AMICAS Reinforces Market Leadership Position as Comprehensive Radiology IT Solutions Provider


At RBMA's fall conference, AMICAS announces 3 Vision Series Financials contracts

BOSTON, Sept. 10 / / -- AMICAS, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMCS), a leader in radiology and medical image and information management solutions, today announced that it has signed 3 contracts for its modern Vision Series Financials product. In addition, AMICAS will display the full breadth of its automation solutions for radiology and billing practices at the Radiology Business Management Association (RBMA) Fall Educational Conference from September 16 to 18 in Nashville, TN. AMICAS will be in booth # 301.

"We are thrilled to announce the signing of these 3 Vision Series Financials contracts," said Paul Merrild, vice president of marketing at AMICAS. "We believe that the market is demonstrating an overwhelmingly positive response to our comprehensive radiology IT solutions. Our focus is on helping our customers to grow, run, and optimize their practices -- and since we provide the complete solution for radiology practices, our customers experience the best possible workflow."

AMICAS' full portfolio of imaging IT solutions -- including Vision Series Financials -- will be on display at RBMA. These solutions include:

o Vision Series Financials is a next generation radiology practice
management and billing software system designed to meet the challenges
of today's complex radiology billing environment. Vision Series
Financials combines a modern architecture with pioneering functionality
to streamline revenue cycle management needs.
o Insight Services is a suite of innovative revenue cycle management
services designed to accelerate the time it takes to convert
receivables into cash. Insight Services includes a variety of services
related to processing claims and patient statements. AMICAS manages
over 80 million annual transactions and over 1,000 payers via Insight
Services.
o Vision Series PACS is an industry leading Web-based PACS that
represents years of customer feedback matched with one of the
industry's most innovative engineering teams. Vision Series PACS is
designed to deliver unmatched functionality and productivity to
radiologists, radiology staff, IT support staff, and referring
physicians.
o Vision Series RIS, which utilizes a modern Web-based architecture,
provides attractive benefits to ambulatory care practices, imaging
centers, and radiology group practices. Continuing to receive accolades
from customers and prospects alike, this intuitive, robust solution
supports an entirely new level of productivity and workflow management.
o Vision Reach(TM) is designed specifically for the busy referring
physician. This innovative, yet extremely simple, solution uses the
latest Web-based technologies to integrate the radiology report with
key images to create a single "multi-media" report. This solution
delivers an unrivalled level of service to referring physicians, which
can help AMICAS customers to grow their relationships and businesses.
o Insight Dashboards(TM) is a Web-based business intelligence platform
that provides access to customized, easy-to-read graphical data for key
performance metrics and indicators -- including both clinical and
operational factors.
o Vision Series Document Management is a comprehensive "paperless office"
solution that is designed to streamline workflow, reduce expenses, and
facilitate compliance with the privacy and security guidelines mandated
by HIPAA. Vision Series Document Management stores and manages every
document electronically, and provides an immediate link to RIS, PACS,
and billing systems.

"We welcome our new Vision Series Financials customers and look forward to ongoing partnerships with all of our customers as we work together to revolutionize radiology automation," said Mr. Merrild. "Because AMICAS provides the complete solution for radiology businesses - from PACS to RIS to Financials to Document Management - our customers have a single IT partnership they can depend on. We will continue to invest in R&D and look forward to applying our 30 years of experience to solving radiology's most challenging problems."

AMICAS, Insight Dashboards, Insight Services, Vision Reach, and Vision Series are trademarks or registered trademarks of AMICAS, Inc.

About AMICAS, Inc.

AMICAS, Inc. (http://amicas.com/) is a leader in radiology and medical image and information management solutions. The AMICAS(R) Vision Series(TM) products provide a complete, end-to-end solution for imaging centers, ambulatory care facilities, and radiology practices. Acute care and hospital clients are provided with a fully integrated, hospital information system- independent PACS that features advanced enterprise workflow support and scalable design. Complementing the Vision Series product family is AMICAS Insight(TM) Solutions, a set of client-centered professional and consulting services that assist our customers with a well-planned transition to a digital enterprise.

Source: AMICAS, Inc.

CONTACT: Aine Cryts, Marketing Communications Manager of AMICAS, Inc.,
+1-617-779-7878, acryts@amicas.com

Web site: http://amicas.com/

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