SURESCRIPTS ANNOUNCES THAT PULSE SYSTEMS, INC. HAS ACHIEVED GOLD SOLUTION PROVIDER STATUS FOR E-PRESCRIBING

Today Surescripts announced that Pulse Systems, Inc. has achieved Gold Solution Provider status for e-prescribing with their software solution. This status is granted to vendors with software products that have surpassed Surescripts’ baseline product certification to meet criteria that demonstrate a higher level of commitment to e-prescribing. E-prescribers using the Pulse Complete EHR solution have prescription benefit information, prescription history and prescription routing. Pulse is one of only seven EHR/EMR Software vendors to achieve this status.

Gold Solution Provider status recognizes physician technology vendors that are advancing electronic prescribing with customers in the United States. This certification identifies physician technology vendors’ products that leverage the complete resources and capabilities of Surescripts and its network to improve the safety, efficiency and quality of the prescribing process.

Basil Hourani, President and CEO of Pulse Systems, Inc., stated, “Pulse has been working diligently for a year to achieve this designation in order to provide Pulse e-prescribing clients with the assurance they are utilizing the safest, most efficient and highest quality e-prescribing solution available. The Surescripts designation provides third party confirmation to our clients that Pulse is accomplishing this goal.”

“For physicians…Gold Solution Provider status helps them know which software vendors are meeting the highest standards for e-prescribing,” said Mary Martin, Senior Vice President of Customers and Markets for Surescripts. “We congratulate Pulse Systems on completing Gold level certification for their respective products in 2010.”

To utilize the Surescripts network, prescribers, pharmacies and PBMs must use software that has completed the Surescripts certification process. This process ensures that the software is able to send and receive electronic messages and share prescription information in accordance with industry standards and that it provides open-choice for medication selection and dispensing location. Additionally, certification focuses on patient safety, efficiency of the electronic prescribing process and ease of use by end users.

About Pulse:

Pulse supports ambulatory physician offices through software that seamlessly integrates clinical, financial and administrative processes into one comprehensive solution. Pulse’s Electronic Health Record (EHR) and Practice Management solutions optimize productivity throughout medical organizations allowing them to provide outstanding care at a lower cost. Pulse has been a force in the industry in the U.S. for over a decade and is strongly supported by our parent company, Cegedim.  For more information, please visit www.pulseinc.com or contact Pulse at 1-800-444-0882.

About Cegedim:

Founded in 1969, Cegedim is a global technology and services company specializing in the healthcare field. Cegedim supplies services, technological tools, specialized software, data flow management services and databases. Its offerings are targeted notably at healthcare industries, life sciences companies, healthcare professionals and insurance companies. The world leader in life sciences CRM, Cegedim is also one of the leading suppliers of strategic healthcare industry data. Cegedim employs 8,500 people in more than 80 countries and generated revenue of €927 million in 2010. Cegedim SA is listed in Paris (EURONEXT: CGM). To learn more, please visit: www.cegedim.com

Contacts:

Marisa Honomichl, Pulse Systems, Inc., Director of Marketing Communications  Tel.: 316.634.8607

mhonomichl@pulseinc.com

Aude Balleydier, Cegedim, Media Relations  Tel.: +33 (0) 1 49 09 68 81

aude.balleydier@cegedim.fr

Pulse has been named as one of the fastest-growing private companies in America by Inc. Magazine.

The listing was published by Inc. magazine in its annual Inc. 5000, an exclusive compilation of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. This compendium is ranked according to percentage revenue growth from comparing 2006 to 2009. Pulse had a steady of growth during that time.

Pulse’s inclusion in this prestigious list serves as validation of the value of it solutions; “We distinguish ourselves by the strength of our electronic health records and practice management solutions,” Said Bruce Rowley, Senior Vice President of Pulse. “We have made a name for ourselves as a company that strives to create solutions that are based on creating significant value for our clients by improving the efficiency of their workflow and connecting them to the electronic workflows forming in medical trade areas all across the country. This recognition is a sign that our efforts have been successful and inspires us to ensure that this success continues.”

President and CEO of Pulse Basil Hourani said it was an honor to be listed within the Inc. 5000 list. “We are proud to be recognized for our accomplishments over the past four years,” he said.”

Pulse, an industry-leading vendor of ambulatory healthcare software, announced today that its Electronic Health Record solution has once again received the AC Group 2010 Five Star award.

The AC Group, Inc., a top healthcare technology advisory and research firm, specializes in the evaluation, selection, and ranking of vendors in the PMS/EMR/EHR healthcare marketplace. The AC Group releases an annual report called “Digital Medical Office of the Future,” comparing vendors in key categories like company stability, product delivery, and product functionality. The information in its report was compiled from more than 5,000 questions designed to throughly examine the functionality capability of every system.

Pulse is one of only 14 vendors with a Five Star rating for its EHR system when evaluating functionality, company viability, ease of use, and end-user satisfaction. In addition, product functionality evaluations ranked Pulse’s EHR solution 1st, and its Patient Management System in the top three. The Pulse eRX module was also given a perfect score across the board for every range of providers. This comprehensive report has provided more than 25,000 physicians with the evaluation tools required for PM and EHR decision-making.

