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St. John's Regional Medical Center and Pleasant Valley Hospital Recommit to Misys CPR(TM) With Plans to Add Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) Capability

Posted on: Thursday, 25 May 2006, 15:00 CDT

Upgrade will move hospitals to computerized physician order entry with expected 100 percent utilization to improve patient care and business efficiencies

Misys Healthcare Systems, a market leader in healthcare IT, today announced that St. John's Regional Medical Center and St. John's Pleasant Valley Hospital, which have more than 400 beds and more than 600 affiliated physicians, have successfully upgraded Misys CPR. The upgrade represents a large, multi-year commitment to Misys CPR and Misys Healthcare Systems by St. John's Hospitals. St. John's Regional Medical Center and St. John's Pleasant Valley Hospital are members of Catholic Healthcare West, the largest religious-sponsored healthcare system located in San Francisco, Calif.

Using Misys CPR, the St. John's hospitals will benefit from cross-departmental, multi-disciplinary efficiencies by sharing data elements rather than repeating procedures. This enhanced communication can be shared between hospitals, clinics and in physicians' offices, an underlying goal of all Misys Healthcare Systems' technology. Since 1993, Misys CPR has helped physicians at St. John's to manage and share information for over 150,000 patients annually. Misys CPR gives physicians the ability to access patient data electronically and improve the delivery and management of care at every point of service, across all clinical departments.

"During the implementation process, it was evident that Misys is committed to our long term success through the delivery of exceptional product upgrades, such as Misys CPR. Misys provided us with excellent, time-tested suggestions to help our organization achieve high adoption rates, and as a result, St. John's will continue to streamline workflow and run a more efficient business," said Dr. Eugene Fussell, vice president of medical affairs at St. John's Regional Medical Center.

"With CPOE, physicians are able to deliver improved patient care since they have a patient's complete medical history, including medications and previous test results, at their fingertips," said Richard Atkin, president of Misys Healthcare Systems' Hospital System business unit. "As more physicians place prescription orders electronically using Misys CPR, the staff will see an increase in efficiency with fewer drug interactions, duplicate tests and wasted administrative time. It's a win for everyone."

Misys CPR, when enhanced with CPOE, will provide physicians with improved workflow and facilitate a decrease in medical errors through an integrated physician support system. "St. John's is working towards full physician adoption of CPOE by mid-2007," stated Dr. Fussell. Using CPOE, physicians place orders electronically, with the information passed seamlessly to the pharmacy and nursing staff via Misys CPR, an integrated clinical system.

Misys CPR is part of the Misys Optimum family, a collection of leading clinical products and Web-based technologies designed to create a truly interoperable healthcare environment. Using Misys Optimum solutions such as clinical patients records, community-based physicians and caregivers in the acute care enterprise connect seamlessly, enabling more informed care and clinical decision-making, improved patient safety and increased efficiencies.

About St. John's Regional Medical Center and St. John's Pleasant Valley Hospital

St. John's Regional Medical Center and St. John's Pleasant Valley Hospital, members of Catholic Healthcare West, comprise the largest acute health care organization in Ventura County. These private, not-for-profit hospitals are dedicated to providing quality services that enhance wellness and healing, improving health in mind, body, and spirit, and advocating for the disadvantaged.

About Misys Healthcare Systems

Misys Healthcare Systems, one of the top five healthcare IT companies in North America, develops and supports reliable, easy-to-use software and services of exceptional quality that enable physicians and caregivers to more easily manage the complexities of healthcare. Misys' family of leading clinical products and Web-based technologies - Misys Optimum(TM) solutions - are designed from the ground up to share patient data across all medical care settings. Misys Optimum connects community-based physicians and caregivers to the acute care enterprise, enabling increased efficiencies, better decision-making and improved hospital-physician relations. For more information, visit www.misyshealthcare.com.

About Misys plc

Misys plc (FTSE: MSY), the global software company, is one of the world's largest and longest-established providers of industry-specific software. Founded in 1979, Misys serves the international banking and healthcare industries, combining technological expertise with in-depth understanding of customers' markets and operational needs. In banking Misys is a market leader with over 1,200 customers, including 49 of the world's top 50 banks. In healthcare Misys is also a market leader, serving more than 110,000 physicians in 18,000 practice locations, 1,200 hospitals and 600 home care providers. Through Sesame, a wholly-owned subsidiary, the company is also a leading provider of support services to about 7,800 financial advisers in the UK. Misys employs around 6,000 people who serve customers in more than 120 countries. For more information, visit www.misys.com.

Misys. Making things that really matter, work better.

Source: Business Wire

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