St. Barnabas Hospital to implement Frontiers™, eko systems’ Perioperative Clinical Information Management System

Fairfax, VA (July 8, 2005) - St. Barnabas Hospital in Bronx, New York has signed an agreement to implement Frontiers™, eko systems inc.’s perioperative clinical information management system. According to William Ford Sr., M.D., Chairman of Anesthesiology at St. Barnabas, Frontiers™ is expected to go live the 3rd quarter of 2005

Frontiers™ is a completely integrated clinical information management solution that covers the entire spectrum of perioperative care (pre-operative clinic, pre-operative holding, operating room, post anesthesia recovery room and post-operative rounds). The system was developed by clinicians and a team of engineers to meet the challenging needs of a “top 100” medical center.

Dr. Ford stated, “We look forward to achieving our goal of automating the perioperative clinical information from the Pre-Op Clinic through PACU. We are confident the Frontiers™ system will assist us in improving patient care, meeting the increasing demands for regulatory compliance and increasing the Hospital’s and physicians’ revenue. Frontiers™ is easy to learn and use, and will require little support from the Hospital’s information systems department.”

“We are excited about implementing our system at St. Barnabas Hospital,” said Donald Goldberg, CEO of eko systems.” “Automating the perioperative clinical documentation will assist St. Barnabas in creating a more complete record, while capturing the information necessary to improve clinical practices, enhance revenue and reduce costs. “St. Barnabas, America’s first chronic disease hospital has a long history of providing compassionate and high quality care, and our software will support the hospital in this mission.”

About St. Barnabas Hospital (www.stbarnabashospital.org)

Founded in 1866, St. Barnabas is a not-for-profit, nonsectarian, acute care community hospital located in Bronx, New York. Today it is the 15th largest hospital in New York State. The expanding St. Barnabas network provides high quality inpatient, outpatient and emergency medical and dental services. St. Barnabas primary care facilities are conveniently located throughout the Bronx.

About eko systems, inc. (www.ekosystems.com)

eko systems, inc. is a healthcare information technology developer providing advanced Perioperative Clinical Information Management Systems for hospital and free standing surgical environments. The Company's product, Frontiers™, is a state-of-the-art turnkey Perioperative Clinical Information Management System solution that fully automates the charting of surgical patient care and associated billing processes from the Pre-Op Clinic through the PACU. In addition, eko’s Patient Trak™ solution provides organizations with “real time” information regarding the status of the patient throughout the perioperative environment. Founded in 1996, eko systems inc. is a privately held corporation based in Fairfax, Virginia.

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