Quantros Enlists Medical Informatics Expert to Expand International Adoption of Leading Patient Safety and Quality Solutions

Dr. Syed Tirmizi to further alliances and global presence for Quantros in emerging healthcare markets

SAN FRANCISCO, January 21 - Syed Tirmizi, MD, a longtime clinician and medical informatics leader at
the US Department of Veterans Affairs, joined Quantros today as Vice
President of International Business Development and Government Relations.
Tirmizi helped lead the VA into its position as a pioneer in the use of
electronic medical records (EMR) for point of care service delivery, enabling
meaningful use of data to further patient safety and quality initiatives.

Tirmizi's clinical and medical informatics background make him a valued
addition to the Quantros team. He chaired the VA-DoD Clinical Decision
Support work group and belonged to the VA's Evidence Based Practice Workgroup
since 2003. Because of Tirmizi's international expertise, he became an
ambassador for the VA to healthcare organizations worldwide.

Over 20-plus years at the VA, Tirmizi led federal efforts to improve
clinical care through knowledge management and clinical decision support at
the point of care. A U.S.-trained internist and health informatician, he
championed medical informatics education as the course director of the VA
distance learning clinical informatics course and Program Director of the VA
Medical Informatics fellowship program, and met regularly with and presented
to international delegations interested in learning from the VA's experience
with the VistA EHR system.

Quantros' increased international focus will provide data management,
clinical decision support and clinical business intelligence solutions for
transparency and visibility of safety and quality solutions in healthcare
organizations around the world. "Because of Syed's knowledge, experience and
industry leadership, both nationally and internationally, he is a perfect fit
for Quantros," said Sanjaya Kumar, MD, Quantros' President and Chief
Executive Officer.

"Healthcare quality is increasingly becoming a global issue," Tirmizi
said. "I'm excited about the opportunities that are emerging within the
Middle East, India, Singapore, and Malaysia, to name a few, and Quantros'
solutions are consistent with the healthcare quality and safety efforts
promoted by Joint Commission International and the World Health
Organization."

Tirmizi will begin his Quantros tenure with a featured speaking
engagement next week before the Middle East/North Africa chapter of the
American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) on the topic, "Leadership's
Role in Patient Safety and Quality."

John Novack of Quantros, +1-978-778-8228, jnovack at quantros.com