- Wyndgate and QuadraMed(R) Strengthen Partnership and Success - DENVER, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wyndgate Technologies(R), a division of Global Med Technologies(R), Inc., (OTC:GLOB) (BULLETIN BOARD: GLOB) announced today that Wilkes Regional Medical Center in North Wilkesboro, NC, has licensed its SafeTrace Tx(R) transfusion management system. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040226/GLOBALMEDLOGO ) Wilkes Regional Medical Center purchased SafeTrace Tx in conjunction with Affinity(R) Lab, which is the Laboratory Information System (LIS) offered by QuadraMed(R) Corporation. QuadraMed, a Wyndgate channel partner, offers SafeTrace Tx as the blood bank solution for its LIS. SafeTrace Tx will enable QuadraMed, who is implementing several products in multiple departments at Wilkes Regional, to integrate the medical center's transfusion service into a comprehensive Electronic Health Record solution. "Wyndgate Technologies supports Wilkes Regional Medical Center's mission to provide state-of-the-art care to its patients. The SafeTrace Tx system will allow us to include our transfusion service as we establish electronic records throughout the medical center," stated Pat Cashwell, Lab Manager at Wilkes Regional Medical Center. She continued, "The relationship between Wyndgate and QuadraMed is exceedingly valuable because their collaboration is enabling us to share information around the hospital that would otherwise be accessible only by our transfusion service team. This is a great asset and it will permit us to accurately identify and track blood products electronically throughout a patient's stay." Thomas F. Marcinek, President and Chief Operating Officer of Wyndgate Technologies, said, "Wilkes Regional Medical Center is a facility that focuses on patient safety and that takes advantage of tools designed to support high levels of safety. We are pleased to be providing our products and services to enhance the transfusion service management of such a quality organization." Mr. Marcinek added, "We are also pleased to be partnering with QuadraMed as they assist Wilkes Regional with fulfilling their goal for electronic health records. We place great value in our channel partners and are proud to broaden their offerings. It is exciting to participate in projects such as the one at Wilkes Regional where Wyndgate, QuadraMed and Wilkes Regional will all benefit through mutual involvement." About Wilkes Regional Medical Center Wilkes Regional Medical Center was established to care for the sick and injured. Our mission is to strive to provide comprehensive, high quality and cost effective health care to the citizens of Wilkes County and surrounding areas. Wilkes Regional Medical Center is owned by the Town of North Wilkesboro and governed by the Hospital Operating Corporation, a conscientious team of leaders of the community who volunteer their time. About Global Med Technologies, Inc. Global Med Technologies, Inc. is an international e-Health, medical information technology company, providing information management software products and services to the healthcare industry. Its Wyndgate Technologies division is a leading supplier of information management systems to U.S. and international blood centers and hospital transfusion centers. Current clients of Wyndgate's products and services manage more than 3 million units of blood, or over 22% of the U.S. blood supply, each year. Wyndgate's products are being used in Canada and sub-Saharan Africa, and are being implemented in the Caribbean. Together, the SafeTrace Tx advanced transfusion management system and the SafeTrace(R) donor management system provide Vein-to-Vein(R) tracking from donor collection to patient transfusion. For more information about Global Med's products and services, please call 800-WYNDGATE or visit http://www.globalmedtech.com/, http://www.peoplemed.com/ and http://www.wyndgate.com/. About QuadraMed Corporation QuadraMed Corporation advances the success of healthcare organizations through IT solutions that leverage quality care into positive financial outcomes. As evolving reimbursement scenarios challenge healthcare organizations to leverage quality of care into payment, clients committing to QuadraMed's care-based solutions can realize market leading financial performance. Using QuadraMed's end-to-end solutions to optimize the patient experience and leverage quality of care into payment, its clients can receive the proper reimbursement, in the shortest time, at the lowest administrative cost. Behind its products and services is a staff of almost 600 professionals whose experience and dedication to service have earned QuadraMed the trust and loyalty of customers at approximately 2,000 healthcare provider facilities. To find out more about QuadraMed, visit http://www.quadramed.com/. This news release may include statements that constitute forward-looking statements, usually containing the words "believe," "estimate," "project," "expects" or similar expressions. These statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements inherently involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. By making these forward-looking statements, the Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this news release. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040226/GLOBALMEDLOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Global Med Technologies, Inc. CONTACT: Michael I. Ruxin, M.D., Global Med Technologies, Inc., +1-303-238-2000 Web site: http://www.peoplemed.com/ Web site: http://www.wyndgate.com/ Web site: http://www.quadramed.com/ Web site: http://www.globalmedtech.com/

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