Axolotl

San Jose, CA June 12, 2009 - The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT®) announced the members of its Health Information Exchange (HIE) Work Group for 2009-10. Composed of twenty selected members, the group will develop the criteria and inspection process for certifying the HIEs over which patient information is securely shared.

Nick Radov, director of research and development for Axolotl Corp. was selected to participate and serve on the HIE Work Group. Recognized for his expertise in HIE, Radov brings over twelve years of direct experience and knowledge to the HIE Work Group. Furthermore, he has been instrumental in leading Axolotl's product conformance testing for Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) profiles, the National Health Infrastructure Network (NHIN 1) project for the U.S. Health and Human Services Department, and representing the company to the HL7 standards organization, amongst leading other implementations and systems architecture platforms.

Along with Radov's participation, two of Axolotl's customers were chosen -Robert C Steffel, President & CEO of Greater Cincinnati HealthBridge, Inc. as co-chair and Deborah Bass, President & CEO of Bass & Associates, Inc, and Interim Executive Director of the Nebraska Health Information Initiative (NeHII). The CCHIT Work Group members are selected by the Commission for their individual expertise and stakeholder representation.

"This year more than 600 people volunteered - more than twice last year's number - demonstrating the tremendous interest and commitment of the health care community to our efforts as an important part of the larger initiative to accelerate adoption and meaningful use of health IT," said Mark Leavitt, M.D., Ph.D., Commission chair. "This year will bring dramatic challenges and changes, and we are grateful so many people are prepared to contribute their time and expertise to address them."

"We believe Nick's appointment to CCHIT's HIE Work Group further demonstrates Axolotl's leadership in the HIE market and the company's dedication to improving patient care with the most advanced solutions for electronic exchange and distribution of health information," said Ray Scott, CEO of Axolotl Corp. "We look forward to reviewing and publicly commenting on the HIE Work Group's development of the criteria and testing to drive and accelerate the adoption of HIE."

About CCHIT
The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT®) is a private, 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that has been recognized by the federal government as an official certification body for electronic health records. Its mission is to accelerate the adoption of robust, interoperable health information technology by creating a credible, efficient certification process. The certification requirements are based on widely accepted industry standards and involve the work of hundreds of expert volunteers and input from a variety of stakeholders throughout the health care industry. More information on CCHIT and CCHIT Certified® products is available at www.cchit.org, http://ehrdecisions.com and http://phrdecisions.com.

About Axolotl Corp
Founded in 1995, Axolotl Corp. is North America's leading provider of browser-based products and services for secure health information exchange and management. Its award-winning Elysium® Exchange suite of solutions enables health care providers to instantly share information, reduce costs, and improve quality and efficiency.

Elysium helps thousands of health care entities-including hospitals, health systems, regional health information organizations (RHIOs/HIEs), clinics, laboratories, radiology centers and physician practices-to securely exchange clinical information for more than 25 million patients. Elysium's community-wide Master Patient Index, EdgeServer(s), Interoperability Hub (I-Hub), Community Virtual Health Record (VHR), and certified ambulatory EMR with integrated e-Prescribing are all provided as a software service (SaaS). Axolotl-employed U.S.-based transcriptionists provide high-quality medical transcription services, rapid turnaround and total billing transparency using Elysium technology for report delivery.

Axolotl is based in San Jose and best known for introducing Clinical Messaging®, now at the heart of all health information exchange. For more information about Axolotl, see www.axolotl.com.

Contact:
Elvia Watts, Press Relations Manager, Axolotl Corp, 408-920-0800 x.176, pr@axolotl.com