North Memorial Health Care Selects Eclipsys for Enterprise-Wide Laboratory Initiative
Posted on: Wednesday, 2 July 2008, 09:01 CDT
Eclipsys Corporation(R) (NASDAQ: ECLP), The Outcomes Company(R), today announced that North Memorial Health Care, Inc. (North Memorial), Robbinsdale, MN, has selected Eclipsys' laboratory information solution (LIS) to streamline enterprise efficiencies and communication across inpatient and outpatient settings, as well as enhance the service capabilities of its extensive reference laboratory business that serves the state of Minnesota and western Wisconsin.
Eclipsys Head and Shoulders Above the Rest
According to Sharon Jackson, director, Laboratory at North Memorial, the hospital's internal review process identified Eclipsys as head and shoulders above other available market options in terms of functionality, vision and customer collaboration.
"Eighty percent of all pertinent data used in clinical decision making flows through our hospital's laboratory, so we consider this technology initiative vital to our goal of optimizing productivity, care team communications and patient outcomes," said Jackson. "By selecting the integrated general laboratory, microbiology, anatomic pathology and blood bank modules of Sunrise Laboratory, we can significantly enhance care giver workflow and efficiency and the quality of care we provide our patients."
Plans call for North Memorial to deploy Sunrise Laboratory(TM), Eclipsys comprehensive laboratory information solution, including its PowerBANK(TM) module, a U.S. FDA-approved complete blood bank/transfusion solution, to integrate the blood bank into laboratory operations. Once deployed, Sunrise Laboratory will help North Memorial provide a full range of laboratory services across the organization, paving the way for improved patient safety, operational efficiency and reduced delays in care delivery.
A Solution to Support Business Growth
"In addition to the clinical benefits, we selected Eclipsys for its proven ability to deliver an integrated solution with capabilities to support our efforts to achieve reference laboratory growth mandates across the region," said Pat Taffe, vice president, Information Services and chief information officer at North Memorial. "We believe Eclipsys shares our commitment to clinical excellence and has a keen focus on collaboration. We were impressed with the level of client involvement in the development of Sunrise Laboratory. This helped convince us that we were selecting an information technology partner that meets our needs today and will continue to do so in the future."
Jay Deady, Eclipsys executive vice president of Client Solutions, stated that "We are proud to partner with North Memorial as it works to create a more connected and informed care delivery environment. The laboratory is the hub of clinical decisions, and for many hospitals, it is a key area for organizational growth and financial performance. We designed Sunrise Laboratory with extensive input from clients seeking a solution that would successfully facilitate increased productivity, higher quality, increased patient safety and enhanced revenue from laboratory services."
Available as an LIS for either a hospital or a stand-alone laboratory, Sunrise Laboratory is a flexible solution that enables healthcare organizations to provide a full range of laboratory services internally or to an outreach population. By connecting the laboratory to units across the hospital, Sunrise Laboratory will deliver critical lab results to North Memorial clinicians as an integrated part of the electronic medical record. The solution offers Web-based access to complete lab orders, results, reports, laboratory supplies, and includes enhanced quality control and quality assurance processes. In addition, an integrated dashboard will let clinicians monitor laboratory operations. A specimen-tracking system that focuses on the receipt of the specimen and location of the specimen for easy retrieval, accompanied by inventory supply management, workload measurement, courier and phlebotomy management, will also help the healthcare system improve efficiency and reduce turnaround time.
About North Memorial
Founded in 1954 North Memorial has provided more than 50 years of service to communities in the northwest metro and throughout Minnesota. With 518 licensed beds and more than 5,000 employees, North Memorial is the only major independent hospital in the Twin Cities area. For more information, visit northmemorial.com.
About Eclipsys
Eclipsys is a leading provider of advanced integrated clinical, revenue cycle, access management and business performance-improvement software and services that help healthcare organizations improve clinical, financial, operational and client-satisfaction outcomes. For more information, see www.eclipsys.com or email info@eclipsys.com.
Statements in this news release concerning the timing of features and benefits provided by Eclipsys software and services are forward-looking statements and actual results may differ from those projected due to a variety of risks and uncertainties. Implementation and customization of Eclipsys software is complex and time-consuming. Results depend upon a variety of factors and can vary by client. Each client's circumstances are unique and may include unforeseen issues that make it more difficult than anticipated to implement or derive benefit from software. The success and timeliness of the company's services will depend at least in part upon client involvement, which can be difficult to control. Eclipsys is required to meet specified performance standards, and the contract can be terminated or its scope reduced under certain circumstances. More information about company risks is available in recent Form 10-Q and 10-K filings made by Eclipsys from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Special attention is directed to the portions of those documents entitled "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations." Eclipsys Corporation and The Outcomes Company are registered trademarks of Eclipsys Corporation. Sunrise Laboratory, Power BANK, Sunrise Clinical Manager, and Sunrise Enterprise are trademarks of Eclipsys Corporation. Other product and company names in this news release are or may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
Source: Business Wire
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