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Picis’ Customer Results Featured at HIMSS 08 Annual Conference
CIOs present their hospitals' integration strategies and success using Picis software in the emergency department, operating room and intensive care unit
Orlando, Fla. — February 19, 2008 — 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
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.
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