ADVISORY/Silas Technologies and BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina to Discuss Silas Reveille for Healthcare Technology at HIMSS Conference in Atlanta.News/Assignment Editors; High Tech, Health & Medical Writers ADVISORY...for Wednesday (Jan. 30, 2002) --(BW HealthWire)
What: "BlueCross received immediate time savings that
allowed the company to redirect skilled resources to other
customer service activities. Silas Reveille now automatically
performs routine monitoring tasks with even greater frequency
than was performed manually by customer service and help desk
personnel," VP of Information Systems, BlueCross BlueShield
of South Carolina.
Silas Technologies is introducing Silas Reveille(TM) for
Healthcare Technology, an application monitoring and
notification tool that can revolutionize how healthcare
organizations maintain their technology. This advanced system
reduces costs and downtime associated with a broad range of
healthcare technology issues. A BlueCross BlueShield of South
Carolina representative will discuss that organization's
experience with Silas Reveille for Healthcare Technology.
Where: HIMSS Conference Briefing Room
Georgia World Congress Center
Atlanta
When: Wednesday, January 30, 2002
11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
What Silas Reveille for Healthcare Technology Does: Silas Reveille(TM) for Healthcare Technology is an advanced application monitoring tool that not only checks for system interruptions and inefficiencies, but it also can be used to monitor the effectiveness of processes within a healthcare organization. Some key features of Silas Reveille for Healthcare Technology: --ROI in weeks, not years; --Monitors applications and operational processes; --Spans diverse computing platforms See platform. (Mainframe, UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). (R), Windows(R) servers, etc.); --Proactively monitors critical healthcare applications (CPOE CPOE Computerized Physician Order Entry CPOE Computerized Provider Order Entry CPOE Computerized Prescriber Order Entry , Patient Accounting, etc.); --No software "agents" required; --Real-time service management; --Alerts the responsible IT personnel to application and network events. How Silas Reveille for Healthcare Technology will impact the industry: Silas Reveille for Healthcare Technology has a quick and direct impact on costs associated with administering healthcare technology. By proactively monitoring applications (such as CPOE, Pharmacy, Laboratory, Radiology, etc.) and their association to enterprise systems, an organization's IT experts stay ahead of technical issues before they become major problems. Many times, application errors go unnoticed until complete failure, preventing global systems from running at optimal capacity and decreasing efficiency of the organization. And while Silas Reveille for Healthcare Technology is monitoring the entire enterprise, it continues to scrutinize scru·ti·nize tr.v. scru·ti·nized, scru·ti·niz·ing, scru·ti·niz·es To examine or observe with great care; inspect critically. scru specific applications for even the most minor problems. Silas Reveille for Healthcare Technology also has strong reporting capabilities, enabling it to help users maintain compliance with a wide variety of accreditations, such as HIPAA's Administrative Simplification Compliance Act, JCAHO JCAHO Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, see there (Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, n.pr the United States body that accredits healthcare organizations. Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO/TJC), n. ), HCFA/CMS (old name Health Care Financing Administration Health Care Financing Administration, n.pr department in the U.S. agency of Health and Human Services responsible for the oversight of the Medicaid and Medicare benefit programs, including guidelines, payment, and coverage policies. -HCFA-), CLIA CLIA Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 Congressional legislation that promulgated quality assurance practices in clinical labs, and required them to measure performance at each step of the testing process from the beginning to the end-point of a (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) of 1988 are United States federal regulatory standards that apply to all clinical laboratory testing performed on humans in the United States, except clinical trials and basic research. ), CAP (College of American Pathologists This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. ) and many others. It also can monitor service level agreement compliance. Silas Technologies will have a display booth in the Research, Development and New Technology Center at the HIMSS HIMSS Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Conference. The Center is reserved for technologies that are new to the healthcare industry. If you are unable to attend the media briefing, please visit booth No. 1 to schedule an interview with a representative from Silas Technologies. Silas Technologies and Silas Reveille are trademarks of Silas Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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