Press Release: ClearHealth Demo Available

Editor's Note: Download available here, screenshots here, more technical information here. PHOENIX, A.Z.

May 16, 2005 -- Uversa today announced the release of ClearHealth 1.0 Release Candidate 1 at the TEPR 2005 conference. ClearHealth now brings to the medical market the first open source package to include the big five features. Covering the five major area of practice operations including scheduling, billing, EMR, HIPAA Security and Medical Accounts Receivable it is suitable for running practices from end to end.

While it has previously been possible to use open source to run a medical practice it required several distinct and often immature systems, ClearHealth now offers all of the needed features in one integrated system.

Now Medical practices from a few doctors to multi-facility institutional settings can operate on 100% open source. Conference attendees were able to get a preview of the complete feature set and the flexible options that enable true Electronic Medical Record (EMR) implementation using open standards and formats.

With Uversa's recent hiring of Fred Trotter, creator of the open source FreeB billing system and prolific medical open source developer, Uversa has positioned itself as the leader in this market with the proof of that position in this latest release. ClearHealth has multiple next-generation features that distinguish it from any other Open Source offering and many commercial ones as well. By bundling the the FreeB 2.0 billing system practices are afforded unprecedented control of the billing process and have a flexible set of options to selectively use clearing houses or direct to payer billing as they see fit.

With the constant downward pressure on payer fee schedules FreeB makes it possible to maximize turn around time, maximize quality of claims and to avoid the per transaction fees found across the industry. The smartly engineered FreeB 2.0 has groundbreaking features that dramatically improve the claims process including complete revision control, integration with a variety of data sources from other EMR systems or external datasets and a self-service capability for end users to make format updates without vendor intervention.

ClearHealth is making its mark as a truly extensible EMR system with its EMR Extensions capabilities. By empowering clinicians and providers to easily create and extend data entry screens without programming, EMR Extensions add a level of value to not found elsewhere and ultimately serves to improve patient care. With EMR usage doubling between 2003 and 2004 it is clear the providers across many specialties are beginning to understand the importance and value that digitizing clinical information offers. With its EMR Extensions feature set ClearHealth has taken the forefront as a long term strategy that can quickly and cost-effectively evolve with the various regulatory and best practice changes as they occur over the next several years.

Uversa offers installation, custom development and commercial support for the ClearHealth suite under its ClearHealth Advantage brand, as well as on-site training and proficiency certification tracts at its Phoenix offices. Subscriptions to the ClearHealth Advantage Training website and pre-orders for the upcoming ClearHealth book are also available. Committed to an open development process and to fostering community Uversa is proud to deliver commercial quality software to the Open Source sphere. More information about ClearHealth can be found at http://www.clear-health.com or you can call Uversa for information and sales directly, toll free, at 1-877-UVERSA8.

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About Uversa

Uversa is a technology company founded on the idea that regardless of technical prowess, innovation and ingenuity, customer service is the true differentiator. There are many technically proficient companies and many companies that deliver good service, there are very few that offer both. Uversa is a leading developer of Open Source software with more than a dozen public projects across Healthcare, Accounting, Enterprise Resource Planning and more. Extensive support and Uversa's extensive Advantage support and training programs. Offering an uncommon zealousness to customer service Uversa maintains long term relationships with it's customer and delivers leading software across many market segments. For more information about Uversa, visit www.uversainc.com

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