BOCA RATON, Fla., Dec. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Eclipsys Corporation(R), , The Outcomes Company(R), today announced that Lenox Hill Hospital, a 652-bed acute care facility in New York, NY, on November 9 activated the latest version of Sunrise Clinical Manager, the company’s advanced clinical information solution. Lenox Hill Hospital is also using Eclipsys Sunrise Remote Access Services(TM) to provide physicians with remote access to Clinical Manager’s capabilities and patient information from virtually any wireless-enabled location.
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At Lenox Hill Hospital, more than 2,600 users have accessed the Sunrise Clinical Manager system since its initial activation in 2004 for full computerized provider order entry (CPOE) and results reporting for Lab, Radiology and Nutritional Services, with more than 2.2 million orders placed. Hospital officials noted that the close collaboration of physicians, nursing staff and ancillary departments during the design, development and testing process was one of the key success factors for rapid and smooth adoption of CPOE.
“Going from paper to the new clinical information solution has helped me increase my efficiency, which created more time for me to spend with my patients,” stated Sherri Sandel, DO, medical resident at Lenox Hill Hospital. “The real-time rules and alerts and user-friendly order entry system make Sunrise Clinical Manager more easily adaptable.”
“There have been care improvements on many fronts,” said Bradley Flansbaum, DO, MPH, chief of Hospitalist Services, Lenox Hill Hospital. “Sunrise Remote Access Services has allowed attending physicians to continue their involvement in patient care while ‘off-site.’ Also vital to our success, using Sunrise Clinical Manager’s advanced clinical decision support capabilities we have improved patient care delivery with order reminders. This capability has enabled us to make inroads in such areas as venous thromboembolism prevention, which is a growing health concern.”
Lenox Hill Hospital plans to continue to expand its use of Sunrise Clinical Manager to further enhance the ordering process and implement the system’s interdisciplinary clinical documentation capabilities.
“Lenox Hill Hospital is an excellent example of how clinicians work together successfully to quickly adopt Eclipsys advanced clinical solutions,” said R. Andrew Eckert, Eclipsys president and chief executive officer. “With Sunrise Clinical Manager, Lenox Hill Hospital is firmly positioned to improve patient safety with CPOE and achieve true interoperability among departments and processes, resulting in the delivery of more-efficient and effective healthcare.”
About Lenox Hill Hospital
Lenox Hill Hospital, located on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, is a 652-bed, fully accredited, acute care hospital and a major teaching affiliate of NYU Medical Center. Founded in 1857, the hospital has earned a national reputation for providing the highest-quality care, training new physicians, contributing to progress in research, and offering innovative community outreach programs. For details, see http://www.lenoxhillhospital.org .
About Sunrise Clinical Manager and Remote Access Services
Sunrise Clinical Manager integrates care delivery and streamlines workflows across the healthcare enterprise with a shared electronic patient record, widely used CPOE system featuring real-time alerting using best- practice clinical content, and workflow-enhancing documentation tools. By pulling together key information from across the patient record, customized to a clinician’s practice and preferences, each clinician can see at the point of decision making all information available about any patient in his or her care. Clinical Manager helps virtually eliminate issues of legibility and accuracy of orders and streamlines communication and handoffs between departments. Sunrise Remote Access Services provides physicians with secure, virtually anywhere, anytime browser-based access to Clinical Manager, further improving and speeding the care-delivery process.
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 scope of the agreement, the timing of implementation, and the 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 or remote access 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-K and other 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, Sunrise Clinical Manager, and Sunrise Remote Access Services 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, (media) (561) 322-4485 michael.donner@eclipsys.com Robert J. Colletti, CFO (investors) (561) 322-4650 investor.relations@eclipsys.com Lenox Hill Hospital Ann Silverman, MPH Director, Public Relations (212) 434-2400 asilverman@lenoxhill.net
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CONTACT: Media, Michael E. Donner, Chief Marketing Officer,+1-561-322-4485, or michael.donner@eclipsys.com, or investors, Robert J.Colletti, CFO, +1-561-322-4650, or investor.relations@eclipsys.com, both ofEclipsys; or Ann Silverman, MPH, Director, Public Relations, Lenox HillHospital, +1-212-434-2400, or asilverman@lenoxhill.net