MEDPLUS & RSA PARTNERSHIP COULD SAVE LIVES, CRITICAL DIAGNOSIS TIME, AND
HEALTHCARE COSTS

New MedPlus software to deliver patient medical records via Internet
access

RSA DATA SECURITY, INC., REDWOOD CITY, CALIF. --- FEB. 22, 1996 - - A new
software application that links physicians at one hospital with patient
records at another via the Internet will be previewed next week by MedPlus
Inc., a bar coding and electronic records specialist for the health care
industry.

A prototype of ChartMaxx-WebLink, a new module for MedPlus' ChartMaxx
electronic patient record system, will be demonstrated at the Health Care
Information Management Systems Society Show, March 4 through 7 in
Atlanta.

ChartMaxx-WebLink is the first software application in the health
information management industry to make vital patient medical record data
accessible via the Internet -- anywhere and at any time of the day or
night. Patient confidentiality would be maintained through a special
security clearance code.

With ChartMaxx-WebLink, physicians can get more information faster as they
make important health care decisions with and for their patients. Access
to patient records will provide important base-line comparisons to speed
diagnosis and avoid unnecessary duplication of medical procedures,
especially in away-from-home emergency situations.

In short, the product would help physicians and hospitals save money and
deliver better care. Potentially, the product also could save lives.
Health Data Management last year reported that 80,000 preventable deaths
may occur annually from medication errors, and that error prevention was
one of the chief ways electronic medical records could provide benefits in
reducing errors and optimizing care.

`ChartMaxx-WebLink could revolutionize health care delivery,` said E.
Andrew Mayo, MedPlus executive vice president. `Physicians will have quick
access to vital patient information, regardless of location. When timing
is critical, this availability of clinical information will improve
patient care and help save lives.`

Although security modifications are likely by MedPlus and by individual
participating hospitals, the system, as designed, protects patient
confidentiality by confirming physician authorization. The basic process
would be similar to that used by physicians to phone in patient
prescriptions to pharmacies. Temporary passwords give `read-only` access
to a limited set of documents for specific patients for a limited time (15
to 30 minutes).

MedPlus is forming a task force of physician and hospital representatives
to finalize the exact type of patient information that could be accessed.

RSA, a leader in developing software security systems, is working with
MedPlus to develop encryption and authentication code for ChartMaxx-
WebLink. Other RSA customers include Netscape, Microsoft, Novell, Apple,
Lotus Notes and American Express.

MedPlus officials said they chose the World Wide Web for information
exchange because of its growing popularity. Already more than 100, 000
physicians are on-line, with more than 350 hospitals and 200 medical
schools registered as Web sites.

Health care information technology spending is expected to reach $21
billion by the year 2000, and ChartMaxx-WebLink promises to be an
important part of that growth, Mayo said. According to a recent issue of
Modern Healthcare, `The automated patient record, still in its infancy as
a market force, will leapfrog over today's business and billing-oriented
software to become the dominant health care information systems category
within five years.` In a 1995 survey by the same magazine, 60 percent of
hospital executives said they plan to implement computer-based patient
records within three years.

Beta testing is expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 1996.
Cincinnati-based MedPlus has over 500 health care clients and is the
health care industry leader in bar coding and optical-based archival and
retrieval systems.

More information about ChartMaxx-WebLink can be obtained from MedPlus by
calling 1-800-595-0218.

RSA Data Security, Inc.

RSA Data Security, Inc. is the world's brand name for cryptography, with
more than 15 million copies of RSA encryption and authentication
technologies installed and in use worldwide. RSA technologies are part of
existing and proposed standards for the Internet and World Wide Web,
CCITT, ISO, ANSI, IEEE, and business, financial and electronic commerce
networks around the globe. The company develops and markets
platform-independent developers' kits and end-user products and provides
comprehensive cryptographic consulting services.

Founded in 1982 by the inventors of the RSA Public Key Cryptosystem, the
company is headquartered in Redwood City, Calif.

RSA Data Security, Inc.:
100 Marine Parkway
Redwood City, CA 94065-1031
phone: 415-595-8782
fax: 415-595-1873
Website: http://www.rsa.com/
 
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