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Avia Health Informatics PLC 
18 November 2010 
 

                          Avia Health Informatics Plc 
                            ("Avia" or the "Company") 
 
                New Odyssey contracts and international expansion 
 
Avia (AIM: AVIA), the AIM-listed developer and provider of clinical decision 
support systems worldwide, is pleased to announce the following: 
 
·      North East Lincolnshire PCT has sign a contract for Odyssey clinical 
decision support 
·      Portsmouth City PCT signed a contract for Odyssey clinical decision 
support 
·      A new Odyssey contract for out-of-hours provision for the whole of North 
Wales 
·      Avia Health Informatics, Inc incorporated in the USA 
·      Appointed first Australian reseller 
 
New Odyssey contracts 
North East Lincolnshire PCT have signed a 3-year contract for both Odyssey 
Reception and Odyssey TeleAssess to help in the management of their out-of-hours 
service. This means Odyssey is now being used across all of Lincolnshire's 
out-of-hours services. 
 
Ruth Thompson, Clinical Implementation Manager of North East Lincolnshire PCT, 
commented: 
"To deliver a gold standard service you need to have the right support - and 
using Odyssey will give all our clinicians the confidence that the advice they 
are giving is evidence based and safe and also the satisfaction that we will be 
joining the many other customers of Odyssey giving exemplary service to 
patients." 
 
Portsmouth City NHS have signed a 3-year contract for Odyssey TeleAssess, for 
use in their new expanded out-of-hours service and Odyssey FaceToFace for their 
walk-in-centre and minor injuries unit. 
 
Betsi Cadwaladr UHB, who recently took the decision to bring their out-of-hours 
service provision in-house for the whole of North Wales, have signed a contract 
for the use of Odyssey TeleAssess. 
 
International expansion 
Avia Health Informatics Inc. has been incorporated in the USA and is now looking 
for direct sales and to appoint resellers in the USA, Latin America and Canada. 
 
In Australia Avia has appointed Clarity Business and IT Solutions ("Clarity") as 
its first Australian reseller.  Clarity consultants are noted for their 
healthcare expertise and track record of working with public sector IT projects. 
 Clarity visited Avia's Australian reference site in New South Wales and met 
with Professor Rob Crouch, Avia's Director of Practice Innovation, in 
preparation for the reseller partnership. 
 
Jayson Hawke, Director, Clarity Business and IT Solutions commented: 
"Clarity is excited to be working with the Avia team on expanding the Australian 
market for the Odyssey suite of products.  The health care system within 
Australia is currently undertaking numerous, reform changes.  These overhauls 
are the largest changes to the Australian health, hospitals and aged care system 
in decades. This brings with it many new and exciting opportunities to position 
the Odyssey products and demonstrate the unique proposition provided." 
 
Barry Giddings, Executive Chairman of Avia, commented: 
"Despite the uncertainty in the NHS, we continue to expand our client base and 
are very excited to be supporting three additional UK PCTs.  We are also 
delighted to have our US operation in place and to have appointed our first 
Australian reseller, these will lead to further international sales." 
 
For more information on the Odyssey products please visit 
www.plainhealthcare.com 
 
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Notes to editors 
 
Avia is a developer and provider of clinical decision support systems worldwide. 
 Its Odyssey product range is for use by clinicians and non-clinicians in 
various environments around the world.  The delivery of Odyssey can be in a 
static or mobile environment from a PC, laptop, tablet or mobile device. 
 
Strategy 
 
The primary focus of Avia's strategy is achieving global market penetration for 
the Company's Odyssey software products.  We deliver Odyssey clinical content, 
training and other services via web-deployed, cloud-enabled, mobile and PC 
technologies.  This is achieved through direct sales and the engagement of 
resellers and added value partners.  Avia's strategy for growing its business is 
focused on: 
·      Organic growth in the sale of the software product range 
·      Working with partners and resellers to increase penetration in new 
markets 
 
Product range 
 
The Odyssey range is built on a common medical content database which has been 
developed over the past 15 years. Odyssey is continually updated, tailored with 
question and answer sets and a user interface adapted for the particular user 
groups and the environment in which it is used.  The range includes: 
 
·      Odyssey CareAssess to support decisions made by care assistants or 
clinicians in the Care Home environment 
·      Odyssey FaceToFace for face to face assessments in nurse-led clinics, 
walk-in centres, GP-led health centres and other services 
·      Odyssey FirstAssess is specifically for use in Prison/Jails and secure 
environments 
·      Odyssey MarineAssess for use on cargo vessels travelling the globe for 
use by the ship's captain or master in the event of illness or injury 
·      Odyssey ParaMedic to empower paramedics to make safe assessments in 
emergency situations 
·      Odyssey PatientAssess is specifically for use within doctor's surgeries 
to reduce demand for same day appointments 
·      Odyssey Reception is utilised by non-clinical staff to prioritise patient 
queues and identify potential emergencies quickly and safely 
·      Odyssey SelfAssess is to allow patients to self-assess their symptoms 
prior to consultation with clinical services 
·      Odyssey TeleAssess supports telephone triage by nurses in call centre 
operations, out of hours services, ambulance trusts, the MoD and other services 
·      Odyssey VillageAssess to support those with limited or no clinical 
expertise working in remote villages and locations 
 
For more information on Avia please visit: www.ahi-plc.com and the Odyssey 
product range: www.plainhealthcare.com 
 
 
 
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