ACL Laboratories Activates Misys Commercial Laboratory In May to Broaden Acute Care and Outreach Growth Markets.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 11, 2004 Misys Healthcare Systems, a market leader in healthcare information technology, announces today ACL See access control list. 1. ACL - Access Control List. 2. ACL - Association for Computational Linguistics. 3. ACL - A Coroutine Language. A Pascal-based implementation of coroutines. ["Coroutines", C.D. Laboratories is fully operational with Misys Commercial Laboratory(TM), a highly scalable information system designed specifically for high-volume, independent reference laboratories. ACL Laboratories will use the Misys solution to broaden its clinical outreach and acute care business and to support its NIDA NIDA National Institute on Drug Abuse NIDA National Institute of Dramatic Arts (Australia) NIDA Northern Ireland Development Agency (UK) NIDA Northern Ireland Dairy Association drug-testing laboratory at Advocate Health Care, Illinois' largest integrated delivery system integrated delivery system Integrated provider Medical practice A coordinated health care system formed by physician groups and hospitals which ↑ efficiency and ↓ redundancy in providing health care; IDSs coordinate delivery of a broad range of health , and Aurora Health Care Aurora Health Care is a not-for-profit health care system located in eastern Wisconsin and headquartered in Milwaukee. The system has 13 hospitals, over 100 clinics, and more than 140 community pharmacies. , the largest integrated healthcare system in Wisconsin. "We're excited to begin actively using Misys Commercial Laboratory to capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. our future business growth. ACL Laboratories performs approximately 13 million laboratory tests annually, and we anticipate 18 percent growth with the potential to add six million tests in the next 18 to 24 months," said Sandy Butschli, vice president of information services See Information Systems. , ACL Laboratories. "As the performance leader in the independent laboratory market, Misys Commercial Laboratory is the complete business solution to support this target growth and provide a proven competitive edge." Misys Commercial Laboratory will complement Misys Laboratory(TM) to provide a combined solution supporting two care settings: acute care and ambulatory/outreach. Misys Laboratory and Misys Clinical Financial(TM) applications have been in continuous use at ACL Laboratories for more than a decade. "Pairing Misys Commercial Laboratory with Misys Laboratory provides an ideal business model that services the unique needs of both care environments," said Butschli. "The combined solutions will help us achieve our goal of providing laboratory services to 97 percent of affiliated physicians by 2007." Furthermore, Butschli noted Misys Commercial Laboratory's flexible and streamlined workflow and reporting design support both their lab business and operational requirements (programming) operational requirements - Qualitative and quantitative parameters that specify the desired capabilities of a system and serve as a basis for determining the operational effectiveness and suitability of a system prior to deployment. and client-specific needs. At the same time, the system provides fast turnaround time (1) In batch processing, the time it takes to receive finished reports after submission of documents or files for processing. In an online environment, turnaround time is the same as response time. to process orders and transmit results for morning delivery to clinics, physicians and clients. "This month's activation of Misys Commercial Laboratory at ACL Laboratories is a classic example of Misys Healthcare Systems' versatility in matching the right products to the client's laboratory needs, including compliance, as they expand their business goals and requirements," said Barbara Whitter, product manager, Misys Commercial Laboratory, Misys Healthcare Systems. "We applaud ACL Laboratories' continued investment in our laboratory product suite to provide superior frontline front·line also front line n. 1. A front or boundary, especially one between military, political, or ideological positions. 2. Basketball See frontcourt. 3. Football The linemen of a team. support to their clients and to manage their high volume challenges." Part of the Misys Optimum(TM) comprehensive family of world-class clinical systems, Misys Laboratory clinical application suite comprises Misys Laboratory, Misys Commercial Laboratory, Misys Clinical Financial and Misys Encompass(TM) . The lab solutions provide clinicians immediate access to laboratory and other critical patient specimen data in both acute care and outreach settings. The high-speed laboratory automation tools enable healthcare organizations to improve quality of patient care, reduce costs, enhance operational efficiencies, and modernize mod·ern·ize v. mo·dern·ized, mo·dern·iz·ing, mo·dern·iz·es v.tr. To make modern in appearance, style, or character; update. v.intr. To accept or adopt modern ways, ideas, or style. and expand information access to clinicians across the health enterprise. Misys Healthcare Systems supports approximately 1,250 client laboratory facilities in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and the United Kingdom. About ACL Laboratories ACL Laboratories provides laboratory medical services including clinical testing, anatomic pathology/cytopathology, drug screening, asbestos testing, breath alcohol testing, DOT drug testing, environmental testing and applicant testing services. ACL Laboratories is jointly owned and operated by two major healthcare networks: Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation and Aurora Health Care, Inc. For more information, visit www.acllaboratories.com. About Misys Healthcare Systems Misys Healthcare Systems, one of the top five healthcare IT companies in North America, develops and supports reliable, easy-to-use software and services of exceptional quality that enable physicians and caregivers to more easily manage the complexities of healthcare. With more than 20 years experience in the industry, Misys Healthcare Systems, a division of Misys plc, currently serves more than 92,000 physicians, 1,200 hospitals, 600 home care providers and hundreds of commercial laboratories, clinics, managed services An umbrella term for third-party monitoring and maintaining of computers, networks and software. The actual equipment may be inhouse or at the third-party's facilities, but the "managed" implies an ongoing effort; for example, making sure the equipment is running at a certain quality and other related organizations. For more information, visit www.misyshealthcare.com. About Misys plc Misys plc, the global software products and solutions company, serves customers in the international banking and securities, international healthcare, and UK retail financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. sectors. The group partners with its customers to deliver outstanding IT solutions to essential industries. For the year ended May 31, 2003, Misys reported revenues in excess of $1.5 billion. Misys employs more than 6,000 people internationally. For more information, visit www.misys.com. Misys Optimum, Misys Commercial Laboratory, Misys Laboratory, Misys Clinical Financial and Misys Encompass are trademarks of Misys Hospital Systems, Inc. d/b/a Misys Healthcare Systems. |
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