Eclipsys Corporation(R), (NASDAQ:ECLP), The Outcomes Company(R), today announced it has hit strong pharmacy benchmarks in the first six months of 2008, with the company meeting its target to double the number of sites live on its Sunrise Pharmacy(TM) integrated pharmacy information system. Introduced to the marketplace two years ago, the solution is now used by more than 1,000 trained pharmacists and technicians to provide the highest levels of medication management and clinical outcomes.
A key factor to the market appeal of the pharmacy solution lies in its native integration with the Eclipsys’ market-leading computerized physician order entry (CPOE) system, Sunrise Acute Care(TM). Working in concert via a single database, the two systems enable integrated handoffs between clinicians and pharmacists to make for fewer errors and accelerated time to treatment. In fact, more than half of the Eclipsys clients live on Sunrise Pharmacy boast a physician adoption rate of greater than 75 percent for Eclipsys’ CPOE system.
“Having our CPOE and pharmacy system on the same platform as order entry and electronic medication administration record has helped our organization to make the medication process safer and more efficient,” said Laura Mark, director of Pharmacy, West Penn Allegheny Health System. “Automating the medication management process through the use of Eclipsys solutions supports our commitment to achieving the best possible patient care outcomes.”
“Eclipsys’ recent success with activating a large volume of Sunrise Pharmacy sites reflects the benefits of our solution’s superior integration,” said Jay Deady, executive vice president, Client Solutions, Eclipsys Corporation. “As we continue to demonstrate our ability to address client challenges and enable vastly improved safety in medication administration, we anticipate documenting additional client outcomes and achieving client satisfaction levels well above the industry average.”
Sunrise Pharmacy, a key component of Eclipsys’ Sunrise Medication Management(TM) solution, enables pharmacists to quickly and easily enter or review and verify physician orders. The single application screen view helps the pharmacist to effectively manage multiple tasks and save time. Shared real-time information enhances the pharmacist’s ability to deliver the patient’s medications with greater accuracy, and in less time, even when a physician goes back and modifies or cancels an order placed earlier. Advanced clinical decision support for checking medication contraindications helps to reduce adverse drug events.
About Sunrise Medication Management
Sunrise Medication Management is Eclipsys’ solution suite that delivers the essential components of medication management automation on a single platform and shared database. In combination the offering helps to prevent points of failure where information could be mis-transcribed, mis-communicated or simply missed. With Sunrise Medication Management, each individual in the medication management process has a complete and up-to-the-minute view of the patient and the other caregivers’ decisions and actions. For physicians, user-friendly CPOE and customizable order sets that support complex treatments, such as chemotherapy, helps facilitate timely and accurate orders. In the pharmacy, automated order verification reduces delays. Pharmacists can quickly select the right drug, dose, route and cost in keeping with formulary requirements. Before administering medications, nurses use bar code scanning to check the “five rights,” triggering the automatic update of the electronic medical record, simultaneously saving time and improving accuracy.
About West Penn Allegheny Health System
Comprised of two tertiary and four community hospitals, WPAHS includes Allegheny General Hospital and The Western Pennsylvania Hospital, both in Pittsburgh; Alle-Kiski Medical Center in Natrona Heights; Canonsburg General Hospital in Canonsburg; The Western Pennsylvania Hospital – Forbes Regional Campus in Monroeville; and AGH-Suburban Campus in Bellevue. Offering a comprehensive range of medical and surgical services, the hospitals serve Pittsburgh and the surrounding five-state area, house more than 2,000 beds and employ more than 13,000 people. Together, the WPAHS hospitals admit more than 80,000 patients each year, log in excess of 173,000 emergency visits and deliver nearly 6,000 newborns. Combined, the hospitals are among the leaders in percentages of total surgeries, cardiac surgeries, neurosurgeries and cardiac catheterization procedures performed throughout the region. Allegheny General Hospital serves as the clinical campus for the Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia, and The Western Pennsylvania Hospital serves as the clinical campus for Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia. For details, see www.wpahs.org.
About Eclipsys
Eclipsys is a leading provider of advanced integrated clinical, revenue cycle and access management software, clinical content and professional services that help healthcare organizations improve clinical, financial, operational and client-satisfaction outcomes. For more information, see www.eclipsys.com or email [email protected].
Statements in this news release concerning the timing of features and benefits provided by Eclipsys software and implementation 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 or services. 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 Acute Care, Sunrise Pharmacy and Sunrise Medication Management are trademarks of Eclipsys Corporation. Other product and company names in this news release are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
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