The co-founders of Azalea Health Innovations will speak today. Doug Swords, CFO, Baha Zeidan, CEO, and Dan Henry, CIO, are all VSU graduates. The company serves the healthcare community with state-of-the-art products and services. The VSU Alumni Association will honor them as the 2008 Graduates of the Last Decade at homecoming Oct. 18. The company is also the 2008 winner of the Valdosta-Lowndes County Chamber of Commerce, Guardian Bank Business Plan Competition.

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Azalea Health Innovations Friends Newsletter – October 2008

IN THIS ISSUE

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* Welcome
* Invest in Your Practice
* Praxis EMR is awarded again!
* AHI Founders Win VSU GOLD Alumni Awards
* AHI Welcomes New Director of Sales & Marketing
* Billing Tips: Prepared for ICD-10?
* Greater Valdosta United Way Campaign 2008-2009

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Welcome

Welcome to the third edition of the Azalea Health Innovations Friends Newsletter. We like to keep our friends and associates in touch with our progress and keep you up-to-date with our innovative product and service offerings.

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Invest in Your Practice

There is no question that we are experiencing tough economic times. There is constant uncertainty and turmoil in the stock market as it swings up and down on a daily basis. Why invest in the stock market when you can invest in your own practice and control your own return on investment? AHI’s products and services can help you streamline workflow, increase efficiency, and reduce stress. Now is the time to invest in the future of your practice. Contact us today to see how you can increase your profit potential and earn a high rate of return all while investing in yourself.

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Praxis EMR is awarded again!

Earlier this year, Praxis EMR was ranked number one EMR in the 2008 EHR Report published by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). Most recently Infor-Med Inc. (makers of Praxis EMR), earned the Frost & Sullivan Award for its electronic medical record technology facilitating knowledge sharing among physicians. Based on its recent analysis of the healthcare IT market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Infor-Med, Inc. with the 2008 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for Technology Innovation for its novel Praxis Electronic Medical Records. Each year, Frost & Sullivan presents this award to the company that has carried out new research, which has resulted in innovation(s) that have or are expected to bring significant contributions to the industry in terms of adoption, change, and competitive posture. This award recognizes the quality and depth of a company’s research and development program as well as the vision and risk-taking that enabled it to undertake such an endeavor.

Azalea Health Innovations, is proud to be a certified reseller of Praxis EMR. We congratulate our partners and friends at Infor-Med and we look forward to puting their award winning product in the hands of physicians in our region.

For more information about this award please visit:

http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/press-release.pag?mode=open&docid=146108414

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AHI Founders Receive VSU GOLD Alumni Awards

The Valdosta State University Alumni Association honored Baha Zeidan, ‘02, Douglas Swords, ‘03, and Dan Henry, ‘02, co-founders of Azalea Health Innovations, Inc., as the 2008 Graduates of the Last Decade during homecoming festivities Saturday, Oct. 18. GOLD awards are given to recent graduates who have demonstrated professional achievement and exceptional community service. The 2008 award winners founded AHI after winning the 2008 Guardian Bank Business Plan Competition hosted by Valdosta-Lowndes County Chamber of Commerce Henry and Zeidan’s background in computer science combined with Swords’s experience in finance has proved a powerful combination. Headquartered in Valdosta, the new firm focuses on providing client-specific, cutting-edge technology for automating medical practices with EMR, practice management systems, insurance billing services, information technology support, Web design and many other services.

http://www.valdosta.edu/news/releases/homecoming.101308/

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AHI Welcomes New Director of Sales & Marketing

AHI are happy to announce that Monica Page is our new Director of Sales & Marketing. Monica is a native of Valdosta, GA. She graduated from Valdosta State University in 2000 with a Bachelor Degree of Business Administration/Marketing. Upon graduation began work with Campbell Soup Company as a sales representative, earning numerous sales awards and recognition. Monica has since then worked for 2 Fortune 500 pharmaceutical companies including Pfizer and Wyeth as a sales representative throughout South/Central Georgia. She earned the National District Champion Award and Top Rankings while working for Wyeth, all earned for sales performance.

Currently, Monica is a member of the Valdosta State University Alumni Association Board and the Valdosta State University Students In Free Enterprise(SIFE) Business Advisory Board. Past memberships include: American Red Cross, Valdosta Junior Women’s Club and Alzheimer’s Association(Valdosta Chapter). Monica is responsible for all of Azalea Health’s sales and marketing activities. Her marketing programs focus on the go-to-market strategy and adoption of all of Azalea Health Innovations’ products and services. Please help us in welcoming Monica to the team by dropping her an email at mpage@azaleahealth.com.

