MISSION VIEJO, Calif., Aug. 2, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Auxilio, Inc. (OTCBB:AUXO), a leading provider of Image Management Services for Healthcare, announced today that it has entered into an agreement for the renewal of its Outsourced Image Management Services with Memorial Health Services in Orange County, California. Memorial Health Services has been a customer of Auxilio since 2003. The new agreement extends the relationship between the organizations for another three year period.
Under the terms of the extended agreement, Auxilio will continue to provide Memorial Health Services with their full complement of services including executive level decision support, change management, vendor selection, contract negotiation, billing administration and consolidation, document management efficiency planning, equipment supply and maintenance, digital connectivity and software recommendation and integration. Auxilio personnel will continue their onsite work at the various hospital campuses to ensure service level excellence throughout the length of the contract.
"We are pleased to extend our relationship with Auxilio for another three years," stated John Bishop, Chief Financial Officer of Saddleback Memorial Medical Center. "Auxilio's program has delivered tangible process improvements across our health system, in addition to lowering our document management costs significantly. We look forward to their continued support as we further integrate our EMR and document management processes," added Bishop.
"We are honored and thankful that Memorial Health Services made the decision to extend their agreement with Auxilio. We look forward to expanding and driving further improvement of our services and processes and to providing more value to employees in the hospital campuses, enabling them to focus on the high quality of care they provide," stated Etienne Weidemann, President and CEO of Auxilio.
About Memorial Health Center
MHS is a nationally recognized, not-for-profit health system with hospitals in Los Angeles and Orange County. The MemorialCare health system includes Anaheim Memorial Medical Center, Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, Miller Children's Hospital in Long Beach, Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center in Fountain Valley and Saddleback Memorial Medical Center in Laguna Hills and San Clemente.
About Auxilio, Inc.
Auxilio, Inc. provides Outsourced Image Management services and related financial and business processes for major Healthcare facilities. The company's proprietary technologies and unique processes assist health systems with strategic direction and services that reduce image output expenses, increase operational efficiencies and improve the productivity of their staff. Auxilio's analysts, consultants and resident hospital teams work with hospitals to determine the best long term strategies for managing the millions of document images produced by their facilities on an annual basis. Auxilio's Image Management programs guarantee our clients immediate measurable savings, a fully outsourced process, and unparalleled service. Auxilio's target market includes medium to large hospitals and health care systems. Customers served by Auxilio include health systems such as Saint Barnabas Medical Center, California Pacific Medical Center, St. Joseph's Health System, Memorial Health Services, Catholic Healthcare West and Huntington Memorial Hospital.
For more information, see the company's website at www.auxilioinc.com.
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