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PHNS to Provide IT and HIM Services to POH Regional Medical Center

Posted on: Tuesday, 30 October 2007, 12:00 CDT

PHNS Inc. (PHNS) announced a new long-term agreement to provide information technology services (IT) and health information management (HIM) services (including medical records, transcription and coding) to POH Regional Medical Center (POH), Pontiac, Michigan. POH, a 338 bed hospital located in Pontiac, Michigan, recently became the newest subsidiary of McLaren Health Care, a large, fully integrated health care delivery system in Michigan that owns seven other hospitals in Flint, Lansing, Bay City, Mount Clemens and Lapeer, Michigan. McLaren Health Care has outsourced all of its IT and HIM services to PHNS since 2000.

"POH expects significant benefits for its patient service capabilities through the IT and HIM services from PHNS that are enjoyed by the other McLaren Health Care hospitals," said Patrick E. Lamberti, president and CEO of POH.

"POH and McLaren Health Care have a similar vision for delivering high quality health care at the best value possible, which will be enhanced by integrating POH into McLaren Health Care's infrastructure that includes the excellent IT and HIM services that PHNS provides to all of our regional medical centers and locations," said Phil Incarnati, president and CEO of McLaren Health Care.

"PHNS is excited about providing improved and cost efficient IT and HIM services for POH to help POH deliver high quality health care services," stated Chick Young, president and CEO of PHNS.

About POH Regional Medical Center: POH, a 338-bed hospital located in downtown Pontiac, Michigan, provides primary and specialty health care services guided by the principles of Osteopathic Medicine and the values of excellence, integrity, diversity and compassion. Founded in 1953, POH has grown from one small clinic to a full-fledged medical community that includes more than 300 physicians, an inpatient hospital in downtown Pontiac and eight satellite facilities throughout north Oakland County. POH is the newest subsidiary of McLaren Health Care.

About McLaren Health Care: McLaren Health Care (MHC) is a fully integrated health care delivery system committed to meeting the health care needs of Michigan residents and to enhancing their health status. The mission of MHC is to be Michigan's best value in health care, as defined by quality outcomes and cost. MHC has been ranked for eight consecutive years among the Top 25 Integrated Health Systems in the United States. Subsidiaries of MHC include Bay Regional Medical Center, Bay Special Care Hospital, Ingham Regional Medical Center, Ingham Regional Orthopedic Hospital, Lapeer Regional Medical Center, McLaren Regional Medical Center, McLaren Health Plan, McLaren Medical Management, Inc., Mount Clemens Regional Medical Center, POH Regional Medical Center, Visiting Nurse Services of Michigan, and Great Lakes Cancer Institute.

About PHNS: PHNS provides comprehensive healthcaring solutions for hospitals including information technology, health information management (including medical record management and storage, transcription, coding, release of information and electronic medical record services), advisory services and receivables management services. Serving more than 425 U.S. hospitals, PHNS creates business-healthy hospitals by improving operations, enhancing technology and increasing cash on hand. This allows hospitals to focus on their core competency--patient care. PHNS is a national healthcare services company headquartered in Dallas, Texas. See www.phns.com for additional information about PHNS.

Source: Business Wire

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