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Microsoft Healthcare Users Group and Microsoft Announce Winners Of 2003 MS-HUG Annual Awards
Awards Acknowledge Healthcare-Industry Leaders- and Organizations- Practical Uses of Microsoft Technology
Dr. James Holly, Southeast Texas Medical Associates LLP (SETMA), Beaumont, Texas,
accepts the Microsoft Clinic of the Year award from Andy Fowler (left) and David Lubinski (right).
SAN DIEGO -- Feb. 12, 2003 -- Microsoft Corp. and Microsoft Healthcare Users Group (MS-HUG) today announced the
winners of the 2003 Industry Solution Awards for Healthcare (ISAH) and winners of the Microsoft User of the Year Awards.
The annual awards program recognizes the most innovative healthcare organizations that are improving their operations
through the effective deployment and utilization of Microsoft--based products.
ISAH was designed to honor specifically those independent healthcare software vendors (ISVs) shipping a solution on
Microsoft Windows- 2000 Server and Microsoft SQL Server- 2000 to provide tangible business benefits to healthcare
organizations. The Microsoft User of the Year Awards were established to salute five key constituencies -- physicians,
hospitals, clinics, health plans and pharmaceutical companies -- for the most innovative use of Microsoft-based products
and tools.
"Once again, the MS-HUG annual awards program has given us the opportunity to recognize healthcare industry leaders
and organizations that offer an outstanding Microsoft-based healthcare solution that assists in reducing costs and
automating workflow," said David Lubinski, general manager of the Healthcare Industry Solutions Group at Microsoft. "This
year, we are delighted to offer new user-focused awards to healthcare organizations that are substantially advancing the
healthcare practice through the best use of Microsoft-based products."
"We are extremely pleased with the overwhelming participation from leading ISVs, healthcare and pharmaceutical
organizations in this year-s annual MS-HUG awards program," said Andy Fowler, chairman of the MS-HUG board of directors.
"These innovative software solutions based on the Microsoft platform demonstrate the tangible benefits technology can
offer healthcare organizations."
The MS-HUG awards program allows developers to submit their healthcare solution for consideration by an expert
panel of judges. Contestants- solutions are scored according to the following criteria: business benefit to the
customer, business agility, ease of adoption, solutions architecture used in developing the solution, and
technical challenges.
Finalists in the ISAH categories are demonstrating their solutions in the Microsoft booth (No. 3610) at the
Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) conference in San Diego. Winners were chosen by
an independent panel of judges and were announced at the Microsoft booth on Tuesday, Feb. 11.
Microsoft Clinic of the Year: Southeast Texas Medical Associates LLP (SETMA), Beaumont, Texas
By using technology to eliminate paper-based patient charts and reduce manual processes, SETMA was able to
increase the quality of patient care, reduce costs and increase revenue. Based on the Microsoft platform and
NextGen software, SETMA-s end-to-end electronic patient management solution documents almost every aspect of
patient care, both inside and outside the exam room. In addition to saving the clinic thousands of dollars
through lower supply costs, more accurate billing and lower administrative overhead, SETMA-s use of technology
improves clinical productivity and the quality of care by providing physicians and nurse practitioners with
complete, accurate and up-to-date patient information at all times.
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