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Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center Expands MediServe Rehabilitation Information Systems Project.


TEMPE, Ariz. -- MediServe Information Systems Inc. announced that Banner Good Samaritan Good Samaritan

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 Medical Center (Phoenix) approved an expansion of the MediLinks Rehabilitation Information System into Inpatient Rehabilitation Services. This expansion was contingent on Adj. 1. contingent on - determined by conditions or circumstances that follow; "arms sales contingent on the approval of congress"
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 the MediLinks system demonstrating significant value in The Outpatient Unit of The Banner Good Samaritan Rehabilitation Institute. The following impacts were observed in a two-month study after implementing the system:

--A 6.5% increase in units of service per day (per full-time employee)

--A 2.6% increase in charge capture

--A 13% productivity increase for the 8.6 full-time employees using the system.

The Banner Good Samaritan Rehabilitation Institute offers cost-effective, goal-driven Outpatient Services outpatient services Hospital-based services Managed care Medical and other services provided, to a nonadmitted Pt, by a hospital or other qualified facility–eg, mental health clinic, rural health clinic, mobile X-ray unit, free-standing dialysis unit Examples  for patients recovering from physical or cognitive injuries or illnesses. The Outpatient Unit provides case management/nursing, occupational therapy, neuropsychology neuropsychology

Science concerned with the integration of psychological observations on behaviour with neurological observations on the central nervous system (CNS), including the brain.
, physical therapy, speech/language pathology, and other specialty services.

MediServe's clinical, mobile and wireless software solutions and services enable health care organizations to deliver more effective care from their departments and manage more efficient business units. MediLinks is MediServe's point-of-care application that supports clinical information management activities and tasks of the health care organization. MediServe clients are increasing the quality of patient care and dramatically reducing operating costs operating costs nplgastos mpl operacionales  by using MediLinks to plan, manage and evaluate the cycle of clinical care.

About Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center

Located in downtown Phoenix The downtown of the city of Phoenix in the U.S. state of Arizona covers about two or three square miles, with axes running along Central Avenue and Washington/Jefferson Streets. About twenty-five mid-rise and high-rise buildings ranging up to 39 stories tall pierce the skyline. , Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center has been providing medical care to Arizona and the Southwest since 1911. Banner Good Samaritan is owned and operated by Phoenix-based Banner Health Banner Health is a non profit health system based in Phoenix, Arizona. The health system is one of the largest employer’s in the state - employing over 27,000 employees. , a not-for-profit organization, and is a flagship hospital within the system. The hospital was recently recognized as a Magnet facility by the American Nurses Credentialing Center The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) provides individuals and organizations throughout the nursing profession with the tools they need on their journey to excellence. , the highest honor a hospital can earn for its nursing care and practices.

Licensed for 673 inpatient beds, Banner Good Samaritan's staff is nationally recognized for its expertise in several major services, including cardiology, critical care, neurosciences, obstetrics, oncology, rehabilitation, research and surgery. Today, more than 3,600 nurses and staff members work with more than 1,700 physicians representing nearly 50 specialties staff to provide care to more than 36,000 inpatients each year.

About MediServe Information Systems

MediServe specializes in respiratory care, rehabilitation, and emergency department information systems for health care organizations. The company has more than 225 successful health care client installations including hospitals, university medical centers and outpatient facilities. Founded in 1985, MediServe is a privately held company privately held company

A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly.
 headquartered in Tempe, Ariz. For more information, please visit our Web site at www.mediserve.com. MediLinks is a registered trademark of MediServe Information Systems Inc.
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