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BLOOMINGTON MEDICAL COMMUNITY PARTNERS WITH HEALTHBRIDGE AND AXOLOTL FOR HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE SOLUTION

Axolotl's hybrid federated solution to connect the Bloomington, Indiana Community

Mountain View, CA, August 6, 2007 - Bloomington Hospital and the physician community in Southern Indiana, announced today the selection of HealthBridge and Axolotl for the deployment of the most advanced health information exchange solution. Bloomington Hospital will be utilizing Axolotl's Elysium hybrid federated solution to improve quality of care throughout the community - allowing providers to access laboratory reports and radiology reports from any secure web connection. Bloomington Hospital is a founding partner of the E-Health Collaborative (formerly BEHC), and strives to provide community participants with advanced health information technology through the deployment of Elysium.

To select and implement a hybrid federated technology that best suits Bloomington Hospital and physician teams, the committee thoroughly reviewed options before selecting Axolotl's Elysium solution and HealthBridge, one of the nation's largest and most established Health Information Exchanges (HIE). The organizations' proven track record of physician and client satisfaction, secure hosting and collaborative atmosphere will help assure successful implementation of Elysium. HealthBridge and Axolotl have contracted with Bloomington Hospital to provide technical support, usage reports, consulting, and process implementation assistance.

"HealthBridge is delighted to partner with Axolotl in the deployment of Elysium for Bloomington Hospital and their physician community. Because we have firsthand experience with the solution suite and one of the most successful HIEs in the nation, we will offer Bloomington hospital and community physicians the most complete services and close guidance through this process," stated Keith Hepp, VP of Business Development at HealthBridge in Cincinnati, Ohio.

"We see HealthBridge as one of the nation's most successful models for transformation in health care," said Dr. Rowland, M.D., director of Medical Informatics at Bloomington Hospital. "HealthBridge and Axolotl will provide us with the support and technology we need while allowing Bloomington Hospital and our local physicians to develop the specific way the technology is implemented and organized."

"Axolotl is pleased that Bloomington will soon be realizing the significant benefits of Elysium," said Ray Scott, CEO of Axolotl. "Bloomington Hospital and their community physicians have demonstrated great diligence in partnering with Axolotl and HealthBridge for their health information exchange. Building on our experience, we are confident Bloomington will soon be achieving their stated goals."

About Bloomington Hospital
Bloomington Hospital has been innovative in providing quality care to south central Indiana communities for more than a century. Offering a comprehensive continuum of care, Bloomington Hospital is a not-for-profit organization and has a patient base of 367,000 in 10 counties (Brown, Daviess, Greene, Jackson, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe, Morgan, Orange and Owen.) Bloomington Hospital currently operates two hospital campuses (Bloomington and Orange County) with regional specialty offerings for Heart and Vascular, Cancer, Women and Children, Neurology and Orthopedic services. As a leading hospital in Indiana, Bloomington Hospital enhances health by advancing the art and science of medicine through the use of new technologies, procedures and care. www.bloomingtonhospital.org

About HealthBridge
HealthBridge is a not-for-profit health information exchange serving in the Greater Cincinnati tri-state area. Our mission is to improve the quality and efficiency of healthcare in our community. To do this we serve as a trusted third party working with all participating healthcare stakeholders to facilitate creation of an integrated and interoperable community healthcare system. This includes the adoption of community standard technologies and work processes. Through our clinical messaging system, we deliver over 2.1 million results (laboratory, radiology, transcription and ADT) to over 4,000 physicians each month. www.healthbridge.org

About Axolotl Corporation
Axolotl provides advanced Web-based products and services that automate health information exchange and management for hospitals, clinics, labs, physician offices and RHIOs. By connecting the healthcare community, our e2 technology increases efficiency, cuts the cost of information exchange, and improves the quality of care. Thousands of healthcare professionals nationwide are using Axolotl's Elysium solutions for electronic health record creation, health information access, exchange, and management, and transcription services. For more information, visit www.axolotl.com.

Contact:

Nicole Spencer
Axolotl Corporation
(530) 269-1806
nspencer@axolotl.com