BOSTON, MA--(MARKET WIRE)--Oct 6, 2008 -- Anoto (Stockholm:ANOT.ST - News), the inventor of Digital Pen and Paper technology (DP&P), announces today that there will be a session at the prestigious 80th AHIMA Convention and Exhibit that includes presentation of the role of DP&P within Health Information Management (HIM) systems in hospitals and nursing homes, as well as its potential contribution to enhancing usability, efficiency, and compliance in the design of Electronic Health Records (EHR). The convention, considered a premiere forum for HIM professionals, expects to draw more than 4,000 attendees between October 11&16 at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center in Seattle. Anoto, and its partner Scantron, will exhibit and demonstrate digital pen and paper technology at booth #2406 during the AHIMA Convention.

The session, titled "Charting a New Course: How to Offer a Measurably Higher Level of Patient Care at Nursing Homes and Hospitals with New HIM Tools," will take place on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM in room 608-609, as part of the Educational Track on Long Term Care/Care in Community.

It will be presented by Dr. Stephen R. Levinson, M.D. and Siobhan Sharkey, MBA, Principal of Health Management Strategies. Dr. Levinson is the author of the new AMA book "Practical EHR: Electronic Record Solutions for Compliance and Quality Care." Ms. Sharkey is the Principal of Health Management Strategies and has over 20 years of experience in health care clinical practice improvement. Dr. Levinson and Ms. Sharkey will illustrate how new methods of electronic charting can enable workflow redesign and quality improvement programs that facilitate significant benefits for illness prevention, improved documentation accuracy and compliance, increased data entry efficiency, and enhanced staff motivation and satisfaction.

Ms. Sharkey is one of the project directors facilitating the implementation of a national program developed for the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), called "On-Time Quality Improvement for Long-Term Care." Effective documentation tools based on DP&P technology have helped this project to substantially reduce the occurrence of pressure ulcers in nursing home patients through the use of process-centered performance improvement.

Dr. Levinson advocates that creative documentation solutions of this type can provide the tools physicians need to fulfill their electronic record requirements for usability, efficiency, compliance, data integrity, and promoting patient specific and visit-specific medical care and medical record documentation. He observes that, "Now is the time medical practices must insist that Health Information Technology (HIT) systems meet physicians' criteria for usable and effective software tools that help them promote and record optimal patient care." In this session he will specifically address the contribution of effective data integrity tools to achieve optimal workflow, individualized patient care, and meaningful medical record documentation.

About AHIMA

The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) is the premier association of health information management (HIM) professionals. AHIMA's 52,000 members are dedicated to the effective management of personal health information needed to deliver quality healthcare to the public. Founded in 1928 to improve the quality of medical records, AHIMA is committed to advancing the HIM profession in an increasingly electronic and global environment through leadership in advocacy, education, certification, and lifelong learning. For more information: http://www.ahima.org/convention/2008/.

About Anoto Group

Anoto Group is the world leader in Digital Pen and Paper technology and inventor of the first commercialized Digital Pen and Paper system allowing quick and reliable transmission of handwritten text from paper to digital media. Anoto works with a global network of partners focusing on user-friendly forms solutions for efficient capture, transmission and storing of data for a variety of business segments including healthcare, banking and finance, transportation and logistics, government and education. The Anoto Group has around 100 employees, offices in Lund (head office), Boston and Tokyo. Major shareholders are Norden Technology A/S, Robur and SEB. The Anoto share is traded on the Mid Cap of the OMX Nordic Exchanges in Stockholm under the ticker ANOT. For more information: www.anoto.com.

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