MedicalEdge Healthcare Group Signs Multi-Suite Lawson Software Contract

ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 10, 2009-- Lawson Software (Nasdaq: LWSN) today announced that MedicalEdge Healthcare Group licensed Lawson QuickStep Healthcare along with the Lawson Human Resource Management and Lawson Business Intelligence suites. The contract was signed during Lawson’s second quarter of fiscal 2009, which ended Nov. 30, 2008. Lawson Professional Services will provide implementation support for the project.

MedicalEdge Healthcare Group is a national practice management services company based in Dallas, Texas. It provides total human resources and business operations management support for physician groups across the U.S. in multiple practice specialties that support more than 1,000 providers and nearly 3,000 staff.

The company chose Lawson to help it integrate financial and human resource management capabilities on a single platform. The Lawson system will help MedicalEdge improve organization-wide efficiency and business processes. For example, Lawson Human Resource Management will help improve human resources staff productivity and lower human resources administrative costs by helping to reduce the time, cost and risks associated with manual data entry and the management of disparate software systems.

MedicalEdge will use Lawson QuickStep Healthcare to help speed its Lawson deployment. Lawson QuickStep Healthcare is a pre-configured business software package that delivers rich, full-feature enterprise software solutions designed to help healthcare organizations achieve faster business results. The package combines Lawson’s healthcare-specific functionality with built-in business best practices based on Lawson’s deep knowledge of the healthcare industry and its proven implementation methodology. This combines to help reduce the time, cost and risks typically associated with an enterprise software implementation.

“We wanted a system that could sustain our rapid growth initiatives while helping us simplify our administrative processes,” said Jonathan Cooper, senior vice president of human resources, training and risk for MedicalEdge Healthcare Group. “We provide support for all business operations for our physician clients, enabling them to focus on their main responsibility – providing quality care for patients. With Lawson, we plan to streamline processes, provide more enhanced services, reduce overhead costs for physician groups and increase their practice’s profitability.”

“Medical practice support systems help reduce back office administrative tasks and operations for physicians and providers,” said Nam Vo, vice president of global healthcare strategy for Lawson. “Lawson QuickStep Healthcare will help MedicalEdge speed its implementation and ultimately begin deriving greater value from its business software.”

Lawson serves more than 500 healthcare industry customers representing more than 4,500 facilities, including eight of the top 10 integrated delivery networks. The company also serves managed care systems, academic medical centers, hospitals, clinics, physician group practices, home healthcare, long-term care and other health services enterprises. Lawson solutions help healthcare organizations manage their business so they can focus on their patients, automate and streamline materials management for a better bottom line, and overcome the challenges of the labor shortage.

About Lawson Software

Lawson Software provides software and service solutions to 4,500 customers in healthcare, manufacturing, distribution, maintenance and service sector industries across 40 countries. Lawson’s solutions include Enterprise Performance Management, Supply Chain Management, Enterprise Resource Planning, Customer Relationship Management, Manufacturing Resource Planning, Enterprise Asset Management and industry-tailored applications. Lawson solutions assist customers in simplifying their businesses or organizations by helping them streamline processes, reduce costs and enhance business or operational performance. Lawson is headquartered in St. Paul, Minn., and has offices around the world. Visit Lawson online at www.lawson.com.

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