University of California, Irvine Improves Operating Room Efficiencies with
Perioperative Information System from Surgical Information Systems
New anesthesiology system significantly improves billing revenue while
reducing errors
ATLANTA, Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- University of California, Irvine Medical
Center has used an automated perioperative solution from Surgical Information
Systems (SIS) to increase operating room efficiencies, improving quality
assurance, enhancing billing revenue and improving compliance.
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UC Irvine recently went live with SIS Anesthesia, an automated anesthesia
information system, as part of a comprehensive perioperative solution
including powerful tools for business intelligence and charge capture. "We
were up and running with SIS Anesthesia in less than five months, and the
system has already enabled significant turnarounds for our perioperative
environment," said Dr. Zeev Kain, Chairman of the department of Anesthesiology
and Perioperative Care at UC Irvine. "Our anesthesia billing time has dropped
from an estimated two weeks to 24 hours in most cases. Use of the SIS
Solution has allowed us to successfully meet our clinical, financial and
operational goals."
Improved documentation capabilities with SIS have allowed UC Irvine to
demonstrate higher levels of compliance with regulatory organizations and
institute an advanced quality assurance system. Additionally, with the new
SIS mobile application for SIS Analytics, physicians have "anywhere-any time"
access to powerful data for decision making from the Apple iPhone or iPod
Touch.
"SIS applauds the best practices adopted by UC Irvine in their use of SIS
Anesthesia," said SIS CEO Ed Daihl. "With comprehensive, legible anesthesia
records and electronic charge capabilities, sites like UC Irvine can reduce
the turnaround time for payment, maximize revenue and realize a decrease in
traditional billing service fees."
About UC Irvine Medical Center
UC Irvine Medical Center is Orange County's only university research hospital,
Level I trauma center, American College of Surgeons-verified regional burn
center and National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center. It offers
acute- and general-care service at its new 482,000-square-foot UC Irvine
Douglas Hospital.
About the University of California, Irvine
Founded in 1965, UCI is a top-ranked university dedicated to research,
scholarship and community service. Led by Chancellor Michael Drake since 2005,
UCI is among the fastest-growing University of California campuses, with more
than 27,000 undergraduate and graduate students, 1,100 faculty and 9,200
staff. The top employer in dynamic Orange County, UCI contributes an annual
economic impact of $4.2 billion. For more UC Irvine news, visit
www.today.uci.edu.
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.
SOURCE Surgical Information Systems
Brent Harrison, 1-800-866-0656, harrison@sisfirst.com