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AHI Billing Tips: Prepared for ICD-10?

In August 2008, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it would update universal health-care diagnosis and procedure codes with the expanded ICD-10 set and will require providers to fully implement them by October 11, 2011. Providers currently use the ICD-9 set, which was developed 30 years ago. According HHS, the cost to a typical small practice of switching to the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) code sets within the HHS’ time frame will be more than $83,000, a medium sized practice would cost $285,000.

Be sure to contact your billing software vendor to find out how they will handle the switch and how much it may cost your practice. For more information on ICD-10 please feel free to visit our resources page at http://www.azaleahealth.com/resources or contact Doug Swords at (229) 269-4620.

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Greater Valdosta United Way Campaign 2008-2009

AHI are proud suppporters of the Greater Valdosta United Way. Given today’s difficult economic times, giving now is more important than ever. All dontations stay in our community to help 20 local agencies providing 117 funded programs. Please keep in mind that a gift to United Way is an investment in the quality of life in our community. For more information and to make a donation to this year’s campaign please visit the Greater Valdosta United Way website at http://www.unitedwayvaldosta.org/default.htm. You can also contact AHI CFO and Greater Valdosta United Way Board Member Douglas Swords at (229) 269-4620.

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Azalea Health Innovations, Inc.
100 North Patterson Street
Valdosta, GA 31601

Toll Free: 877-777-7686
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GOLD Award Winners; Homecoming Events; Greek Anniversary Celebration

Jennifer Tanner, Communications Specialist, 10/13/2008

http://www.valdosta.edu/news/releases/homecoming.101308/

VALDOSTA – The Valdosta State University Alumni Association will honor Baha Zeidan, ’02, Douglas Swords, ’03, and Dan Henry, ’02, co-founders of Azalea Health Innovations, Inc., as the 2008 Graduates of the Last Decade during homecoming festivities Saturday, Oct. 18.

GOLD awards are given to recent graduates who have demonstrated professional achievement and exceptional community service. The 2008 award winners founded AHI after winning the 2008 Guardian Bank Business Plan Competition hosted by Valdosta-Lowndes County Chamber of Commerce.

Henry and Zeidan’s background in computer science combined with Swords’s experience in finance has proved a powerful combination. Headquartered in Valdosta, the new firm focuses on providing client-specific, cutting-edge technology for automating medical practices with EMR, practice management systems, insurance billing services, information technology support, Web design and many other services.

Zeidan, Swords and Henry will be honored at the VSU Alumni Association Annual Meeting and Breakfast at 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, in the University Center Magnolia Room. Register and purchase tickets for $15 each online at https://www.valdostastate.org/NetCommunity/SSLPage.aspx?&pid=343&srcid=183 .

VSU Greeks will celebrate 50 years since the founding of the first national groups on Campus by hosting a tailgate party during homecoming weekend. At 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, Greek alumni are invited to join the Office of Greek Life and the VSU Alumni Association in the bookstore parking lot. Please see the Greek Life Web site, http://www.valdosta.edu/stulife/greek/ , or call Jennifer Jones at (229) 333-5674 for individual chapter celebrations or other Greek Life information.

Below is a full list of VSU Homecoming events:

Friday, Oct. 17
8:30 a.m. – Golf Tournament, $100 per person, $400 per team, (229) 333-5797
6 p.m. – Homecoming parade, Patterson Street
7 p.m. Homecoming Celebration and Lawn Concert featuring Sister Hazel and Ocean Street, front lawn

Saturday, Oct. 18
8 a.m. – Homecoming 5K Fun Run/Walk, http://www.valdosta.edu/recreation/
9-11 a.m. – Alumni Association Annual Meeting and Breakfast honoring 2008 Distinguished Alumnus and Graduate of the Last Decade, $15, https://www.valdostastate.org/NetCommunity/SSLPage.aspx?&pid=343&srcid=183
10 a.m. – 1 p.m. – College of Nursing 40th Anniversary Open House
11 a.m. – 1 p.m. – VSU Tailgate Party in the VSU Bookstore parking lot, no cost, reservations required, https://www.valdostastate.org/NetCommunity/SSLPage.aspx?&pid=343&srcid=183
1 p.m. VSU vs. Harding Homecoming game, tickets are $8 or $4 for seniors and children
https://www.valdostastate.org/NetCommunity/SSLPage.aspx?&pid=343&srcid=183
1-5 p.m. – Me and You massage Basics, Mindful Massage and Body, (229) 245-6484
7 p.m. Step Show, PE Complex
9 p.m. Soul-Mixer, the American Legion