Basil Hourani, President and CEO of Pulse praised these results, “The AC Group is an accredited and knowledgeable third party. Its findings further confirm that Pulse is a serious force in the Health Information Technology market, and that our solutions are effective and functional.”

About AC Group, Inc.
AC Group, Inc., formed in 1996, is a healthcare technology advisory and research firm designed to save participants precious time and resources in their technology decision-making. AC Group is one of the leading companies, specializing in the evaluation, selection, and ranking of vendors in the PMS/EMR/EHR healthcare marketplace which assists practices with business strategies, market and customer strategies, competitive analysis, and product profiling. Visit www.acgroup.org for additional information.

Pulse EHR announced today that it is proud to be the provider of Practice Management and Electronic Health Record solutions to 40 percent of physicians in the Wichita area honored by Best Doctors in America^®.

The Best Doctors of America list is determined by an exhaustive peer review by thousands of doctors spanning dozens of medical specialties. The list published in the Wichita Business Journal, was excerpted from the overall database, which includes more than 45,000 doctors.

“We congratulate every doctor who made this list and are happy to be providing solutions for so many of them,” said Senior Vice President Bruce Rowley.

Pulse CEO Basil Hourani agreed, saying, “The fact that forty percent of these doctors are Pulse clients is further proof that Pulse solutions meet the highest standards of quality. These well-respected doctors are providing excellent patient care in the area, and running their practices efficiently.”

Pulse was honored with a Best in Business award on May 27, 2010. The award is handed out to companies showing strong revenue growth, product and marketing innovation and corporate giving. Pulse was selected from amongst 12 finalists.

Pulse’s strong revenue growth is due to phenomenal sales of it’s fully-integrated suite of applications for physicians and practices. Pulse’s product and marketing  innovation is marked in general by their ability to keep up with a rapidly changing healthcare industry and specifically by several notable achievements made over the past year, including:

• Pulse Patient Relationship Management 4.1.02 was the the first to receive full 2011 Comprehensive certification from the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT^®).
• Pulse is among the first EHR software providers to offer their point-of-care solution on the iPad™.
• Pulse introduced EHR Lite and  Simplicity Pricing to help practices overcome the cost of transitioning to Electronic Medical Records and meeting Meaningful Use requirements.
• Pulse announced an amazing new Self-Service Patient Check-in portal — a fully integrated waiting room kiosk accessible from beyond the practice walls.

Pulse, an industry leading healthcare software and services organization, today announced the company’s electronic health records (EHR) product, included in Pulse Patient Relationship Management 4.1.02, is a fully CCHIT Certified® 2011 Ambulatory EHR with additional certification in Child Health. Pulse’s EHR is the first to receive full Comprehensive certification from the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT®), which is intended to give healthcare providers maximum assurance that a product will meet their needs, as well as support their achievement of Meaningful Use to qualify for the financial incentives available in the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). In addition, the Pulse EHR earned a five star rating for Usability, the highest rating.

To receive the 2011 CCHIT Comprehensive certification, the Pulse EHR had to undergo a rigorous inspection of integrated functionality, interoperability and security, in addition to achieving full compliance with proposed federal standards tied to ARRA “meaningful use” financial incentives. The Pulse product is the first EHR to receive this full certification, which requires verification by CCHIT of operational use at two physician offices. The EHR suite is part of the Pulse Patient Relationship Management solution, which unifies Electronic Health Records (EHR), Practice Management (PM), Document Imaging Management (DIM), Pulse EDI and mobile Smartphone connectivity. The Pulse EHR previously was among the first to achieve the CCHIT® 2006 & 2008 certification.

“We believe that this CCHIT® certification confirms Pulse’s leadership and commitment to provide our customers with practical solutions that achieve compliance with the proposed federal standards and the ease of use that is vital to practice success.” said Basil Hourani, Pulse’s Chief Executive Officer. “We guarantee our EHR solution will qualify for the federal stimulus incentives available and we believe that this full 2011 CCHIT® certification provides strong validation that our proven Pulse EHR solution, in use at practices across the nation right now, already meets or exceeds all the requirements. Further, the five star usability rating is a validation of the Pulse philosophy of developing products and services that provide ‘an easier way’.”

“The ARRA incentives have the potential to significantly accelerate adoption of EHR technology by office-based physicians, other eligible providers and hospitals,” said Alisa Ray, CCHIT executive director. “Companies demonstrating their compliance with the proposed Federal standards are now able to offer certified products to providers who wish to purchase and implement EHR technology and achieve meaningful use in time for the 2011-2012 incentives.”

The ARRA stimulus bill signed into law in February 2009 includes $46 billion in incentives to help encourage physicians and hospitals to invest in EHR systems. To qualify for these incentive payments, the stimulus law requires hospitals and physicians to demonstrate meaningful use of EHRs, which includes achieving the following objectives:
• Allow patients to access clinical information
• Comply with state and federal privacy, security and data sharing regulations
• Document patient progress and provide clinical summaries
• Exchange critical information with other care providers
• Implement drug interaction safeguards
• Send patient reminders about follow-up and preventive care
• Submit immunization and laboratory data to relevant public health registries
• Use computerized physician order entry systems to transmit prescription