EANS-News: CompuGROUP Holding AG / Decision Support: For Greater Efficiency and Quality in the Healthcare System

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Koblenz (euro adhoc) - CompuGROUP Holding AG, a leading global
provider of eHealth, envisions greater efficiency in the healthcare
system through the comprehensive utilization of Decision Support
Systems. Chief Medical Officer Prof. Dr. med. Stefan F. Winter is
participating in a panel discussion of this topic at the European
Health Congress in Munich.

Quality and efficiency play a central role in patient care. On
average, a German physician only has 7.6 minutes to make the right
decision (compared to 15.6 minutes in Switzerland), which is often
not enough to recognize and react accordingly to complex subjects. As
a consequence, 2.8 of the 470 million prescriptions issued annually
present a danger to patients. Status of political discussions is that
hospital care is necessary as the result of 846,000 prescriptions.
Wrong prescriptions cause up to 16,000 deaths annually and create
unnecessary costs in excess of 500 million Euro.

Often, lack of information about the patient's medical history is the
reason therefore. With Decision Support Systems, CompuGroup makes
relevant medical information available in the right place at the
right time, based on the respective patient's medical file. The
eHealth provider wants to achieve an important goal with the
utilization of intelligent software: a 15% increase in the efficiency
of the healthcare system, i.e. a true increase in efficiency with
significant simultaneous cost savings!

"Decision Support is the new, third pillar in the healthcare system
and the deciding factor in successfully supporting service
providers", explains CompuGROUP's Chief Medical Officer Prof. Dr.
med. Stefan F. Winter. "Medical knowledge is constantly growing, but
also confronts physicians with a virtual flood of information. This
is precisely where Decision Support comes in: it makes the
appropriate options available to physicians from the huge array of
medical knowledge. It does that in a timely manner within the
physician information system. This system is used intensively for
more than 336 minutes daily by 81% of physicians. We call that
valuable support, equally benefiting the physician, as well as the
patient.

The European Healthcare Congress takes place in Munich from October
22 to 23. This year, international participants from the hospital and
rehabilitation sector as well as insurance, politics and economy will
discuss the topic "Setting the Course for the Healthcare System".
CompuGROUP's Chief Medical Officer Prof. Dr. med. Stefan F. Winter
will give a lecture during the panel discussion "Invest Today,
Benefit Tomorrow - Through Medical Decision Support" on October 23,
from 11:00 am -12:30 pm in ballroom A.

About CompuGROUP Holding AG CompuGROUP is one of the leading e-health
companies in the world. Its software products designed to support
medical and organizational activities in physicians' surgeries and
hospitals, its information services for all parties involved in the
health sector and its Web-based personal medical files contribute to
the development of a more reliable and efficient health service
system. The basis for the services offered by CompuGROUP is an
unparalleled customer base comprising some 326,000 physicians,
dentists, hospitals and networks, as well as other service providers.
CompuGROUP is the e-health company with the widest global reach among
service providers. The firm operates in 14 European countries,
Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and the U.S. and currently
employs roughly 2,800 people.

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Further inquiry note:

Barbara Zörner

Tel.: 0261-8000 1293

E-Mail: bzo@compugroup.com

Branche: Software
ISIN: DE0005437305
WKN: 543730
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