Hoxworth Blood Center Selects Mediware Technology to Streamline Order Management and Increase Productivity

LENEXA, KS--(Marketwire - August 18, 2009) - Mediware
Information Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MEDW) announced today that Hoxworth Blood Center has licensed the
OrderTrak, Mediware's online blood ordering software system. Hoxworth,
University of Cincinnati, serves 32 hospitals across a tri-state area and
expects to leverage the product to improve efficiency and productivity for
hospital and blood center staff, as well as increase order accuracy through
automation.

OrderTrak is an online ordering environment that enables hospitals to order
blood products from the Blood Center, then track their shipments, review
order histories and analyze use patterns. OrderTrak is one of Mediware's
newer Blood Center Technologies offerings and provides demonstrable value
for both blood centers and their hospital customers.

"Hoxworth has a close relationship with our customers and we meet annually
with each hospital to understand how we can best meet their goals," said
Scott Inscho, Division Director of Finance at Hoxworth. "One of the areas
of improvement we discussed recently was order management. Collectively we
sought a solution that allowed us to streamline placing orders for our
customers, while at the same time improve our productivity in filling these
orders."

Using OrderTrak, Hoxworth hospital customers will log on to a secure
web-based portal to place orders, review current orders and track order
shipments that are in process. Through the tool they will be able to
designate standard versus rush deliveries, define special processing needed
for the blood products (such as irradiation) and place recurring orders for
commonly used products.

"We really believe this will be a great benefit for both our staff as well
as the staff in our hospital customers," said Inscho. "OrderTrak moves us
into the ATM generation and will enable our customers with productivity
enhancing ordering capabilities similar to the self-checkout capabilities
in almost every grocery store. We believe it will change our workflow in
the Blood Center to the point that we are rearranging our work areas around
large central monitors that have an alarm for when new orders are
received."

Last year Hoxworth collected more than 93,000 units of red blood cells and
the organization is targeting 100,000 for the current year.

"Having order information, including pending orders and past orders,
available at any time from any internet connection is just so much more
efficient for everyone," continued Inscho. "While we will continue taking
calls and faxes from our customers, we expect that the use of OrderTrak
will dramatically decrease the number of calls our customers have to make
related to blood orders. This will free them to manage their orders on
their time as well as focus our staff on what we do best."

OrderTrak is part of Mediware blood center technology strategy that
includes powerful clinical systems in combination with rich CRM-like donor
recruitment capabilities to streamline blood drives, increase donor
recruitment, and facilitate donor retention.

"OrderTrak represents a technology that addresses a cumbersome business
process and can provide dramatic results in productivity and efficiency,"
said Thomas Mann, Mediware's president and chief executive officer. "We are
very pleased to add Hoxworth to our growing family of customers."

Mediware's Blood Center Technologies
(BCT) group provides blood centers the first integrated solution offering
that spans from donor recruitment to distribution. As web based products,
Mediware BCT offerings are flexibly offered individually or as an
integrated platform. In addition to OrderTrak, Mediware's blood center
solutions include:

LifeTrakT: Provides 510(k) cleared donor management capabilities
including eligibility, laboratory and distribution;
CoordinatorTrakT: Motivates drive coordinators with tools that save
time and build loyalty;
QualityTrakT: Captures donor satisfaction statistics to enhance
customer service;
CallTrakT: Improves the efficiency and effectiveness of
tele-recruitment programs;
SalesTrakT: Maximizes sales prospects through comprehensive
customer and pipeline management; and
DriveTrakT: Manages mobile drive recruitment including staff
scheduling.

Mediware's blood center customer base includes more than 350 facilities,
including many of the largest independent blood centers in the United
States as well as the American Red Cross.

About Hoxworth Blood Center

Hoxworth Blood Center, University of Cincinnati, is one of the oldest
community blood centers in the United States, founded in 1938, and is the
sole supplier of blood and blood services to 32 hospitals and medical
centers in 17 counties in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. For information on
donating, please visit www.Hoxworth.org.

About Mediware

Mediware delivers blood and medication management software systems that
encapsulate information supporting patient therapies, reinforce patient
safety practices and improve efficiencies to lower costs. Mediware's
customers include prestigious hospitals, clinics, correctional
institutions, blood centers and other public and private health care
institutions throughout the world. For more information about Mediware
products and services, visit www.mediware.com.

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