NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Eclipsys Corporation(R) , The Outcomes Company(R), today announced that at HIMSS 2007 (Booth #5336) it will be joined by its clients and partners to showcase its industry leading solutions that help healthcare organizations improve outcomes in care, cost and satisfaction. The 2007 Annual Conference and Exposition of HIMSS, the Healthcare Information Management and Systems Society, one of the largest conferences of the healthcare industry, runs today through March 1 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, LA.
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Eclipsys' theme this year will be "What outcome will make you smile?" and the company's multi-level booth will include numerous clients on hand to share the outcomes they have achieved using Eclipsys solutions to improve patient safety, quality, cost-efficiency and satisfaction.
Improve Outcomes through High-Rates of CPOE Adoption
Eclipsys will also be demonstrating its computerized physician order entry (CPOE) system, which according to healthcare industry studies, is used by more physicians than the systems of any other vendor. Physician adoption of CPOE is critical to the ability of healthcare organizations to improve patient care, cost and satisfaction outcomes through a clinical information system. For example, the Atlanta, GA-based Piedmont Hospital's 100 percent adoption rate of Sunrise Clinical Manager for CPOE resulted in improved efficiencies and workflows and the hospital achieved a 15 percent reduction in average length of stay for patients with hip fractures, 63 percent increase in use of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) prophylaxis for patients presenting with stroke or congestive heart failure, and a 42 percent reduction in overall time to administer antibiotics for patients with community-acquired pneumonia.
"Eclipsys has its roots in providing solutions that support the most high- acuity clinical care," said Jay Deady, Eclipsys executive vice president, Client Solutions. "At HIMSS, Eclipsys will let its clients do the talking, demonstrating how Sunrise Clinical Manager and its integrated modules give clinicians the tools they need to provide high-quality, efficient care in even the most demanding, complex care environments."
Optimize the Medication Management Process
Eclipsys will also be demonstrating its integrated Sunrise Medication Management solution, which helps healthcare organizations reduce medication errors by automating the entire medication management process. Eclipsys solutions automate the workflows of physicians as they place orders, pharmacists as they verify and dispense medication orders, and nurses as they administer medications to the patient. Knowledge-Based Medication Administration assists nurses with validation of the five rights (right patient, right medication, right dose, right route, and right time) of medication administration via bar-code scanning at the bedside to enhance patient safety.
Manage Care More Effectively in the Outpatient Environment
Eclipsys will also focus heavily on the unique challenges of ambulatory care at HIMSS, demonstrating how it has built on its expertise in high-acuity care settings to deliver cutting edge clinical and financial solutions for the ambulatory environment. Featuring clients from oncologists and other specialists, to general practitioners who focus on family medicine, Eclipsys will be highlighting how Sunrise Ambulatory Care's clinician-centered workflows and patient-centric EMR enables physicians to improve care and healthcare enterprises to better connect with the community.
New strategic partner athenahealth, a leading provider of services to medical groups, will also be on hand in the Eclipsys booth demonstrating how the companies' combined offering for physician practices integrates clinical and financial processes, and enables practices to share patient information with the extended healthcare enterprise while maintaining independent financial records. Together, the two companies will demonstrate how they are helping to drive broader adoption of EMR technology, especially for the many physicians concerned about exposing their practices' financial information to affiliated hospitals.
Improve Financial Management
Eclipsys will also be demonstrating how its comprehensive suite of financial solutions help improve cash flow by moving key processes to the front end of the care process and gathering important data before the patient leaves the facility. Eclipsys financial solutions enable complete and prompt reimbursement by automatically generating billing codes and calculations of expected reimbursement on the back end.
HIMSS attendees should also plan to visit with the Eclipsys professional services team on hand at the booth, to discuss how Eclipsys continuous- improvement methodology - used and refined through hundreds of successful implementations - can help achieve on-time, on budget implementations that drive predictable and repeatable outcome improvements.
Other Eclipsys-related HIMSS presentations and special events include:
Monday February 26, 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Marriott New Orleans at the Convention Center
Canadian Healthcare Information Technology Trade Association Reception The Canadian Reception, co-hosted by CHITTA and the HIMSS Ontario Chapter, has been a tradition at HIMSS for the past 8 years. Last year, some 500 Canadians and their colleagues used this informal and relaxed opportunity to meet old friends and establish new relationships in this open and stress-free atmosphere that is part of the CHITTA culture.
Monday, February 26, 11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Convention Center, Room: 293
"What's In It for Patient Safety? CCHIT Requirements" - Eclipsys thought leader Robin Raiford, RN, BC, CPHIMS, FHIMSS, director of Government Initiatives, will be joining Pat Hale, PhD, MD, FACP, chief medical information office of Glens Falls Hospital, and Jim Morrow, MD, VP & CIO, North Fulton Family Medicine, P.C. in presenting this topic.
Tuesday, February 27, 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.
Crescent City Ballroom, 1st Floor, Marriott New Orleans at the Convention Center
Eclipsys HIMSS Outcomes Breakfast - Three Eclipsys clients will share how their organizations successfully achieve positive outcomes. You will also learn about the Eclipsys outcomes methodology from Dr. Diane Bradley, the industry's first chief quality and outcomes officer. Jay Deady, Eclipsys executive vice president, Client Solutions will kick off the program. To register for this event, please visit the following Web site: http://www.regonline.com/Checkin.asp?EventId=119369 .
Wednesday, February 28, 2007, 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Marriott New Orleans at the Convention Center
Join Andy Eckert and Jonathan Bush for lunch at HIMSS - The recent convergence of relaxed federal anti-kickback regulations and newly integrated clinical/financial solutions promises to greatly accelerate HIT adoption by affiliated physicians. Andy Eckert and Jonathan Bush will address how this trend is driving the need for hospital executives to create a win-win strategy focused on affiliated physicians, and how the Eclipsys-athena partnership serves the unique demands of community care providers. Bobbie Byrne, MD, director of ambulatory care solutions, Eclipsys Corporation and Nancy Brown, senior vice president, Business Development and Government Affairs, athenahealth, Inc. will introduce a complete HIT solution for physician practices. To register for this lunch, please visit the following Web site: http://www.regonline.com/Checkin.asp?EventId=123007.
February 26-March 1, 2007
Convention Center Booth #7511
Interoperability Showcase - Eclipsys is a Leadership Level participant of the Interoperability Showcase sponsored by HIMSS and IHE (Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise). At the Showcase, Eclipsys will be working together with other HIT vendors to demonstrate a state-of-the-art Regional Health Information Organization (RHIO) network, including a prototype of interoperable electronic health records (EHRs) that feature embedded security and multiple-patient identifier technology. Visitors will be able to create and manage their own virtual health records and access them across multiple healthcare settings. Eclipsys will be speaking at one of the interoperability sessions to be held in theaters adjoining the Showcase. Showcase times are as follows:
Monday, February 26 1:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday, February 27 7:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, February 28 7:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, March 1 7:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
About HIMSS
The Annual HIMSS Conference and Exhibition brings together nearly 20,000 healthcare professionals from around the world to learn about the latest information technology. The 2007 conference will feature almost 700 exhibitors and more than 200 educational sessions, workshops, roundtables, electronic poster sessions, vendor product sessions and emerging technology sessions. For more information, see http://www.himss07.org/.
About Eclipsys
Eclipsys is a leading provider of advanced integrated information software, clinical content and professional services that help healthcare organizations across North America improve clinical, financial, operational and customer-satisfaction outcomes. For more information, see http://www.eclipsys.com/ or email
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 Clinical Manager and Sunrise Ambulatory Care are trademarks of Eclipsys Corporation. Other product and
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