Netsmart Technologies to Provide Practice and Treatment Management Software and Services to Rosecrance, Inc.
21 December 2006 - 4:01AM
PR Newswire (US)
Rosecrance Substance Abuse Treatment Centers to Utilize Netsmart's
Avatar Suite of Software and Professional Services GREAT RIVER,
N.Y., Dec. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Netsmart Technologies, Inc.
(NASDAQ:NTST), a leading supplier of enterprise-wide software for
health and human services organizations, announced today that it
has signed a software and services contract totaling more than
$500,000 over a one-year period. Based in Rockford, Ill.,
Rosecrance provides a full continuum of substance abuse prevention,
intervention and treatment services to more than 5,000 children,
youth, adults and families. Rosecrance will utilize Netsmart's
CCHIT Certified(SM) Avatar 2006 software Avatar clinical and
management software suite, including Practice Management, Clinician
Workstation, RADplus, Order Entry and Mobile. The contract with
Netsmart includes licensed software, installation and support
services, project management, training and development, and
maintenance. "Continued growth in services and clients led us to
replace our current system with software that is designed to
address our immediate needs and future expansion plans," said
Philip W. Eaton, president and CEO of Rosecrance. "Our clinical
staff was particularly impressed with the capabilities of the
Netsmart software suite, and believes it is an excellent fit for
our specific requirements." Rosecrance will also utilize the First
Data Bank medications library, which includes drug-to-drug
interaction alerts and is integrated with Avatar Order Entry, as
well as John Wiley Libraries, which includes complete adult
psychotherapy and addiction treatment planning capabilities and is
integrated with Avatar Clinical Workstation. "We're pleased to be
selected by Rosecrance as their technology partner," said James
Gargiulo, Netsmart's executive vice president, Clients and
Solutions. "Our selection was based products that are designed to
provide a comprehensive range of clinical and practice management
solutions, together with a solid track record of meeting the needs
of substance abuse agencies across the country." For information
about Netsmart Technology's full range of solutions for public
health and human services, visit http://www.ntst.com/ or call
1-800-421-7503. About Rosecrance, Inc. Rosecrance is accredited
with full standards compliance by the Joint Commission on
Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) and is nationally
recognized as a premier provider of treatment services. Rosecrance
offers a comprehensive program that addresses substance abuse
problems and prepare clients for a successful recovery. Rosecrance
offers the following services: prevention education and training,
intervention services, detoxification, outpatient and inpatient
treatment, partial hospitalization, continuing care, recovery homes
for teen girls and mothers with children, job readiness assessment
and training, employment opportunities and alumni clubs. Rosecrance
can be found at http://www.rosecrance.org/. About Netsmart
Technologies, Inc. Netsmart Technologies, Inc., based in Great
River, N.Y., is an established, leading supplier of enterprise-wide
software solutions for health and human services providers, with
more than 1,300 clients, including more than 30 systems with state
agencies. Netsmart's clients include health and human services
organizations, public health agencies, mental health and substance
abuse clinics, psychiatric hospitals, and managed care
organizations. Netsmart's products are full-featured information
systems that operate on a variety of operating systems, hardware
platforms, and mobile devices, and offer unlimited scalability.
Avatar 2006 Version 02 is a CCHIT Certified(SM) product for CCHIT
Ambulatory EHR 2006. CCHIT is a Recognized Certification Body in
the United States for certifying health information technology
products -- an independent, not-for-profit organization that sets
the benchmark for electronic health records. The U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded CCHIT a three-year contract
in September 2005 to develop and evaluate certification criteria
and an inspection process for ambulatory (office and clinic) EHRs,
inpatient (hospital) EHRs and the networks through which they
interoperate. Avatar is the first behavioral health and substance
abuse software to receive CCHIT certification. Statement on Behalf
of Netsmart Technologies, Inc. Statements in this press release may
be "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as
"anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "intend" and similar
expressions, as they relate to the company or its management,
identify forward-looking statements. These statements are based on
current expectations, estimates and projections about the company's
business based, in part, on assumptions made by management. These
statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve
risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict.
Therefore, actual outcomes and results may, and probably will,
differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such
forward-looking statements due to numerous factors, including those
described above and those risks discussed from time to time in
Netsmart's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In
addition, such statements could be affected by risks and
uncertainties related to product demand, market and customer
acceptance, competition, pricing and development difficulties, as
well as general industry and market conditions and growth rates,
and general economic conditions. Any forward-looking statements
speak only as of the date on which they are made, and the company
does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking
statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this
release. Information on Netsmart's website does not constitute a
part of this release. --Avatar 2006 Version 02 is a CCHIT
Certified(SM) product for CCHIT Ambulatory EHR 2006. CCHIT is a
Recognized Certification Body in the United States for certifying
health information technology products -- an independent,
not-profit organization that sets the benchmark for electronic
health records. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS) awarded CCHIT a three-year contract in September 2005 to
develop and evaluate certification criteria and an inspection
process for ambulatory (office and clinic) EHRs, inpatient
(hospital) EHRs and the networks through which they interoperate."
DATASOURCE: Netsmart Technologies, Inc. CONTACT: Dave Kishler of
Netsmart Technologies, +1-614-932-6723, Web site:
http://www.ntst.com/ http://www.rosecrance.org/
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