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Sunquest and mTuitive Integrated Anatomic

Pathology/Synoptic Reporting Solution Receives


Certification from Cancer Care Ontario
North York Hospital & Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center First to Receive
CCO Validation

Sunquest Information Systems Inc., a market leader in laboratory information systems, and
mTuitive Inc.(http://www.mtuitive.com), a leader in synoptic reporting and structured data
capture, today announced that the integrated solution of Sunquest’s CoPathPlusTM Anatomic
Pathology System (versions 2.5 and higher) and the mTutive xPertTM for Pathology synoptic
reporting solution (versions 1.0.5 and higher, now currently on 3.0) have been certified by
Cancer Care Ontario (CCO) authorizing them as a vendor that can assist Ontario hospitals with
meeting CCO’s 2008-2009 CAP/CS aligned data standards for pathology reporting. This new
integration with mTuitive will give Sunquest CoPathPlus users an industry-first seamless
integration solution between LIS, anatomic pathology, and an expert system for synoptic
reporting. Hospitals that are CCO-validated are eligible for funding reimbursements to offset the
costs of implementing this solution.

North York Hospital of Toronto was the first joint Sunquest/mTuitive client to be certified by
CCO in September 2008. Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center of Toronto will be certified in the
Fall of 2008.

Standardized pathology reporting increases the availability and consistency of cancer pathology
information that is essential for treatment decisions, evaluation and research. Over the past two
years, CCO has made substantial progress working with hospitals. In an effort to continue to
support them, CCO has developed a process to certify specific vendor solutions against defined
reporting standards. The certification of a vendor solution is the first step to validating that it can
be implemented or enhanced to assist the hospitals in meeting the new standards.

mTuitive complies with the 2008-2009 CAP/CS aligned data standards developed by Cancer
Care Ontario in conjunction with the College of American Pathologists (CAP) Cancer
Committee, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Joint Committee
on Cancer. The CAP checklists1 for breast, lung, colorectal, prostate and endometrium were
amended to include the mandatory pathological collaborative staging elements.

About Cancer Care Ontario


Cancer Care Ontario is the provincial agency responsible for continually improving cancer
services. As the government’s cancer advisor, Cancer Care Ontario works to reduce the number
of people diagnosed with cancer and make sure that patients receive better care every step of the
way.

About mTuitive
mTuitive, Inc. develops data capture and synoptic reporting software to assist health care
professionals in recording clinical findings and maintaining compliance with established
protocols and guidelines. Our unique method of capturing structured information provides
valuable data for pathology, oncology, and cancer staging applications. Established in 2003,
mTuitive, Inc. is based in Massachusetts. See us on the Web at www.mtuitive.com.

About Sunquest Information Systems, Inc.


Sunquest Information Systems, Inc., is a global market leader in clinical data management
solutions with more than 1,200 hospitals and commercial laboratories using its products
worldwide. The company is dedicated to providing best-of-suite solutions that enable quality
patient care, clinical safety, and operational efficiencies. Its experienced sales and technical
service teams deliver 24×7 assistance to customers for their procurement, implementation, and
customer care needs. The Sunquest LaboratoryTM system achieved “Best in KLAS” in the
Laboratory Segment for 2007, which was its fourth consecutive year, (KLAS Enterprises, LLC,
www.klasresearch.com.)

Sunquest’s professional services division provides a wide array of management and technical
tools, including lab redesign and optimization, outreach and lab network program development,
and operational business and implementation plans. For more information, call 800-748-0692 or
visit: www.sunquestinfo.com.

Sunquest is a Trademark of Sunquest Information Systems, Inc. All other product or service
names are the property of their respective owners.

1. This material includes the Cancer Checklists and Cancer Protocols which are copyrighted works of the College of
American Pathologists. Encoded within the Checklists are portions of the copyrighted work of the International
Health Terminology Standards Development Organization, SNOMED CT. © 1998-2007 IHTSDO. The Cancer
Checklists and Cancer Protocols are used with permission of the College of American Pathologists - which has also
authorized use of SNOMED CT as encoded in the Checklists.

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