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Picis Participates in IHE 2010 Connectathon

Illustrates ability to deliver information to support health information exchanges

WAKEFIELD, Mass.— Feb. 15, 2010 —– Picis announced today that it has satisfied the interoperability requirements for electronic health records (EHRs) as part of the 11th Annual IHE 2010 North America Connectathon held January 11-15 in Chicago. Demonstrating its commitment to standards-based interoperability, as promoted by the Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) Consortium, Picis ED PulseCheck^®, the company’s market-leading emergency department information system (EDIS), completed testing in this national testing event. As one of a small group of participating EDIS vendors, Picis had the opportunity to exchange information with 30 complementary systems from multiple vendors and organizations, and performed the transactions required for the roles selected, called IHE Actors, to meet the requirements of integrated clinical use cases, called IHE Profiles.

Validation in the Connectathon is required for vendors to participate in the HIMSS Interoperability Showcase, an event designed to show real world scenarios and workflow of interoperability between healthcare information systems. Picis is participating in the HIMSS Interoperability Showcase, March 1-3 in Atlanta, Georgia and is scheduled to demonstrate its high-acuity solutions at HIMSS10 booth #941.

“Even before the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) HITECH ‘meaningful use’ requirements placed additional focus on interoperability, Picis was committed to providing solutions that fit the workflow of clinicians and help them have the information they need when and where they need it. Since the company’s inception, we have been successfully integrating with a variety of other systems within a given healthcare institution,” says Lourdes Engel, Senior Vice President of Product Development and Chief Technical Officer, Picis. "High performing hospitals recognize this expertise and increasingly choose Picis solutions with their proven interoperability and comprehensive clinical documentation, while also supporting an integrated electronic medical record within an enterprise. Our performance at the Connectathon is proof of our expanding interoperability capabilities and commitment to standards in the industry.”

With 73 participating vendors and organizations, the HIMSS 2010 Interoperability Showcase is designed to illustrate how interoperability drives improvements in the quality, patient safety and efficiency of care. The Showcase highlights IHE's common framework and Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel (HITSP) Interoperability Specifications for delivering interoperability across local, regional and national health information exchanges.

About IHE
IHE is the global initiative, now in its eleventh year that creates the framework for passing vital health information seamlessly — from application to application, system to system and setting to setting – across multiple healthcare enterprises. IHE brings together health information technology stakeholders to implement standards for communicating patient information efficiently throughout and among healthcare enterprises by developing a framework of interoperability. Because of its proven process of collaboration, demonstration and real world implementation of interoperable solutions, IHE is in a unique position to significantly accelerate the process of defining, testing and implementing standards-based interoperability among electronic health record systems. For more information, visit www.ihe.net.

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 1,800 hospitals in 19 countries. To discuss industry issues with Picis experts, visit our blog at healthcare-exchange.com. More information is available at www.picis.com.

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