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Picis’ 8th Annual Customer Conference Highlights Clinical and Financial Results in High-Acuity Automation
Revenue management and patient safety top-of-mind as Picis HIT partners and customers explore ways to improve the patient experience
WAKEFIELD, Mass.— May 19, 2008 — Picis, the leading provider of high-acuity care information systems, today announced that Picis Exchange, its premier event that brings together healthcare executives, clinicians and IT staff, will take place June 15-18 at The Breakers in Palm Beach, Fla. This 8th annual customer conference attracts over 300 Picis customers from prestigious medical centers across North America, including The Mayo Clinic, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, University of California San Francisco Medical Center and Inova Health System. With a theme of “Results Delivered,” this year’s conference will feature presentations delivered by more than 15 clients.
The keynote speaker at Picis Exchange, John J. Nance, is a founding member of the National Patient Safety Foundation at the American Medical Association, and is one of the pioneers of the pivotal safety revolution in healthcare. Nance is an internationally-recognized broadcast analyst for both medical/patient safety and aviation safety, logging countless appearances on ABC World News, Good Morning America, Oprah, the PBS News Hour, The Today Show and CNN. In his keynote address, Nance will give an in-depth presentation on how to develop feedback loops that are designed to actually work in the hospital setting.
The Picis Exchange Executive Forum on June 16 features executive keynote speaker John Kenagy, M.D., discussing ways to improve performance at the point of care. Roundtable discussion topics led by moderator David J. Collis offer peer-to-peer dialog on some of the most pressing issues facing care delivery organizations today, including leveraging scorecards and benchmarking to optimize results; and Pay-for-Performance (P4P): The impact of the clinical practice of physicians on revenue and compliance.
In addition, Picis will host a partner showcase, highlighting technologies and services that complement Picis CareSuite® high-acuity solutions, including: Cardinal Health, Pyxis Supply Technologies; GCX Corporation; ExitCare LLC.; Exit-Writer Software; ISH, Inc.; Materials Management Microsystems Inc.; and Versus Technology, Inc.
“Exchange is the only industry conference that focuses exclusively on the high-acuity areas of the hospital, including the emergency department, surgical suite and intensive care units,” said Todd Cozzens, CEO and vice-chairman of Picis. “This annual forum enables our customers and partners to highlight how they’ve leveraged Picis solutions to deliver clinical, financial and operational results and the interoperability required to automate the most complex care areas for today’s healthcare providers.”
Highlights of the Picis Exchange Annual Customer Conference include:
- Client Presentations – Conference panels and sessions focused on key issues that challenge all healthcare organizations. These will be headed by well-known industry thought leaders from Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Exempla Healthcare, Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Children's Hospital, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, The George Washington University Hospital, and University Medical Center, just to name a few. Topics include:
- Leveraging the power of data in clinical information systems
- Optimizing clinical and revenue management
- Maximizing care delivery, charge capture and coding in the emergency department (ED)
- Applying strategies to encourage physician adoption of technology
- Client Recognition Awards – Recipients of this year’s Client Recognition Awards will be honored at an awards ceremony on Monday, June 16. Winners will be chosen based on the healthcare organizations’ innovative use of Picis technology to derive operational, clinical and financial results.
Picis Exchange will also include customer roundtable discussions, presentations from Picis executives, product highlights and interactive polling throughout the event reflecting current attendee attitudes about physician portals, clinician recruiting/retention, patient care and other key issues. Results of this survey are scheduled for distribution following the event.
About Picis
Picis is an established provider of innovative healthcare information technology solutions designed to transform the delivery of patient care information in the high-acuity areas of the hospital, including 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 are incurred. Headquartered in Wakefield, Massachusetts, Picis has licensed systems for use in more than 1,700 hospitals in 19 countries. More information is available at t www.picis.com.
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