Technologies
TORONTO, January, 2008 – Medworxx, the makers of a strategic software platform that hospitals use to communicate, aggregate, and analyze knowledge, announced the launch of the French version of their industry-leading Utilization Management System for the Quebec Marketplace. As part of this announcement, Medworxx and MédiaMed Technologies announced a strategic partnership. MédiaMed will provide sales assistance, and implementation and ongoing support to Medworxx customers in Quebec. Medworxx will market MédiaMed’s applications to their customers across Canada.
“The Medworxx Utilization Management System is the Canadian industry-leading product, and is now the only bilingual (English/French) Utilization Management System in the market.”, said Dan Matlow, President & CEO, Medworxx. “With our proven track record in the rest of Canada, we are confident that we can help solve patient flow issues in Quebec. The Quebec marketplace has 110 hospitals, representing a tremendous opportunity for Medworxx to grow. We are delighted to have MédiaMed as our partner to help assist Medworxx in making Quebec hospitals more efficient. And, we look forward to helping MédiaMed establish their presence in the rest of Canada.”
“We are excited to be working with Medworxx, and to help market and support their Utilization Management System in Quebec”, said Jean Mireault, M.D., M.Sc., Co-Founder & Director of Clinical Services, MédiaMed. “The Medworxx application complements our other MédiaMed solutions. We look forward to seeing the Medworxx UMS working with our applications in Quebec, and our applications working with the Medworxx solutions across the rest of the country.”
About MédiaMed Technologies
MédiaMed Technologies offers proven technological solutions as well as consulting services to the healthcare market. Headquartered in Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, their feature products are MAGIC and Med-Urge.
The MAGIC solution was developed specifically for analyzing both administrative and clinical performance within healthcare organizations. This system is currently implemented in 19 health regions across Quebec.
Med-Urge is a highly performing system, developed by professionals, nurses and doctors who are experts in emergency, which supports the clinical practice in emergency care. Med-Urge aims for reduction in entry time, precision in clinical information with a goal of improving performance and the quality of care. It is currently implemented in more than 30 emergency departments.
About Medworxx
Founded in 2004 and publicly traded on the Toronto Venture Exchange, Medworxx (MWX: TSXV) makes a strategic software platform that hospitals use to communicate, aggregate, and analyze knowledge. Headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Medworxx products are used by more than 200,000 people at over 230 hospitals across North America. Medworxx: our market is healthcare, our vertical is knowledge. For more information, visit www.medworxx.com.
The statements made in this Press Release may contain forward-looking statements that may involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual events or results could differ materially from the Company's expectations and projections. The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed this press release and neither approved nor disapproved the information contained in this press release.
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Contact:
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