HEALTHMASTER ANNOUNCES
HEALTHOFFICE 2000 NETWORK

 School districts of up to 20 schools or 20,000
children can now network their health information

 For Immediate Release

Walled Lake, MI - March 6, 2001 - Healthmaster announces the release of HealthOffice 2000 Network, a program utilizing Microsoft Data Engine (MSDE) and designed to handle records for school districts serving up to 20 schools or 20,000 students. Healthmaster is the number one worldwide provider of student health information systems and is being used in over 3,000 schools in 49 states and 16 countries.

"We're very excited to offer HealthOffice 2000 Network to medium-sized school districts looking to standardize their student health information management. " said David Wigler, Vice President of Healthmaster LLC. "The program is extremely cost-effective and efficient especially for budget-strapped school districts who desperately need this capability."  

Some of the additional features of HealthOffice 2000 Network include:

          -Current student demographic, contact and immunization information stored in the
            school or school district’s administrative database can be imported into HealthOffice
            2000 at no charge using HealthOffice 2000’s standard data import wizard.
          -The software includes immunization records specific to each state's requirements.
          -The security and portability of the student’s medical record is compliant with FERPA
            and exceeds the proposed HIPAA standard for confidential medical record keeping.
          -Accumulates the student medical information necessary for reimbursement from
           Medicaid.    
          -School districts and states can prepare complete end-of-year region-wide reporting. 

Established in 1989, Healthmaster (www.healthmaster.com) has become the worldwide leader in providing medical records software for schools.  School districts are recognizing the growing and critical importance of student health documentation. In addition to the financial and legal liabilities, educators are realizing that schools have become community partners in assuring the proper health maintenance and welfare of school-age children.  As the industry leader, Healthmaster has joined that partnership with cost-effective, state-of-the-art solutions for school nurses. 

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For further information:

Martin M. Smith
CEO & President, Healthmaster LLC.
(888) 714-1400
mms@healthmaster.com