Gonzales Healthcare Systems Selects Optio Healthcare Solutions; First Facility to Choose Optio Electronic Health Record and Forms Automation Software under Partnerships with TORCH and QHR

"Optio provides us with an affordable way to modernize ourinformation technology infrastructure and migrate to electronicrecords to better serve our community," said Gonzales HealthcareSystems CEO Chuck Norris. "Our physicians are also looking forward tohaving the ability to complete charts and view lab trending resultsremotely from their homes and offices."

The Texas Organization of Rural and Community Hospitals (TORCH)recently endorsed Optio Healthcare Solutions for its 150-memberhospitals. Gonzales Healthcare Systems is the first TORCH member andthe third QHR-managed facility to select Optio under strategicagreements with TORCH and QHR, a leading provider of healthcaremanagement services.

"Optio provides a step-by-step implementation process that startsus on the path toward electronic records and a more efficient,paper-free environment," said Leslie Janssen, RHIA, director of healthinformation management for Gonzales Health Systems. "The biggest issueis access to information, and Optio is going to provide our clinicianswith a simultaneous, web portal access to our clinical systems."

"We're excited about our partnerships with TORCH and QHR, andwe're pleased that our solutions will enable Gonzales Health Systemsto transition to a paperless environment using Optio's electronichealth records and electronic forms management solutions," said OptioHealthcare Director of Sales Steve Woodis. "Our subscription-basedmodel and remote implementation and monitoring services make OptioHealthcare Solutions a good fit with the requirements and resources ofsmaller, rural facilities like Gonzales."

Optio Healthcare Solutions automate error-prone manual processesand provides a universal hub and Web-enabled access point for allcurrent and historic patient documents. Optio solutions will generateon-demand patient admission packs, eliminating the cost of producingand storing pre-printed registration forms. Registrars will producebar-coded wristbands and labels complete with patient demographics foraccurate identification throughout the system.

About Gonzales Healthcare Systems

Gonzales Healthcare Systems serves the 20,000 residents ofGonzales County, located about 65 miles east of San Antonio, Texas.Gonzales Healthcare Systems includes Memorial Hospital, a 35-bed Level4 trauma facility in Gonzales, a home health agency, durable medicalequipment provider and two rural health clinics in Gonzales andWaelder, Texas. For more information, visithttp://www.gonzaleshealthcare.com/.

About TORCH

The Texas Organization of Rural and Community Hospitals (TORCH)was founded in 1990 and is the leading advocate and resource forgeneral acute-care hospitals of 150 beds or less. The organizationprovides legislative and regulatory advocacy, specialized programs,publications, services and resources for rural and communityhospitals, and supports rural and community hospitals as the focalpoint for health care delivery in the community. For more informationabout TORCH, visit www.torchnet.org.

About QHR

QHR provides consulting services, management support, operationalturnaround, new hospital development, asset merger/lease saleassistance, education and training programs to healthcare providersand health systems nationwide. QHR is the national leader in providingmanagement services to nearly 200 hospital clients. Formerly known asQuorum Health Resources, QHR is based in Plano, Texas, with a businessdevelopment and operations center in Brentwood, Tenn. For moreinformation, visit ww.qhr.com.

About Optio Healthcare Solutions

More than 700 healthcare organizations use Optio forms automation,electronic health record and clinical document management solutions tocapture, format, scan, view, sign, archive and deliver real-timeaccess to patient information at the point of need. For moreinformation about our healthcare solutions, visitwww.optiosoftware.com.

About Optio Software, Inc.

More than 5,000 companies use Optio solutions to achieveunprecedented speed, accuracy, functionality and quality in theirinbound and outbound document processes and extend their enterpriseresource planning (ERP) and hospital information systems (HIS)applications. Founded in 1981, Optio Software maintains worldheadquarters in Alpharetta, Ga., with Europe, Middle East and Africaheadquarters in Paris and sales offices in Germany and the UnitedKingdom. More information about Optio Software (OTCBB:OPTO) isavailable at www.optio.com.

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