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University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Goes Live on IDX(R) Carecast(TM) Electronic Patient Records System New technology supports efficiency and enhances patient care Key milestone for electronic patient record progress in UK LONDON and BURLINGTON, Vt., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- IDX Systems Corporation (NASDAQ:IDXC) and University College London Hospitals (UCLH) NHS Foundation Trust today announced the launch of the first phase of the Trust's state-of-the-art IDX(R) Carecast(TM) electronic patient records (EPR) system, which went live across all eight of the Trust's hospitals earlier this week. This first phase of the Carecast activation replaces the Trust's existing patient administration system and provides additional functions in the Accident & Emergency (A&E) and Maternity departments. UCLH Chief Executive Robert Naylor said: "The successful implementation of Carecast is an exciting moment in the development of our state-of-the-art electronic patient record. It will enable us to work more efficiently and safely, bringing immediate benefits to our patients and staff. It coincides with the opening of the new 422m pounds Sterling University College Hospital last week and clearly demonstrates progress towards the Trust's 'world class' ambitions. It also points the way forward in modernising the NHS." UCLH is the first healthcare organisation in the UK to use Carecast. Under the NHS National Programme for IT, IDX is working with BT to deliver Carecast to Trusts throughout the London region, recognized as a centre for healthcare excellence in the UK. As one of the largest and most clinically sophisticated Trusts in the NHS, UCLH represents a significant milestone for Carecast in the UK and sets the stage for the larger undertaking. "Carecast is one of the first products to meet the rigorous standards of the National Programme for IT, so this go-live is a great milestone for electronic medical records in the UK," said James H. Crook Jr., Chief Executive Officer of IDX. "This go-live builds on IDX's history of success in the UK at Chelsea and Westminster Healthcare NHS Trust in London, and points the way to continued success in the future." During preparations for the UCLH go-live, approximately 1.5 million patient records were transferred into Carecast, and more than 2,100 staff received EPR training. Since the go-live, more than 1,000 UCLH staff have been using Carecast to carry out patient administration functions, including patient registrations, appointments, admissions, discharges and transfers, bed management and commissioning. To date, the system is handling approximately 250,000 transactions a day with consistent sub second response times. IDX and UCLH expect the number of transactions processed per day by Carecast to well exceed the million mark as UCLH goes live on additional clinical functionality. Based on the reliable HP NonStop(TM) platform, Carecast is distinguished in the healthcare IT industry for its guaranteed 99.9 percent uptime and significant scalability. Within the A&E, staff are starting to use Carecast's 'electronic whiteboard' to facilitate patients' progress through the department. In the near future, entries on the whiteboard will show real-time, colour-coded information on how long patients have been waiting and will alert clinicians when lab results are available. They can also use Carecast to make patient information immediately available online to clinicians once patients are admitted to a ward. In the Maternity department, midwives are using Carecast clinical assessment tools, making it easier for them to monitor, assess and communicate to each other the health status of mothers and babies. Every baby born at UCLH will begin life with its own comprehensive electronic medical record and will have the potential of a lifetime record accessible anywhere they receive medical care, across the country. "This initial launch of Carecast at UCLH is an important achievement for both UCLH and IDX," said Kevin Jarrold, UCLH's Director of Information Management. "Healthcare is one of the most complex environments within which to introduce IT and the project has required a close partnership between the Trust and IDX to adapt Carecast to our particular needs. We look forward to building on that as we expand our electronic patient record system to include more clinical functions over the next year." During 2005 and 2006, IDX and UCLH expect to extend Carecast functionality to cover electronic requesting, enhanced A&E tools, care planning, reporting and pharmacy. UCLH's patient care record will incorporate nearly every facet of patient care -- medical notes, test results, clinical images, letters, appointments -- linked into one secure electronic record that can be retrieved at the touch of a button. Carecast is also expected to integrate with the Picis Theatre Manager software, the first phase of which was implemented within all of the Trust's operating theatres earlier this year. "To adapt Carecast for the UK healthcare environment, IDX partnered closely with UCLH and drew on our nine years of experience working in London," said Rob Baker, Managing Director, IDX UK. "The success of our Carecast deployment paves the way for a robust electronic patient record solution throughout London." IDX has nearly a decade of experience in providing electronic patient records in the UK. Chelsea and Westminster Healthcare NHS Trust in London has used IDX(R) LastWord(R), the predecessor to Carecast, since 1999 to create lifetime