CIOs present their hospitals' integration strategies and success
using Picis software in the emergency department, operating room and
intensive care unit
ORLANDO, Fla.--(Business Wire)--
Picis, the leading provider of high-acuity care information
systems, today announced that several prestigious customers will
present their Picis case studies at the HIMSS 2008 Annual Conference &
Exhibition, scheduled for Feb. 24-28, 2008, in Orlando, Fla. At Picis
booth #2849, CIOs and other representatives of these hospitals will
share their results in leveraging Picis' ED PulseCheck and total
perioperative automation solutions as part of their IT strategy to
help promote patient safety, streamline workflow and throughput,
improve business processes, and boost charge capture and revenue.
In addition, the Microsoft Theater (booth #2247) will feature a
presentation by The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
(MDACC). Lynn H. Vogel, Ph.D., vice president, chief information
officer and associate professor of bioinformatics and computational
biology, will discuss how the renowned medical center is leveraging
Picis' solutions and Microsoft software in its operating room (OR),
post anesthesia care unit (PACU) and critical care areas. Picis'
solutions enable MDACC to deliver a continuum of care throughout these
areas and provide seamless documentation to facilitate clinical
research that is designed to improve patient outcomes.
Monday, February 25
-- St. Luke's Episcopal Health System, "Integrating the ED with
I.T." - James Lawson, project manager at St. Luke's Episcopal
Hospital, will review the institution's multifacility use of
ED PulseCheck and its discrete data integration with
McKesson's ADT and clinical systems to meet the demands of its
emergency departments and minor care clinics. 2:00 PM EST at
Picis booth #2849.
-- Abington Memorial Hospital, "Taking the Crisis out of
Emergency Management" - Christine Brutschea, director,
information systems at Abington Memorial Hospital, will
discuss why the hospital selected ED PulseCheck to
interoperate with its Eclipsys hospital information system and
the results achieved, including streamlined charge capture,
improved clinician and patient satisfaction and enhanced
compliance reporting. 3:00 PM EST at Picis booth #2849.
-- The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center,
"Optimizing Electronic Clinical Data in the OR: The power of
Picis and Microsoft" - Lynn H. Vogel, Ph.D., vice president,
chief information officer and associate professor of
bioinformatics and computational biology at MDACC, will
outline its unique needs as a hybrid clinical and research
institution and highlight how the medical center is aligning
and optimizing its delivery of healthcare with Picis CareSuite
and Microsoft to achieve patient, research and business
objectives. 4:30 PM EST at Microsoft booth #2247.
Tuesday, February 26
-- William Osler Health Centre, "Automating High-Acuity Care" -
Judy Middleton, chief information officer, William Osler
Health Centre, will discuss why Picis' high-acuity information
systems in the ED, OR, PACU and ICU were selected for its new,
cutting edge e-hospital that includes a complete digital
electronic document environment, use of biometrics and
physician portals, and interoperability with the Medical
Information Technology, Inc. (Meditech) hospital information
system. 11:30 AM EST at Picis booth #2849.
-- Stormont-Vail Healthcare, "Transforming the ED: Nothing
Measured, Nothing Gained" - Janet Stanek, vice president of
support services and chief information officer, Stormont-Vail
Healthcare, will explain the hospital's strategic vision and
selection process, as well as how they used Picis' Business
Transformation Services before, during and after
implementation to measure progress and help achieve goals for
physician adoption, revenue enhancement and integration with
the McKesson Corporation system. 3:30 PM EST at Picis booth
#2849.
Wednesday, February 27
-- Group Health Cooperative, "Optimizing Perioperative Services"
- Patt Leatham, IT director, Clinical Departmental Systems,
Group Health Cooperative, will explain how the hospital's
implementation of Picis' perioperative solutions - and
integration with Epic Systems Corporation - helped them comply
with the HIPAA mandate, resulted in decreased costs, helped
them improve patient safety and increased physician
satisfaction. 11:30 AM EST at Picis booth #2849.
For more information or to register to attend a session, visit:
http://www.picis.com/HIMSS/default.asp?lnk=press
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 1,300 hospitals in 19 countries. More information is
available at www.picis.com.
Picis is a registered trademark of Picis, Inc. (C) 2007 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
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Media Relations
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