Verona, NJ –Feb. 13, 2008 – AHA Solutions, Inc., a subsidiary of the American Hospital Association (AHA), awarded LiveProcess an exclusive AHA endorsement for its disaster readiness and incident command solutions for hospitals. LiveProcess is a centralized web-based platform that helps a hospital’s emergency coordinator manage many aspects of a hospital's disaster preparedness plans and responses. LiveProcess’ web-based platform is used by hundreds of hospitals across the country, and has been proven in the field in Joint Commission surveys, exercises and real events.  LiveProcess has helped healthcare executives standardize their emergency management program across single or multiple facilities, providing a new level of visibility, incident command, risk management and compliance.  In today’s healthcare environment, the operational cost savings and more rapid post-event recovery afforded by LiveProcess are important considerations.  Most importantly, LiveProcess has worked with its healthcare clients to establish a new level of quality in their emergency management program that translates to improved patient, employee and community safety.  

The AHA’s comprehensive selection process, which lasted nearly a year, included an extensive review of the marketplace, which included customers and business partners. LiveProcess’ ease-of-use, easy to reference customer base, expertise in emergency management, exclusive focus on healthcare, and commitment to the hospital’s needs and customer satisfaction were key factors in its selection.

Our interest in emergency management comes from our ongoing focus and concern for the healthcare community, said Tim Steffl, vice president of corporate development at AHA Solutions, Inc..The interest we are seeing in emergency management across the healthcare community is similar to what happened in other critical quality initiatives like medication reconciliation or electronic medical records. Disasters and every-day events have significant impact on patient, employee and community safety, and the manual systems in place are no longer adequate. We are excited and feel that LiveProcess is a great addition to the family.”

From risk evaluation, compliance and training to coordinated response, LiveProcess makes it easier and faster than ever to monitor and maintain a hospital’s state of readiness. The platform makes even the most complex aspects of emergency preparedness and response simple and easy to manage. For the healthcare leader, in a single facility, region, or multi-facility healthcare system, LiveProcess provides a new level of standardization, visibility, reporting, risk management, operational efficiency and patient, employee and community safety.

“We are very proud of our endorsement by the American Hospital Association,” said Nathaniel Weiss, Founder and CEO of LiveProcess. “We work with people in the hospitals on the front lines every day.  With the new compliance standards, and emergencies that happen almost every day, we see that emergency coordinators and healthcare executives need help. LiveProcess offers an easy-to-use system that can make their job easier – and even more importantly, a partner that is completely dedicated to their success.  We are looking forward to a long-term relationship with the AHA and its member hospitals.”

About LiveProcess
LiveProcess is the leader in emergency management for hospitals.  Established four years ago, in the wake of 9/11 and SARS, LiveProcess developed the first standardized software solution designed to help healthcare organizations prepare for and respond to such emergencies.  Since that time, the company has been focused on enhancing healthcare emergency preparedness and response, and helping hospital executives gain visibility and control of compliance efforts across their healthcare system. The LiveProcess Platform provides a wide and growing range of fully integrated tools to assist in emergency management, including Hazard Vulnerability Analyses (HVAs), Incident Command System (ICS), NIMS Compliance, Drills for Readiness and Compliance, Event Log, and Competency-Based Training capabilities. For more information on LiveProcess, please visit www.liveprocess.com.

About AHA Solutions, Inc.
AHA Solutions, Inc. is a resource to hospitals pursuing operational excellence. As an American Hospital Association (AHA) member service, AHA Solutions collaborates with hospital leaders and market consultants to conduct product due diligence and identify solutions to hospital challenges in the areas of finance, human resources, patient flow and technology.  AHA Solutions provides related marketplace analytics and education to support product decision-making.  As a subsidiary of the AHA, the organization convenes people with like interests for knowledge sharing centered on timely information and research.

AHA Solutions is proud to reinvest its profits in the AHA mission: creating healthier communities.  For more information, contact AHA Solutions at (800) 242-4677 or visit www.aha-solutions.org.

About the AHA 
The AHA is a not-for-profit association of healthcare provider organizations and individuals committed to the improvement of health in their communities.  The AHA is the national advocate for its members, which includes close to 5,000 hospitals and healthcare systems, networks, and other providers of care, and 37,000 individuals.  Founded in 1898, the AHA provides education for healthcare leaders and is a source of information on healthcare issues and trends. For more information, visit www.aha.org.

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