BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Feb. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Emageon Inc. (Nasdaq: EMAG), a leader in enterprise medical information technology systems for hospitals and health care networks, announced today that it has received the $9 million that had been placed in escrow with The Bank of New York Mellon by Health Systems Solutions, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: HSSO) in connection with the parties' merger transaction. The escrowed funds became payable to Emageon when the merger was not consummated before the close of business on February 11, 2009.

Emageon also announced that it has terminated its amended merger agreement with Health Systems due to Health Systems' failure to receive all necessary financing on or before the designated closing date of February 11, 2009. Emageon continues to evaluate its options in response to these developments.

About Emageon

Emageon provides information technology systems for hospitals, healthcare networks and imaging facilities. Its enterprise family of solutions includes RadSuite(TM), HeartSuite(TM) and other specialty suites. All Emageon solutions are built on a unified Enterprise Content Management system offering advanced visualization and infrastructure tools for the clinical analysis and management of digital medical images, reports and associated clinical content. Emageon's standards-based solutions are designed to help customers enhance patient care, automate workflow, lower costs, improve productivity and provide better service to physicians. For more information, please visit www.emageon.com.

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