Eyefinity Announces Live Integration with Crowell Systems' Medformix® Practice Management Software

FOLSOM, CA, April 25, 2005 -- Eyefinity, the optical industry's most widely used Internet portal, has announced the launch of the integration of Eyefinity's online services into Crowell Systems' Medformix Practice Management Software. This integration provides Medformix users with access to Eyefinity online services for VSP.

"We are pleased to announce our partnership with Eyefinity. The real-time, online, interactive retrieval of authorizations, claim authentication and submission in Medformix will empower our clients to work with the greatest efficiency and accuracy. The claim authentication process alerts staff to any errors in the claim prior to checking the patient out. In addition, the connectivity in Medformix allows multiple staff in multiple locations to work simultaneously. The PMI has completed beta testing and is productional in Medformix v.12.5F.

This interface will save countless hours of staff time as well as potentially thousands of dollars of lost revenue due to incorrect manual claim calculations. It is just one of the many features in Medformix designed to assist the practice to provide excellent patient care while increasing the bottom line," stated Sally Crowell, President of Crowell Systems.

Remarked Eyefinity's Vice President of Technology Steve Baker, "We're happy to provide our mutual customers with integrated services that enhance office efficiency. Continually offering private practice eyecare providers methods to advance their practice is our shared goal with Crowell Systems."

About Eyefinity
Eyefinity, in conjunction with industry-leading partners, provides e-commerce, marketing and business management solutions to the private practice eyecare community. Through the services of www.eyefinity.com, private practice eyecare professionals can order products and lab materials, process online insurance claims, and improve practice management and marketing. Eyefinity serves more than 20,000 private eyecare practices and 320 labs, and processed more than 40 million transactions in 2004.

About Crowell Systems
With over 22 years of experience, Crowell Systems is the leader in enterprise ophthalmic practice solutions. Medformix, their lead product, is designed to allow the doctors and staff to achieve the best patient care, while increasing production and profitability by incorporating the fastest and easiest method of data entry. Crowell Systems provides all of the integrated elements necessary to managing the entire practice including Scheduling, PTC® Patient Traffic Controller to manage patient flow through the office, Recall, Marketing, Staff management, scrubbing of claims to prevent claim rejection, HIPAA compliant electronic billing, Electronic Medical Records with Chartscore® (scoring the record for billing compliance), dispensing and inventory controls, document scanning, and imaging with integrated review. Crowell Systems seamlessly integrates every aspect of the practice into a totally customizable ophthalmic practice solution.

www.crowellsystems.com