BOCA RATON, Fla., Feb. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Eclipsys Corporation(R) , The Outcomes Company(R), today announced that William Osler Health Centre, Etobicoke, Ontario, is the first healthcare organization to activate the Eclipsys Clinical Advantage (ECA) advanced clinical information solution. The new Eclipsys product offering was activated late last fall at the 276-bed William Osler Health Centre -- Etobicoke General Hospital.
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ECA is comprised of Sunrise Clinical Manager(TM), the foundation of the Eclipsys Sunrise(TM) advanced clinical information suite, and The Shams Group Astro Interface Engine to enable real-time integration with MEDITECH Magic and/or client/server applications. As a result, ECA provides healthcare organizations with all of the advantages of Eclipsys' industry-leading Sunrise Clinical Manager solution, while enabling them to retain the financial and informational investments in their existing MEDITECH systems.
While care providers work exclusively within Sunrise Clinical Manager and utilize the clinical information system's powerful workflow advantages -- which at Osler currently includes evidence-based clinical content within context and advanced interdisciplinary clinical documentation -- ancillary department personnel can continue using the MEDITECH system with no change to the system or existing workflows. The advanced technology underlying the Astro Interface Engine enables real-time synchronization with the MEDITECH system without the need for point-to-point interfaces. As a result, patient data entered into Sunrise Clinical Manager flows directly to the Astro Interface Engine, essentially making Sunrise Clinical Manager act as a module within the MEDITECH system. This greatly simplifies integration and maximizes system performance.
"We have developed this new solution set to enable progressive organizations such as William Osler Health Centre to add all of the advantages of our Sunrise Clinical Manager and its comprehensive clinical decision support capabilities and robust functionality, while continuing to derive value from their existing MEDITECH investment," said R. Andrew Eckert, Eclipsys president and chief executive officer. "With ECA, William Osler Health Centre is now positioned to achieve its goals of increasing physician adoption of a computerized physician order entry (CPOE) system and providing a complete electronic health record for every patient."
After activation, William Osler nurses quickly began using the Emergency Department Tracking Board and structured note creation for triage of incoming Emergency patients. Physician adoption is considered excellent, with doctors utilizing the system to review new results, reports and documents, as well as historical information on patients who have been treated previously.
About William Osler Health Centre
William Osler Health Centre is one of the largest hospital corporations in Ontario, with approximately 600 beds, 3,700 staff, 670 physicians and 1,000 volunteers. The organization includes two acute care sites in Etobicoke and Brampton, with construction underway for a new acute care facility, the 608- bed Brampton Civic Hospital, projected to open in fall 2007. The new Brampton Civic Hospital is estimated to accommodate 90,000 emergency patient visits and 160,000 ambulatory care visits annually. For details, see http://www.williamoslerhc.on.ca .
About Eclipsys
Eclipsys is a leading provider of advanced clinical, financial and management information software and service solutions to more than 1,500 healthcare facilities. Eclipsys empowers healthcare organizations to improve patient safety, revenue cycle management and operational efficiency through innovative information solutions. For more information, see http://www.eclipsys.com or email info@eclipsys.com .
Statements in this news release concerning the features of and benefits provided by Eclipsys software 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. 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. Eclipsys Clinical Advantage and Sunrise Clinical Manager are trademarks of Eclipsys Corporation. Other product and company names in this news release are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
Eclipsys Michael E. Donner Chief Marketing Officer (media) (561) 322-4485 michael.donner@eclipsys.com Robert J. Colletti Chief Financial Officer (investors) (561) 322-4655 investor.relations@eclipsys.com William Osler Health Centre Gillian Williams McClean Director, Communications & Marketing (905) 494-6811 gillian@oslerhc.org
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