LMS CALM(R) receives high customer satisfaction scores in the 2008 KLAS Labor and Delivery report
April 30 2008 - 8:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
MONTREAL, April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LMS Medical Systems
(AMEX:LMZ; TSX:LMZ), a healthcare technology company and developer
of the CALM patient safety software system for obstetrics is
pleased to announce receiving a score of 88.8 in the KLAS 2008
Labor and Delivery report, read by the healthcare IT industry. LMS
met the criteria to be included in the early data section of the
report and is pleased to have received the highest performance
score among all applications included in the report. The
prestigious and independent analysis of healthcare software by KLAS
featured an extensive report on Labor and Delivery (L&D)
solutions in March 2008. Key evaluation criteria included the
integration with hospital wide information systems, the range of
functionality most important to health care providers, and client
satisfaction with vendor software offerings and support services.
"Our main objective with the CALM software has been to improve the
safety of childbirth for mothers and their infants. We have done
this first by developing advanced risk assessment tools, second by
imbedding these tools in software that is practical and easy to use
for clinicians who take care of patients and third, by offering
stellar service and training," says Dr. Emily Hamilton, founder and
Vice President Medical Research. "We are thrilled that our
customers are recognizing this and rewarding us with this
performance scoring in the industry's most important and
comprehensive evaluations." The report is available through KLAS.
About LMS LMS is a leader in the application of advanced
mathematical modeling and neural networks for medical use. The LMS
CALM Suite provides physicians, nursing staff, risk managers and
hospital administrators with clinical information systems and risk
management tools designed to improve outcomes and patient care for
mothers and their infants during childbirth. About KLAS KLAS is a
research firm that specializes in monitoring and reporting the
performance of healthcare's information technology (HIT) vendors.
KLAS' mission is to improve HIT delivery by independently measuring
vendor performance for the benefit of our healthcare provider
partners, consultants, investors, and vendors. Working together
with executives from over 4500 hospitals and over 2500 clinics,
KLAS delivers timely reports, trends, and statistics, which provide
a solid overview of vendor performance in the HIT industry. KLAS
measures performance of software, professional services, and
medical equipment vendors. For more information, go to
http://www.klasresearch.com/, email , or call 1-800-920-4109 to
speak with a KLAS representative. Except for historical information
contained herein, the matters discussed in this news release are
forward-looking statements. Because these forward-looking
statements involve risks and uncertainties, there are important
factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from
those expressed implied by the forward-looking statements
including, but without limitation, economic conditions in general
and in the healthcare market, the demand for and market for our
products in domestic and international markets, our current
dependence on the CALM product suite, the challenges associated
with developing new products and obtaining regulatory approvals if
necessary, research and development activities, the uncertainty of
acceptance of our products by the medical community, the lengthy
sales cycle for our products, third party reimbursement,
competition in our markets, including the potential introduction of
competitive products by others, our dependence on our distributors,
physician training, enforceability and the costs of enforcement of
our patents, potential infringements of our patents and the other
factors set forth from time to time in the Company's filings with
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and with the
Canadian Securities Commissions. The Company has no intention of or
obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
DATASOURCE: LMS MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC. CONTACT: Andrea Miller,
Communications, LMS Medical Systems Inc., (514) 488-3461 Ext. 222,
Fax: (514) 488-1880, , http://www.lmsmedical.com/; Grant Howard;
Dave Burwell, The Howard Group Inc., Toll Free: 1-888-221-0915, ,
http://www.howardgroupinc.com/
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