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<strong>Night<strong>in</strong>gale</strong> <strong>cont<strong>in</strong>ues</strong> <strong>to</strong> grow <strong>Ontario</strong> cus<strong>to</strong>mer base, add<strong>in</strong>g new cl<strong>in</strong>ics <strong>to</strong> its<br />

<strong>Ontario</strong>MD ASP certified EMR platform<br />

Contract W<strong>in</strong>s Demonstrate that <strong>Night<strong>in</strong>gale</strong> is the<br />

Partner of Choice for Physicians Adopt<strong>in</strong>g EMR<br />

Markham, ON – Oc<strong>to</strong>ber 7, 2008 –<strong>Night<strong>in</strong>gale</strong> Informatix Corporation (“<strong>Night<strong>in</strong>gale</strong>” or the “Company”)<br />

(TSX-V: NGH), an application service provider (ASP) of electronic medical record (EMR) software and<br />

related services, <strong>to</strong>day announced contract w<strong>in</strong>s with two <strong>Ontario</strong>MD funded physician groups for its<br />

ASP EMR solution, highlight<strong>in</strong>g the Company’s cont<strong>in</strong>ued success <strong>in</strong> build<strong>in</strong>g on its Canadian market<br />

leadership position.<br />

<strong>Ontario</strong>MD funded physicians at Perry Street Cl<strong>in</strong>ic and 1100 Family Health Network have selected<br />

<strong>Night<strong>in</strong>gale</strong>’s ASP EMR solution, <strong>Night<strong>in</strong>gale</strong> On Demand. <strong>Night<strong>in</strong>gale</strong>’s full featured web-based EMR and<br />

practice management offer<strong>in</strong>g relieves physicians from the burden of buy<strong>in</strong>g and implement<strong>in</strong>g costly<br />

hardware and software and deal<strong>in</strong>g with system ma<strong>in</strong>tenance and security issues.<br />

“<strong>Night<strong>in</strong>gale</strong>’s ASP model is a significant leap forward <strong>in</strong> the delivery of EMR for physicians, as it provides<br />

me with secure anytime anywhere access <strong>to</strong> my cl<strong>in</strong>ic.” said Dr. William George of the Woods<strong>to</strong>ck-based<br />

Perry Street Cl<strong>in</strong>ic. “We chose <strong>Night<strong>in</strong>gale</strong> On Demand because it is the most straightforward path for<br />

healthcare professionals <strong>to</strong> achieve the benefits of an EMR system, and will provide our cl<strong>in</strong>ic with a<br />

cost-effective, easy <strong>to</strong> implement solution <strong>to</strong> improve patient care and streaml<strong>in</strong>e adm<strong>in</strong>istrative tasks.”<br />

As a family practice and walk-<strong>in</strong> cl<strong>in</strong>ic, physicians at Perry Street provide care for more than 250 patients<br />

a week. As such, they required an EMR solution <strong>to</strong> improve management of their patients’ medical<br />

records and <strong>to</strong> more efficiently track regular patients and walk-<strong>in</strong>s. Particularly important <strong>to</strong> Perry<br />

Street’s five physicians is the secure on and off site access <strong>to</strong> patient charts and lab results that<br />

<strong>Night<strong>in</strong>gale</strong>’s ASP EMR solutions provides.<br />

Toron<strong>to</strong>-based 1100 Family Health Network’s seven physicians will soon l<strong>in</strong>k <strong>to</strong> more than 30 physicians<br />

who comprise the North York Family Health Team – a group of family health physicians dedicated <strong>to</strong><br />

improv<strong>in</strong>g patient care through the one patient, one record EMR model, mak<strong>in</strong>g this one of the largest<br />

Family Health collaborations <strong>in</strong> <strong>Ontario</strong>. In the com<strong>in</strong>g months, physicians at 1100 FHN will use<br />

<strong>Night<strong>in</strong>gale</strong> on Demand <strong>to</strong> connect <strong>to</strong> pharmacies, labs and specialists with<strong>in</strong> the Family Health Team<br />

network, creat<strong>in</strong>g a complete cont<strong>in</strong>uum of care for their patients.<br />

“<strong>Night<strong>in</strong>gale</strong> is proud <strong>to</strong> be able <strong>to</strong> work with forward-th<strong>in</strong>k<strong>in</strong>g physician groups that recognize the<br />

value EMR adds <strong>to</strong> the way they manage their practices and provide care <strong>to</strong> their patients,” said Sam<br />

Chebib, President and CEO, <strong>Night<strong>in</strong>gale</strong>. “These cus<strong>to</strong>mer w<strong>in</strong>s further demonstrate that <strong>Night<strong>in</strong>gale</strong> On<br />

Demand is the solution of choice for Canadian physicians who want <strong>to</strong> achieve the benefits of an EMR.<br />

As such, we rema<strong>in</strong> excited <strong>in</strong> our efforts <strong>to</strong> work with doc<strong>to</strong>rs across the country as EMR adoption <strong>ga<strong>in</strong></strong>s<br />

momentum.”