electronic patient records to support improved quality of care, including a documented 63 percent reduction in last-minute surgery cancellations. The organisation's electronic patient records system is used in the Trust by more than 2,000 healthcare professionals to support patient care. The Trust recently went live with full electronic prescribing in all outpatient clinics -- becoming one of the first Trusts in the UK to accomplish this achievement in an integrated environment. About UCLH: UCLH NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest providers of healthcare services, medical research and training. Its hospitals provide acute and surgical services for local people, commuters and visitors to London as well as highly specialised services to patients referred from all over the country. It includes: University College Hospital, The Middlesex Hospital, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson and Obstetric Hospital, Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Eastman Dental Hospital, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, The Heart Hospital and The Royal London Homoeopathic Hospital. About IDX Systems Corporation: Founded in 1969, IDX Systems Corporation provides information technology solutions to maximize value in the delivery of healthcare, improve the quality of patient service, enhance medical outcomes, and reduce the costs of care. Our systems are deployed to serve approximately 150,000 physicians and are installed at over 3,400 customer sites, including more than 850 group practices and approximately 370 integrated delivery networks servicing more than 500 hospitals. IDX also provides its enterprise clinical software as a subcontractor to BT, Local Service Provider for the United Kingdom National Health Service's National Programme for Information Technology, an initiative to establish electronic patient records for 50 million patients. The IDX web strategy includes browser technology, e-commerce and web-based tools -- built using Internet architecture -- that facilitates access for patients, physicians and care providers to vital health information and data managed by the IDX clinical, administrative, financial, and managed care products. IDX has approximately 2,400 full-time employees. About IDX(R) Carecast(TM): Carecast is a fully integrated clinical, financial and administrative system, combining core clinical processes for orders, results, pharmacy and clinical documentation with administrative and financial processes for scheduling, registration, admitting, charging and billing. Representing the next generation of electronic clinical information solutions, Carecast delivers unsurpassed response time and reliability to support fast-paced clinical environments. The system automates workflow throughout the healthcare enterprise and enables rapid access to patient records across the care continuum, from admission to discharge, including inpatient and ambulatory care. The result is a comprehensive lifetime patient record that enhances the quality of care and promotes operational efficiencies. Developed by and for providers -- in collaboration with leading hospitals, clinicians and healthcare executives -- Carecast builds on 25 years of innovation with the IDX(R) LastWord(R) enterprise system. Customers include leading healthcare organisations in the US, Canada and Europe. IDX also provides its enterprise clinical software as a subcontractor to BT, Local Service Provider for the United Kingdom National Health Service's National Programme for Information Technology, an initiative to establish electronic patient records for 50 million patients. IDX, Carecast and LastWord are registered trademarks or trademarks of IDX Investment Corporation. This press release contains forward-looking statements about IDX Systems Corporation that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements are uncertainties or difficulties in developing new services and systems, including Carecast, difficulties in implementing systems including systems to be implemented for the U.K. National Health Service, possible deferral, delay or cancellation by customers of computer system or service purchase decisions, possible delay or cancellation of system installations and service implementations, development by competitors of new or superior technologies, changing economic, political and regulatory influences on the healthcare industry, changes in product pricing policies, governmental regulation of IDX's software and operations, the possibility of product-related liabilities, and factors detailed from time to time in IDX's periodic reports and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which important factors are incorporated herein by reference. IDX undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events, or changes in future operating results, financial condition or business over time. Contact Information: Jamie Gier Senior Director of Marketing IDX Systems Corporation 206.790.6764 Margo C. Happer Vice President Investor Relations and Corporate Communications 802.859.6169 Alison Cahn Director of Communications UCLH NHS Foundation Trust Hospital 011 44 20 7380 9966 DATASOURCE: IDX Systems Corporation CONTACT: Jamie Gier, Senior Director of Marketing, +1-206-790-6764, , or Margo C. Happer, Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications, +1-802-859-6169, , both of IDX Systems Corporation; Alison Cahn of UCLH NHS Foundation Trust Hospital, Director of Communications, +011-44-20-7380-9966, Web site: http://www.idx.com/

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