Arnot Ogden Medical Center Selects SIS Perioperative Solution

ATLANTA, July 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Arnot Health has selected Surgical
Information Systems (SIS) to be the perioperative systems provider for Arnot
Ogden Medical Center, a not-for-profit, 256-bed medical facility serving
southern New York and northern Pennsylvania.
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The SIS Essentials perioperative solution, featuring the AHA-endorsed SIS
Surgical Scheduling and HFMA Peer Reviewed SIS Rules-Based Charging, was
chosen to replace Arnot Ogden's current system provided by Mediware
Information Systems. Due to Mediware's recent announcement that it would no
longer invest in its operating room software products, Arnot Ogden was in
search of a long-term, financially stable surgical partner as well as a proven
and powerful system that would allow physicians to uphold a high quality of
care for years to come.
"As a community hospital offering highly specialized services, Arnot Ogden
Medical Center was pleased to find a surgical systems partner that is focused
so intently on the surgical space," said AOMC Executive Director of Product
Line Services, Richard N. Hoffman, MHA, FACHE. "We chose SIS because of the
company's successful track record and forward-thinking approach to surgery."
Surgical Information Systems' Chief Executive Officer Ed Daihl said that a
best-of-breed approach is most beneficial to the perioperative department
because of its significant impact on patient safety, operational efficiencies
and revenue management.
"The OR impacts patient outcomes more than any other department, and
typically represents up to 70% of a hospital's total revenue," said Daihl.
"That's why it is so important for medical centers like Arnot Ogden to select
a surgical system that will provide critical clinical financial data, and
enable physicians to provide the highest level of care."
About SIS
SIS provides software solutions that are uniquely designed to add value at
every point of the perioperative process. Developed specifically for the
complex surgical environment, all SIS solutions -- including anesthesia -- are
architected on a single database and integrate easily with other hospital
systems. SIS offers the only surgical scheduling system endorsed by the
American Hospital Association (AHA), and a rules-based charging system that
has been granted Peer Reviewed status by the Healthcare Financial Management
Association (HFMA).
For more information visit our website, www.SISFirst.com .
About Arnot Health
Arnot Health, celebrating 120 years as a regional healthcare provider in
2008, provides diagnostic, ambulatory, secondary and tertiary acute care, as
well as rehabilitative and wellness services to the Southern Tier of New York
and the Northern Tier of Pennsylvania. Arnot Ogden Medical Center is an
independent, not-for-profit, 256-bed tertiary medical facility with more than
300 physicians from over 50 specialties.
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Brent Harrison of Surgical Information Systems, +1-800-866-0656,
harrison@SISFirst.com