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ATLANTA, Aug. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NDCHealth Corporation (NYSE:NDC), a leading provider of healthcare technology and information solutions and InstantDx, L.L.C., a pioneer in electronic prescribing (e-prescribing), today announced their joint initiative to disseminate the next generation of e-prescribing services to physician practices nationwide. NDCHealth, makers of the physician practice management solutions Medisoft, Lytec(R) and Concept(R), which are used by over 100,000 physicians in the United States, and InstantDx, developers of the e-prescribing system OnCallData(TM), NDCHealth's exclusive provider of e-prescribing solutions for NDCHealth's physician practice management systems, are now offering healthcare providers a new e-prescribing service, the OnCallData System, integrated directly into the Medisoft, Lytec and Concept solutions. E-prescribing has been shown to significantly reduce healthcare costs by decreasing errors and identifying drug interactions, integrated systems such as OnCallData remain the key to successful e-prescribing adoption by physician practices. Because "stand-alone" systems do not interface with physician practices' administrative software, they typically result in a disruption to physician workflow. With the OnCallData System, healthcare providers get an e-prescribing module already integrated with their practice management system. The integration provides a single sign-on enabling a physician or their staff to access OnCallData without the inconvenience of logging out of one system and onto another. Patient demographic data automatically populates the e-prescribing application, saving key strokes and eliminating potential typographical errors. With the national push toward regional health networks (RHIOs), the new OnCallData System offers interoperability, especially for the hard-to-reach one-to-two doctor practices which represent NDCHealth's unique market presence. "Real-time, single sign-on integration between the physician's practice management system and the e-prescribing system is an essential, yet all-too- often missing ingredient necessary to accelerate the adoption of e- prescribing," said Dr. Allan M. Weinstein, Chairman and CEO of InstantDx. "InstantDx is pleased that our long-standing partnership with NDCHealth continues to help physicians and their staffs enhance patient safety, while realizing the time and cost-saving benefits of an all-in-one e-prescribing system." The OnCallData System also differs from other e-prescribing systems in that it allows for real-time e-prescribing, rather than "batching." With real- time e-prescribing, physicians can check drug and allergy interactions, patient eligibility, medication history and even formularies right at the point of care. The greatest advantage of real-time e-prescribing comes from the time savings it offers busy doctors and their staffs. Real-time connectivity also allows bidirectional electronic communication between providers and the patient's pharmacy, greatly reducing time-consuming phone calls and faxes associated with clarifying new prescriptions and authorizing refills. "We continue to be very enthusiastic about e-prescribing, and its potential to greatly improve patient safety and reduce cost," said Walter Hoff, Chairman and CEO of NDCHealth. "Our relationship with OnCallData provides our Medisoft, Lytec, and Concept customers with an integrated solution for this very important functionality. Our unique footprint in the harder-to-reach, smaller doctor practices positions us well with the OnCallData System to accelerate the pace of connectivity with RHIOs, hospitals, health plans and pharmacies nationwide." About InstantDx InstantDx, L.L.C., located in Gaithersburg, MD., is a pioneer in e-prescribing, launching the first true electronic connection to pharmacy (Giant Pharmacies in conjunction with NDCHealth) and the first regional e-prescribing initiative (in Rhode Island with Lifespan hospitals and physicians). For more information, go to http://www.oncalldata.com/. About NDCHealth NDCHealth is a leading information solutions company serving all sectors of healthcare. Its network solutions automate the exchange of information among pharmacies, payers, hospitals and physicians. Its systems and information management solutions help improve operational efficiencies and business decision making for providers, retail pharmacy and pharmaceutical manufacturers. Headquartered at Atlanta, Ga., NDCHealth provides information vital to the delivery of healthcare every day. For more information, visit http://www.ndchealth.com/. NDCHealth, Lytec and Concept are trademarks of NDCHealth Corporation. All other company and product names mentioned may be trademarks of the company. DATASOURCE: NDCHealth Corporation CONTACT: Robert Borchert of NDCHealth Corporation, +1-404-728-2906, or Web site: http://www.ndchealth.com/ http://www.oncalldata.com/

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