Arnot Health Selects Misys EMR Solution; First Misys Optimum Client to Connect Hospital and Physician Office.RALEIGH, N.C. -- Misys Healthcare Systems, a market leader in information technology, announces today that Arnot Health (Arnot Ogden Medical Center and Arnot Medical Services) in Elmira, N.Y., have signed an agreement to purchase the Misys EMR (ElectroMagnetic Radiation) The emanation of energy from everything in the universe. Although the EMR from electrical and electronic devices is typically measured for practical, every-day situations, every object, including humans, emanates energy. (TM) physician office ambulatory clinical solution for its affiliated physician group. The contract includes options to purchase Misys Image Management(TM) powered by eRad/ImageMedical(TM) developed technology, Misys Media Manager for the hospital, and Misys practice management solution paired with Misys EMR for community-based physician practices. The agreement is the first Misys Optimum(TM) sale to interconnect care settings with electronic health records (EHRs) to enable the sharing of critical clinical data. The end result is better medical decision-making, increased efficiencies and improved hospital-physician relations. A long-time user of Misys CPR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Definition Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a procedure to support and maintain breathing and circulation for a person who has stopped breathing (respiratory arrest) and/or whose heart has stopped (cardiac (TM)'integrated by design' computer-based patient record computer-based patient record Electronic medical record Health informatics A 'personal health library' providing access to all resources on a Pt's health history and insurance information solution, Arnot Ogden and AMS AMS - Andrew Message System support the Misys Optimum strategy of connecting community-based physicians and other caregivers to the acute care enterprise. "The IT investment demonstrates our strong commitment to establishing a community-shared EHR (Electronic Health Records) Computerized medical records that bring patient care into the digital age and save time, money and lives. The push to adopt comprehensive electronic documentation between doctors' offices and hospital settings intensified after the RAND accessed by both our hospital-based and community-based doctors to assure continuity of care," said Anthony Cooper, F.A.C.H.E., chief executive officer at Arnot Ogden Medical Center. "We're excited about Misys Optimum, which mirrors our own long-term approach to manage safer care and minimize medical errors. The efficient exchange of just-in-time data across all care delivery settings promises countless benefits to patients and caregivers alike." Arnot Ogden Medical Center is an independent, not-for-profit tertiary medical facility with more than 300 physicians from over 50 specialties. The 233-bed non-profit community hospital is part of Arnot Health, a regional healthcare provider of diagnostic, ambulatory, secondary and tertiary acute care, as well as rehabilitative re·ha·bil·i·tate tr.v. re·ha·bil·i·tat·ed, re·ha·bil·i·tat·ing, re·ha·bil·i·tates 1. To restore to good health or useful life, as through therapy and education. 2. and wellness services to the Southern Tier The Southern Tier is a geographical term that refers to the counties of New York State west of the Catskill Mountains along the northern border of Pennsylvania. The region is bordered to the south by the Northern Tier of Pennsylvania, and together these regions are known as of New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and Northern Pennsylvania. Arnot Medical Services' multi-specialty group of 65 physicians and physician extenders physician extender A popular term for a trained health professional who provides quasi-autonomous health care under a particular physician's license Examples Physician assistant, nurse practitioner, etc. See Physician assistant, Nurse, Nurse practitioner. (nurse practitioners and physician assistants) will use Misys EMR at its 10 locations. Misys EMR is a flexible, wireless point-of-care electronic medical records system that improves access to patient information and expedites record keeping processes. The first phase of system implementation is slated first quarter 2005. "Misys EMR was recognized simply as the best solution on the market for large group practices," said Robert Lambert, M.D., F.A.C.P., president of Arnot Medical Services. "We chose Misys EMR because our physicians preferred its rich functionality, scalability, fast point-and-click documentation tools with exceptionally built data templates, and user friendly design." Arnot Ogden Medical Center is a four-year user of Misys CPR. The healthcare facility is activating the system's computerized physician order entry (CPOE CPOE Computerized Physician Order Entry CPOE Computerized Provider Order Entry CPOE Computerized Prescriber Order Entry ) clinical decision support tools and expects implementing Misys EMR will enhance the value and acceleration of CPOE to its medical staff. The acute care hospital historically has been the anchor of the healthcare industry. Increasingly, patient care is being delivered in ambulatory settings. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the Centers for Disease Control's National Center for Health Statistics National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which is part of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. NCHS is the United States' principal health statistics agency. Report: Healthcare in America: Trends in Utilization published January 2004, 79 percent of patient care is delivered in ambulatory settings outside the hospital environment. "Regardless of the differences in size, budgets and technological infrastructure, both acute care enterprises and community-based physicians have the same objectives to provide safe and effective healthcare services to their patients," said Tom Skelton, chief executive officer of Misys Healthcare Systems. "The management team at Arnot Health has recognized that Misys Optimum is the solution that will help them achieve their vision, namely to connect community physicians and caregivers to the acute care enterprise. Arnot Health is clearly in a leadership position relative to federal initiatives to accelerate the adoption of EHRs to share critical patient information among care settings, which is the core value of Misys Optimum." About Arnot Health and Arnot Ogden Medical Center As a regional health care provider, Arnot Health provides diagnostic, ambulatory, secondary and tertiary acute care, as well as rehabilitative and wellness services to the Southern Tier of New York and Northern Pennsylvania. Arnot Ogden Medical Center is an independent, not-for-profit, 256-bed tertiary medical facility with more than 300 physicians from over 50 specialties. For more information, visit www.aomc.org. About Misys Healthcare Systems Misys Healthcare Systems, one of the top five healthcare IT companies 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. , 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 25 years of industry experience, Misys currently serves more than 92,000 physicians in 18,000 practice locations, 1,250 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. Misys' family of leading clinical products and Web-based technologies - Misys Optimum(R) solutions - are designed from the ground up to share patient data across all medical care settings. Misys Optimum connects community-based physicians and caregivers to the acute care enterprise, enabling increased efficiencies, better decision-making and improved hospital-physician relations. 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 general insurance industries. Through a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. , Sesame, it also provides business process outsourcing Business process outsourcing (BPO) is the contracting of a specific business task, such as payroll, to a third-party service provider. Usually, BPO is implemented as a cost-saving measure for tasks that a company requires but does not depend upon to maintain its position in services to independent financial advisors (IFAs) in the UK. Misys partners with its customers to deliver outstanding IT solutions to essential industries, and employs over 6,000 people internationally. For more information, visit www.misys.com. The Misys name, together with Misys Optimum, Misys CPR, Misys Image Management and Misys EMR, are trademarks of Misys plc. The designation of "Image Management" is licensed by Misys under an agreement with eRad/ImageMedical. |
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