Active Data Services, Inc. Inks Deal With Cleveland Regional Medical Center

MORRISVILLE, N.C. – Peter Ransome, executive vice president and CMO for Active Data Services, Inc. (www.activedataservices.com), a business process outsourcing firm that captures, manages and distributes information for healthcare organizations, has announced that the firm has been contracted by Cleveland Regional Medical Center, a 261-bed facility located in Shelby, North Carolina, that features North Carolina’s first Level III trauma center. Under this contract, Active Data Services, Inc. will support the conversion of medical records into electronic media. Active Data Services, Inc. previously converted 4 million images in 65 days to the Active Data Services Vault, a Software as a Service (SaaS) retrieval system that provides secure online access to patient medical charts. The information is available only to authorized employees in the healthcare system. This conversion to electronic health records will increase effectiveness and convenience for all patient records, as well as enhance the security of all records. The resulting impact will be improved operational efficiencies resulting in lower costs and enhanced patient care and privacy.

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News Facts:

• Active Data Services, Inc., a business process outsourcing firm that captures, manages and distributes information for healthcare organizations, has been contracted by Cleveland Regional Medical Center, a 261-bed facility located in Shelby, North Carolina, that features North Carolina’s first Level III trauma center.
• Under this contract, Active Data Services, Inc. supported the conversion of medical records into electronic media.
• Active Data Services, Inc. previously converted 4 million images in 65 days to the Active Data Services Vault, a Software as a Service (SaaS) retrieval system that provides secure online access to patient medical charts.
• The information is available only to authorized employees in the healthcare system.
• This conversion to electronic health records will increase effectiveness and convenience for all patient records, as well as enhance the security of all records.
• The resulting impact will be improved operational efficiencies resulting in lower costs and enhanced patient care and privacy.

Quotes:
“We are pleased to have been selected by Cleveland Regional Medical Center to convert their medical records to the Active Data Services Vault in order to provide secure online access to patient charts,” said Ransome. “We hope our experience in high-tech, electronic health records will provide Cleveland Regional with a high-quality, cost-effective solution, as well as increased security.”

About Active Data Services, Inc.:
Active Data Services, Inc., a business-process outsourcing firm founded in 2002, is an industry leader in providing advanced data and document management services. As a next generation Integrated Document Facilitysm, Active Data Services captures, manages and distributes over 150 million critical business documents and electronic communications per year. These uniquely integrated services are designed for healthcare, financial and enterprise customers that manage critical data and document intensive applications. Active Data Services allows these companies to lower costs, meet today’s expanding compliance requirements, improve customer service and thereby gain competitive advantage. The privately-held firm has a U.S. corporation headquarters in Morrisville, North Carolina. In 2005, Active Data Services was recognized among the 50 fastest-growing private companies in the Triangle by the Triangle Business Journal. For more information please call 919-654-2000 or visit the Web site at www.activedataservices.com.

About Cleveland Regional Medical Center:
Located in Shelby, North Carolina, Cleveland Regional Medical Center (CRMC) is a member of the Cleveland County HealthCare System, along with Kings Mountain Hospital. CRMC offers patient services through Centers of Excellence, a centralized approach to care designed with the patient in mind. In a single area of care, patients and their families receive comprehensive services — from diagnostics to treatment and education — from a specialized team of trained caregivers. The emergency department was the first Level III trauma center in North Carolina and offers round-the-clock air ambulance services. The 261-bed facility offers a comprehensive rehabilitation program and two long-term care facilities, Cleveland Pines and Crawley Memorial Hospital. CRMC’s cancer program is affiliated with the Blumenthal Cancer Center at Carolina Medical Center in Charlotte, and the cardiovascular program is a part of The Carolinas Heart Institute at Carolinas Medical Center. In addition, CRMC offers the Women’s Life Center, the Diabetes Center, the Surgery Center, the Joint Academy, which is specially designed for joint-replacement surgery patients, as well as state-of-the-art diagnostics. For more information, visit the Web site at www.clevelandregional.org.

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