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Justin Barnes of Greenway Medical Technologies elected as Chairman of Electronic Health Record Vendors Association

July 21, 2008, Carrollton, Ga. – Justin Barnes, vice president of marketing and government affairs at Greenway Medical Technologies Inc., was recently elected as the new chairman of the Electronic Health Record Vendors Association (EHRVA). The association, with approximately 42 member companies, unanimously elected Barnes to help lead the organization's strategic direction and guide the implementation of its healthcare initiatives. Elected on July 1, Barnes, along with a vice chairman, will serve a year-long term with the EHRVA.

The EHRVA, which is partnered with the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), represents the majority of installed EHR solutions in the U.S. and provides a leadership forum for the EHR community that is relative to standards development and harmonization as set by the Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel (HITSP); EHR certification as set by the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT^®); interoperability and performance; and quality measures. The association also addresses other EHR issues that may become the subject of increased government, insurance and physician association interest.

Barnes is currently responsible for managing marketing, strategy, corporate development and government affairs at Greenway Medical, a leading provider of integrated EHR, practice management and interoperability solutions. In the past three years, Barnes has formally addressed Congress and the President's administration on eight occasions on topics such as EHR and healthcare information technology (HIT) adoption, EHR certification, standards harmonization, interoperability, privacy and security, confidentiality and compliance, IT adoption incentives and the globalization of healthcare.

He has also written and contributed content for trade journals, magazines and media outlets regarding topics focused on EHR and HIT adoption.

“We are both excited and honored to have Justin represent the EHRVA as its new chairman,” said Tee Green, president of Greenway Medical Technologies. “The hard work, dedication and determination he displays on a daily basis at Greenway^® will help advance the EHRVA as well as the entire healthcare industry.”

Other elected members to the EHRVA Executive Committee include: vice chairman, Dr. Andy Ury of McKesson Physician Practice Solutions and committee members Charlie Jarvis of NextGen Healthcare Information Systems Inc.; Michele McGlynn of Siemens Medical Solutions; Charles Parisot of GE Healthcare; Rick Reeves of Computer Programs and Systems Incorporated (CPSI); Don Schoen of MediNotes Corporation; and Steve Tolle of Allscripts Healthcare Solutions.

About Greenway Medical Technologies Inc.

Greenway Medical Technologies provides the latest in ambulatory healthcare business solutions and services to 19,000 customers nationwide, in 30 specialties and subspecialties, by enhancing the delivery of patient care through innovative HIT software and on-demand services that allow physician practices to function at their highest level of efficiency. Greenway's PrimeSuite is a comprehensive, interoperable component of its integrated physician's infrastructure solution, which serves as the starting point of a long-term business plan for physician practices. PrimeSuite 2007 R2, the first EHR to be certified by CCHIT^® based on 2007 Ambulatory Certification requirements, integrates a practice's clinical, financial and administrative processes, and allows practices to increase profitability, enhance patient satisfaction and facilitate adherence to compliance guidelines. Established in 1998, Carrollton, Ga.-based Greenway Medical Technologies is a privately held company with 260 employees. For more information about Greenway, visit http://www.greenwaymedical.com/.

About HIMSS EHRVA

HIMSS EHRVA is a trade association of Electronic Health Record (EHR) companies that join together to lead the HIT industry in theaccelerated adoption of electronic health records in hospital and ambulatory care settings in the US. Representing a substantial portionof the installed EHR systems in the US, the association provides a forum for the vendor community to speak with a unified voice relative to standards development, the EHR certification process, interoperability, performance and quality measures, and other EHR issues as they become subject to increasing government, insurance and provider driven initiatives and requests. Membership is open to HIMSS corporate members with legally formed companies designing, developing and marketing their own commercially available EHRs with installations in the USA. The association, comprised of approximately 42 member companies, is a partner of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) and operates as an organizational unit within HIMSS. For more information, visit http://www.himssehrva.org/.