ATLANTA, July 22 /PRNewswire/ — Arnot Health has selected Surgical Information Systems (SIS) to be the perioperative systems provider for Arnot Ogden Medical Center, a not-for-profit, 256-bed medical facility serving southern New York and northern Pennsylvania.
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The SIS Essentials perioperative solution, featuring the AHA-endorsed SIS Surgical Scheduling and HFMA Peer Reviewed SIS Rules-Based Charging, was chosen to replace Arnot Ogden’s current system provided by Mediware Information Systems. Due to Mediware’s recent announcement that it would no longer invest in its operating room software products, Arnot Ogden was in search of a long-term, financially stable surgical partner as well as a proven and powerful system that would allow physicians to uphold a high quality of care for years to come.
“As a community hospital offering highly specialized services, Arnot Ogden Medical Center was pleased to find a surgical systems partner that is focused so intently on the surgical space,” said AOMC Executive Director of Product Line Services, Richard N. Hoffman, MHA, FACHE. “We chose SIS because of the company’s successful track record and forward-thinking approach to surgery.”
Surgical Information Systems’ Chief Executive Officer Ed Daihl said that a best-of-breed approach is most beneficial to the perioperative department because of its significant impact on patient safety, operational efficiencies and revenue management.
“The OR impacts patient outcomes more than any other department, and typically represents up to 70% of a hospital’s total revenue,” said Daihl. “That’s why it is so important for medical centers like Arnot Ogden to select a surgical system that will provide critical clinical financial data, and enable physicians to provide the highest level of care.”
About SIS
SIS provides software solutions that are uniquely designed to add value at every point of the perioperative process. Developed specifically for the complex surgical environment, all SIS solutions — including anesthesia — are architected on a single database and integrate easily with other hospital systems. SIS offers the only surgical scheduling system endorsed by the American Hospital Association (AHA), and a rules-based charging system that has been granted Peer Reviewed status by the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA).
For more information visit our website, http://www.sisfirst.com/ . About Arnot Health
Arnot Health, celebrating 120 years as a regional healthcare provider in 2008, provides diagnostic, ambulatory, secondary and tertiary acute care, as well as rehabilitative and wellness services to the Southern Tier of New York and the Northern Tier of Pennsylvania. Arnot Ogden Medical Center is an independent, not-for-profit, 256-bed tertiary medical facility with more than 300 physicians from over 50 specialties.
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Surgical Information Systems
CONTACT: Brent Harrison of Surgical Information Systems, +1-800-866-0656,[email protected]
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