Online forum brings together 325 healthcare leaders to share best
practices, industry expertise and healthcare trends
WAKEFIELD, Mass.--(Business Wire)--
As the healthcare industry continues to face challenges regarding
economics, clinical improvements, interoperability standards,
compliance and IT implementations, Picis has created a new social
networking Web site, Picis Exchange Network, to capture unique
perspectives from its customers. Unveiled at the Picis Exchange
Customer Conference, held June 15-18, 2008 at The Breakers in Palm
Beach, Fla., this new online community will extend the dialogue,
interaction and exchange of ideas that take place at the company's
live event. Picis plans to then expand this content to its broader
customer base, which includes more than 1,700 hospitals and medical
centers in the U.S., Canada and Europe. The forum will not only help
hospitals further their understanding of Picis technology, but will
also drive interaction among customers around key industry issues.
"Clinicians, business managers and healthcare IT executives are
increasingly relying on information from their peers to help them
support decisions about ways to improve clinical processes and
hospital operations," said Todd Cozzens, CEO and vice chairman of
Picis. "We have learned through our annual customer conference
sessions that our customers - from physicians and nurses to IT staff
to hospital CIOs and CFOs - are truly their own best resource. The
Picis Exchange Network fosters this same kind of interaction among
these groups in a safe, online environment year-round."
Building on the capabilities of Picis' existing customer site,
Picis Exchange Network will serve as a portal for customer interaction
and information related to Picis Exchange conference content and
related topics. Featured content will include:
-- Picis Exchange 2008 keynote and speaker presentations;
-- Web casts and other events;
-- Customer and Picis executive commentary;
-- Online polling and industry surveys; and
-- Industry topic discussions.
About Picis
Picis is a global provider of innovative information solutions
that enable rapid and sustained delivery of clinical, financial and
operational results in the acute care areas of the hospital. These
high-acuity areas include the emergency department, operating and
recovery rooms and intensive care units. Picis offers the most
advanced suite of integrated products focused on these life-critical
areas of the hospital where the patients are the most vulnerable, the
care process is the most complex and an increasing majority of
hospital costs and potential revenue are concentrated. Headquartered
in Wakefield, Massachusetts, Picis has licensed systems for use in
more than 1,700 hospitals in 19 countries. More information is
available at www.picis.com.
Picis, CareSuite and PulseCheck are registered trademarks of
Picis, Inc. (C) 2008 Picis, Inc. All rights reserved. All other
trademarks mentioned herein are the properties of their respective
owners. This press release contains express or implied forward-looking
statements relating to, among other things, Picis' expectations
concerning the functionality, expected performance and market
acceptance of its products. These statements are neither promises nor
guarantees, but are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties,
many of which are beyond Picis' control, which could cause actual
results to differ materially from those contemplated in these
forward-looking statements.
Picis
Ann Joyal, 1 781-557-3000
Corporate Communications
PR-Contact@picis.com
or
Lois Paul & Partners
Susan Lombardo, 1 781 782 5767
Media Relations
susan_lombardo@lpp.com
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