For Immediate Release:                

Wave Medical Partners with Health Matrix to Expand into the Middle East

Agreement will introduce point of care solutions for healthcare professionals and medical students in the Middle East

London, England and Amman, Jordan — March 22, 2010 — Wave Medical announced a partnership today with Health Matrix, which will serve as the new exclusive distributor of Wave Medical’s point of care health applications to countries in the Middle East.

Wave Medical is a leading developer of clinical decision-support information for physicians, nurses, emergency doctors and medical students in Europe, Middle East, and Asia (EMEA). This new agreement will expand Wave Medical’s coverage to the Middle East and introduce the region to a resource that will improve patient care.

Health Matrix specializes in providing solutions in health informatics for the Middle East Region and is known as the “First Point of Care” partner across healthcare institutions.

Health Matrix plans to initially market Wave Medical’s applications to healthcare professionals and medical students in Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Jordan and Egypt. The second phase will include Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, Yemen, Sudan and Libya.

“We are excited to work with Health Matrix, which has the local knowledge to best market our products in the Middle East region,” said Philip May, managing director of Wave Medical. “This will support our mission to improve healthcare throughout the world.”

Health Matrix is pleased to expand Wave Medical’s clinical and drug information to new regions, particularly in areas that currently lack these top tools for the point of care.

“We’re thrilled about the partnership with Wave Medical,” said Abdul Rhaman Qasim, Health Matrix CEO. “This gives us the exclusive opportunity to introduce products and solutions into our region that will improve patient care, reduce errors and improve the practice of medicine at the point of care in this part of the world.”

Wave Medical’s reputable clinical and pharmacological content is designed to support clinicians through every stage of the decision support process. Its applications contain thousands of medical topics, an extensive international drug database with 30,000 international drug names from 38 countries, as well as a powerful drug interactions generator that has the ability to cross reference drugs from multiple countries. In addition, Wave Medical’s applications contain thousands of high resolution colour images, lab manuals and medical calculators.

Studies have shown that medical errors are reduced and patient care improves when clinicians have medical information and tools at the point of care. Now, healthcare providers in the Middle East can have the latest medical information and tools at their fingertips through Wave Medical’s partnership with Health Matrix.

Wave Medical’s comprehensive database of medical and clinical content and tools can be accessed through a wide range of smart phone devices such as the iPhone, Blackberry, Windows Mobile and Nokia. Its information is also available for access on a PC Browser and through integration within information systems delivered via award-winning Wave Medical web services.

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Contact:
Jenna Reynolds
press@wavemedical.com
Media Relations
Wave Medical

About Wave Medical

Wave Medical provides clinical decision support solutions to general practitioners, nurses, emergency doctors and medical students in Europe, Middle East and Asia. Wave Medical’s comprehensive database of medical and clinical content and tools is accessible through a PC Browser, a wide range of smartphone devices and for integration within all information systems delivered via award-winning Wave Medical web services. The Wave Knowledge Base improves clinical performance, easily adapts to any existing healthcare information system and offers the framework for building new systems – providing solutions that span the continuum of the healthcare industry.  Learn more at www.wavemedical.com

About Health Matrix

Health Matrix is a specialised organisation in providing business and service in health informatics era for the Middle East region. Health Matrix’s portfolio has been built around introducing, “First Point of Care” for the healthcare providers which covers, but is not limited to, primary healthcare, chronic diseases and health contents solutions. Health Matrix is the exclusive partner of Wave Medical for the Middle East region.  Learn more at www.healthmatrixcorp.com