ADAC HealthCare Information Systems Announces Significant New Customer Orders.Business Editors & Health/Medical Writers MILPITAS, Calif.--(BW HealthWire)--Feb. 24, 2000 ADAC ADAC Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil Club (German automobile club) ADAC Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council ADAC Art Directors and Artists Club (Sacramento, California) ADAC Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council HCIS HCIS Health Care Information System (British Library) HCIS Hwa Chong International School (Singapore) HCIS Homenet Computers Internet Services (Australia) Wins Important QuadRIS(TM) Contracts and Adds Two Major New Military Sites Under DIN-PACS DIN-PACS Digital Imaging Network - Picture Archiving Communications System Contract ADAC HealthCare Information Systems (HCIS), a division of ADAC Laboratories (Nasdaq: ADAC), today announced that it has signed agreements with Duke University Health System of Durham, NC and Baptist Hospital of Nashville, TN to provide its QuadRIS Radiology Information System A Radiology Information System (RIS) is used by radiology departments to store, manipulate and distribute patient radiological data and imagery. The system generally consists of patient tracking and scheduling, result reporting and image tracking capabilities. as part of ADAC's Envoi en·voi n. Variant of envoy2. Noun 1. envoi - a brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetry envoy stanza - a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem (TM) Image and Information Solution. ADAC has also added National Naval Medical Center The National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, also known as the Bethesda Naval Hospital, is considered the flagship of the United States Navy's system of medical centers. of Bethesda, MD and LeMoore Naval Base of LeMoore, CA under the IBM-led U.S. Department of Defense DIN-PACS (Digital Imaging Network-Picture Archiving Communications System) contract. Bob Dawson, Business Manager for Radiology for Duke University Health System stated, "The Duke Hospital Radiology Department has utilized an ADAC legacy radiology information system for over five years. We have been very pleased with the performance of the legacy system and with the Y2K See Y2K problem and Y2K compliant. Y2K - Year 2000 support from ADAC personnel. The ADAC QuadRIS system was selected because of our positive past experience, the added features of the new QuadRIS system, and, particularly, because of the commitment of ADAC management to tailor and support their RIS RIS rabies inhibiting substance. system to meet the specific needs of this department." Dennis Netzel, Director of Radiology at Baptist Hospital, stated "We are excited about the implementation of our new QuadRIS Radiology Information System. ADAC's industry standard technology, coupled with its open architecture, will help us to decrease report 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. and maximize revenue through the use of integrated voice recognition, digital dictation, and bar code technology." Under the DIN-PACS contract, ADAC will deploy its QuadRIS and the integrated Envoi Workflow Manager at National Naval Medical Center and LeMoore Naval Air Station A Naval Air Station is an airbase of the United States Navy. Such bases are used to house Naval Aviation squadrons and support commands. List of Functioning US Naval Air Stations
Jay Deady, ADAC HCIS Senior Vice President and General Manager stated, "With 82 live QuadRIS clients on an open architecture platform, combined with a significant increase in customer satisfaction reported in surveys over the past 6 months, ADAC clearly offers new clients like Duke and Baptist leading-edge technology. This technology is currently functioning in similar client sites, is proven to scale, and is delivered with experienced implementation and support teams. The additional DIN-PACS selections by Bethesda and LeMoore continue the validation we are seeing in both the commercial and military/government markets for the true RIS/PACS integrated solutions that ADAC delivers with QuadRIS and the integrated Envoi Workflow Manager." Envoi is ADAC's integrated Image and Information Management Solution. Envoi's open clinical architecture combines Oracle's relational database technology with Microsoft Windows client/server and web software to deliver radiology information not just within the radiology department, but also throughout the healthcare delivery network. By integrating clinical information, including images, voice and text, Envoi enables users to achieve significant improvements in operational efficiency. About ADAC ADAC Laboratories is the world market-share leader in nuclear medicine and radiation therapy planning systems and a technology leader in providing clinical workflow solutions, management information and knowledge systems to healthcare organizations in North America. ADAC is headquartered in Milpitas, CA with its HealthCare Information Systems Division in Houston, TX. Additional information about ADAC can be found on its web site at www.adaclabs.com. Note to Editors: QuadRIS and Envoi are trademarks of ADAC Laboratories. |
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