About <strong>Night<strong>in</strong>gale</strong><br />

<strong>Night<strong>in</strong>gale</strong> is one of the fastest grow<strong>in</strong>g health care service and software companies <strong>in</strong> North America<br />

with over 5.3 million patient records under management <strong>in</strong> a hosted (ASP) environment. It is recognized<br />

as an <strong>in</strong>dustry leader <strong>in</strong> Web-based cl<strong>in</strong>ician and community based electronic medical records (EMR)<br />

serv<strong>in</strong>g the needs of small primary care practices, multi-physician outpatient cl<strong>in</strong>ics, and large scale<br />

regional health organizations and networks. Coupled with <strong>in</strong>tegrated practice management,<br />

transcription and revenue cycle management, <strong>Night<strong>in</strong>gale</strong>’s comprehensive service offer<strong>in</strong>g allows<br />

cus<strong>to</strong>mers <strong>to</strong> enhance patient care, <strong>in</strong>crease revenue opportunities and optimize operations.<br />

<strong>Night<strong>in</strong>gale</strong> is cont<strong>in</strong>uously <strong>in</strong>novat<strong>in</strong>g and enhanc<strong>in</strong>g its services <strong>to</strong> meet the needs of its grow<strong>in</strong>g and<br />

diverse cus<strong>to</strong>mer base. <strong>Night<strong>in</strong>gale</strong> – Healthcare connected. www.night<strong>in</strong>gale.md<br />

Media:<br />

Jason K<strong>in</strong>near<br />

Edelman<br />

416-979-1120 ext. 268<br />

jason.k<strong>in</strong>near@edelman.com<br />

Inves<strong>to</strong>rs:<br />

Dave Mason<br />

The Equicom Group<br />

416-815-0700 ext. 237<br />

dmason@equicomgroup.com<br />

Sales:<br />

Doug Watt<br />

Vice President Sales Canada<br />

905-307-6875<br />

dwatt@night<strong>in</strong>gale.md<br />

Forward Look<strong>in</strong>g Statement<br />

This press release conta<strong>in</strong>s “forward-look<strong>in</strong>g statements” with<strong>in</strong> the mean<strong>in</strong>g of applicable Canadian<br />

securities legislation. Generally, forward-look<strong>in</strong>g statements can be identified by the use of forwardlook<strong>in</strong>g<br />

term<strong>in</strong>ology such as “plans”, “expects” or “does not expect”, “is expected”, “budget”,<br />

“scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “<strong>in</strong>tends”, “anticipates” or “does not anticipate”, or “believes”,<br />

or variations of such words and phrases or state that certa<strong>in</strong> actions, events or results “may” ,“could”,<br />

“would”, “might” or “will be taken”, “occur” or “be achieved”. Forward-look<strong>in</strong>g statements are<br />

subject <strong>to</strong> known and unknown risks, uncerta<strong>in</strong>ties and other fac<strong>to</strong>rs that may cause the actual results,<br />

level of activity, performance or achievements of <strong>Night<strong>in</strong>gale</strong> <strong>to</strong> be materially different from those<br />

expressed or implied by such forward-look<strong>in</strong>g statements, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g but not limited <strong>to</strong> the speculative<br />

nature of the medical software <strong>in</strong>dustry, which is affected by numerous fac<strong>to</strong>rs beyond <strong>Night<strong>in</strong>gale</strong>’s<br />

control; the existence of present and possible future government regulation; the significant and<br />

<strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>g competition that exists <strong>in</strong> the medical software <strong>in</strong>dustry; the early stage of <strong>Night<strong>in</strong>gale</strong>’s<br />

bus<strong>in</strong>ess; and therefore it is subject <strong>to</strong> the risks associated with early stage companies, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g<br />

uncerta<strong>in</strong>ty of revenues, markets and profitability and the need <strong>to</strong> raise additional fund<strong>in</strong>g.<br />

Although <strong>Night<strong>in</strong>gale</strong> has attempted <strong>to</strong> identify important fac<strong>to</strong>rs that could cause actual results <strong>to</strong> differ<br />

materially from those conta<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>in</strong> forward-look<strong>in</strong>g statements, there may be other fac<strong>to</strong>rs that cause<br />

results not <strong>to</strong> be as anticipated, estimated or <strong>in</strong>tended. There can be no assurance that such statements<br />

will prove <strong>to</strong> be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those


anticipated <strong>in</strong> such statements. Accord<strong>in</strong>gly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-look<strong>in</strong>g<br />

statements. <strong>Night<strong>in</strong>gale</strong> does not undertake <strong>to</strong> update any forward-look<strong>in</strong>g statements that are<br />

<strong>in</strong>corporated by reference here<strong>in</strong>, except <strong>in</strong> accordance with applicable securities laws. Further<br />

<strong>in</strong>formation on <strong>Night<strong>in</strong>gale</strong> Informatix Corporation is available at www.sedar.com<br />

The TSX Venture Exchange Inc. has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy<br />

or accuracy of this release.

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