Chesapeake Health Selects the Picis Operating Room and Anesthesia Information Management System; Return on Investment Estimated at $900,000 per Year.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers WAKEFIELD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 8, 2003 Chesapeake Health of Chesapeake, VA., has contracted with Picis to automate the hospital's operating rooms (ORs) and anesthesia locations with one comprehensive software solution. The hospital will implement the Picis system in the main facility, automating more than 16,000 inpatient surgical procedures Surgical procedures have long and possibly daunting names. The meaning of many surgical procedure names can often be understood if the name is broken into parts. For example in splenectomy, "ectomy" is a suffix meaning the removal of a part of the body. "Splene-" means spleen. annually, as well as all clinical and business processes of the perioperative perioperative /peri·op·er·a·tive/ (-op´er-ah-tiv) pertaining to the period extending from the time of hospitalization for surgery to the time of discharge. per·i·op·er·a·tive adj. department. The Picis solution, the only integrated operating room management Operating Room Management is the science of how to run an Operating Room Suite. Operational Operating Room Management focuses on maximizing operational efficiency at the facility, i.e. and clinical information system that delivers total perioperative automation today, will be part of Chesapeake Health's comprehensive return on investment studies. "We really looked at return on investment as a large part of the selection process and Picis was able to demonstrate hard dollar savings," says David Niven David Niven (March 1, 1910 – July 29, 1983)[1][2] was an Academy Award-winning English actor. Biography James David Graham Niven , chief information officer of Chesapeake Health. "In about 18 months, we will start saving $900,000 per year with the Picis installation. The surgical services area is obviously a high-cost, high-revenue department and this potential savings can directly affect the bottom line of this institution." Chesapeake Health needed to replace its DOS-based OR management system because the hospital's robust IT infrastructure could no longer support the system. A multidisciplinary committee -- led by Julia Riddle, vice president of nursing for Chesapeake Health -- searched for a new system, conducted a rigorous evaluation of vendors and selected Picis as the clear leader. 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. Riddle -- in addition to proven return on investment -- Picis ranked first above other vendors because of its comprehensive product portfolio, the integrated anesthesia and OR functionality, the dedication of the Picis team to achieve the hospital's goals and a deliverable product today. "The Picis system will take us into the future, offering us limitless opportunities -- meeting our administrative, clinical and financial needs within the perioperative process," says Riddle. "The system will reduce documentation errors, improve turn-around time and efficiency, provide real-time data to make on-the-spot decisions, provide better utilization and control of our inventory and resources, address our quality management concerns and reduce lost charges." As part of the implementation, Picis will interface to medical devices and the hospital's admissions, billing, materials management and laboratory information systems. The Picis product functionality includes scheduling, nursing and anesthesia documentation, supply management, patient tracking, quality management and advanced data analysis. This integrated solution promotes patient care improvements and operational efficiencies by capturing clinical and operational data together automatically online. About Chesapeake Health Chesapeake Health has 310 all-private beds, arranged in special nursing units to provide the best possible care for its patients. The hospital is a major health resource for southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. residents and has a medical staff of 590 active members from 36 specialties. Governed by the Chesapeake Hospital Authority, an 11-member board composed of area citizens, the hospital remains focused on providing the community the services it wants and values. More information is available at www.chesapeakehealth.com. About Picis Picis' perioperative and critical care information solutions are installed in more than 600 medical centers and integrated delivery networks worldwide, such as The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is one of the largest and oldest children's hospitals in the world. "CHOP" has been ranked as the best children's hospital in the United States by U.S. News & World Report and Child Magazine in recent years. ; Evanston Northwestern Healthcare Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, located in Chicago's northern suburbs, is an academic health system affiliated with the McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University and all attending physicians are on faculty at the Feinberg School of Medicine. ; HCA HCA, n.pr See acid, hydroxycitric. Inc.; HMA (High Memory Area) In PCs, the first 64K of extended memory from 1024K to 1088K, which can be accessed by DOS. It is managed by the HIMEM.SYS driver. It was discovered by accident that this area could be used by DOS, even though it was beyond the traditional Inc.; The Mayo Clinic; The Methodist Hospital in Houston; and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. Headquartered in Wakefield, Mass., Picis has expert sales and technical support staff in North America, Europe and Asia. Picis was named a finalist for the 2003 Microsoft Healthcare Users Group Annual Awards. Picis maintains partnerships with IDX Systems Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :IDXC), Siemens Medical Systems and Lawson Software (NASDAQ:LWSN). More information is available at www.picis.com. |
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