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FirstHealth of the Carolinas Selects Bottomline Technologies for Health Care Technology

^{Published on 2011-02-18 08:05:52 - Market Wire}
 

PORTSMOUTH, N.H.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Bottomline Technologies (NASDAQ: EPAY) today announced that FirstHealth of the Carolinas, located in Pinehurst, N.C., has selected Bottomlinea™s interactive automation solution to streamline patient data collection and automate information flow between disparate systems.

"We identified a need to improve some of our internal processes to better support the state-of-the-art health care that we deliver at our three hospitals"

aWe identified a need to improve some of our internal processes to better support the state-of-the-art health care that we deliver at our three hospitals,a said David Dillehunt, chief information officer at [ FirstHealth ]. aAs a longtime customer, we trust Bottomlinea™s ability to deliver easy to use, intuitive solutions that simplify processes for patients, clinicians and staff. Bottomlinea™s Inproticaa" workflow solution will play a critical role in our ability ato care for people,a™ which is our core purpose, and to deliver the best patient experience possible.a

[ Inprotica ] accelerates the flow of data for clinical, financial and operational processes, helping health care organizations to increase efficiencies, tighten security and meet compliance regulations. By providing for integration to existing Electronic Health Records (EHR) and Health Information Management (HIM) systems, the Inprotica platform enables finance, information technology and HIM professionals to bridge the gap between their existing systems investments and increase overall return on investment. Additionally, Inproticaa™s Process Templates provide sample solutions to jump-start the automation of processes, including registration and consent.

aWea™re thrilled to expand our partnership with FirstHealth and support their success at the forefront of regional health care,a said Pete Heydt, director of healthcare sales at Bottomline Technologies. aInprotica provides FirstHealth with a solution that makes their clinical and business processes as cutting edge as their health care delivery. Our solution complements their core systems and will automate their paper-based processes, removing inefficiencies and enhancing quality of patient care.a

Editorial Note:Bottomline will be exhibiting in booth #5177 at HIMSS 2011, Feb. 20-24, 2011 in Orlando, Fla. For more information or to arrange an on-site meeting, please contact Sarah Stevenson at [ sstevenson@bottomline.com ].

About FirstHealth of the Carolinas

FirstHealth of the Carolinas is a private, non-governmental, not-for-profit health care network located in Pinehurst, N.C. The system serves 15 counties in the mid-Carolinas and includes three hospitals with a total of 582 beds, the Reid Heart Center, a rehabilitation center, three sleep disorders centers, three dental clinics, six family care centers, six fitness centers, four charitable foundations, a hospice program, home health services and an insurance plan. Critical care transport, EMS and medical transport services are also offered. For more information, visit[ www.firsthealth.org ].

About Bottomline Technologies

Bottomline Technologies (NASDAQ: EPAY) provides collaborative payment, invoice and document automation solutions to corporations, financial institutions and banks around the world. The companya™s solutions are used to streamline, automate and manage processes involving payments, invoicing, global cash management, supply chain finance and transactional documents. Organizations trust these solutions to meet their needs for cost reduction, competitive differentiation and optimization of working capital. Headquartered in the United States, Bottomline also maintains offices in Europe and Asia-Pacific. For more information, visit[ www.bottomline.com ].

Bottomline Technologies, Inprotica and the BT logo are trademarks of Bottomline Technologies (de), Inc. which may be registered in certain jurisdictions. All other brand/product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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