Certify closes series B funding

Bangalore: Certify Data Systems, a provider of healthcare information exchange solutions for hospitals and physicians' offices, has closed a round of Series B funding led by Ziegler HealthVest Partners. Ziegler, a venture capital fund that invests in healthcare services, healthcare IT and wellness, made a Series A investment in Certify in August 2008.

Keith Henthorne, Managing Director, Ziegler HealthVest Management LLC says, "Ziegler's additional investment in Certify is a further affirmation of our confidence in both its product and its management team. We are impressed by the progress and momentum Certify has demonstrated in developing and marketing its groundbreaking clinical information exchange solution."

Certify offers an innovative clinical information exchange solution for hospitals and physicians' offices that allows disparate systems to securely and seamlessly exchange clinical data, such as lab reports, discharge summaries and other important patient data.

The Certify solution securely processes all forms of data and delivers this information in real time to the hospital's and physicians' information systems, even if those systems are otherwise incompatible.

Marc Willard, Founder and CEO, Certify Data System says, "We appreciate this additional investment by Ziegler and we are confident that the coming months will confirm Certify's position as the industry leader in clinical information exchange."