Children's Healthcare Services of Omaha Selects Eclipsys' Solutions to Meet Enterprise-Wide IT Needs.Business Editors DELRAY BEACH Delray Beach, resort city (1990 pop. 47,181), Palm Beach co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; settled 1895, inc. 1911. Mostly residential, Delray Beach is also the trade center for a citrus-fruit and vegetable-growing region. , Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 7, 2000 Long-Term Partnership Calls for Remote Hosting of Complete Range of Information-Management Solutions Eclipsys Corporation(R) (Nasdaq:ECLP), the leading provider of end-to-end information solutions that enable healthcare enterprises to balance and improve clinical, financial and satisfaction outcomes, today announced that Omaha, Neb.-based Children's Healthcare Services (CHS (Cylinder Head Sector) An earlier method of addressing a hard disk by referencing all three physical elements of the drive. It was superseded by logical block addressing (see LBA). ), a premier provider of pediatric pediatric /pe·di·at·ric/ (pe?de-at´rik) pertaining to the health of children. pe·di·at·ric adj. Of or relating to pediatrics. care services throughout Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota South Dakota (dəkō`tə), state in the N central United States. It is bordered by North Dakota (N), Minnesota and Iowa (E), Nebraska (S), and Wyoming and Montana (W). and Kansas, will implement Eclipsys' Sunrise(TM) software and other information-technology (IT) products and services throughout its organization. Under the comprehensive agreement, Eclipsys also will provide CHS with remote hosting and management support of all Eclipsys applications through the company's Technology Solutions Center in Mountain Lakes, N.J. CHS will combine the Sunrise solutions with Eclipsys' remote hosting and information-management expertise as part of an enterprise-wide drive to develop one of the most fully automated, technologically sophisticated pediatric-care facilities and regional children's healthcare networks in the U.S. On Sept. 30, Children's Hospital A children's hospital is a hospital which offers its services exclusively to children. The number of children's hospitals proliferated in the 20th century, as pediatric medical and surgical specialties separated from internal medicine and adult surgical specialties. will move from its current location into a new, state-of-the-art facility that was designed in partnership with healthcare professionals and patients' families. "This agreement with Eclipsys represents a milestone in our commitment to develop a fully integrated, system-wide IT system that supports Children's' goal of being the premier provider of pediatric healthcare services in our region," said Jan Rowe, director of IT at CHS. "After comparing and evaluating the leading healthcare IT vendors, we determined that Eclipsys' integrated, Web-enabled IT solutions, advanced remote-hosting capabilities and information-management expertise will provide CHS with a state-of-the-art IT system and infrastructure that is perfectly suited to our new state-of-the-art hospital." Gary Perkins Born in 1937 in Abilene, Texas, Gary Perkins (July 14, 1937 - June 28, 1991) DJ, a man of major importance to the industry who began his radio career in 1957 at Midland Texas' KCRS where Roy Orbison and Buddy Holly used to drop their records off. , president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of CHS, noted that "Our physicians are very excited about the functionality, Web interfaces and integration capabilities of applications such as Sunrise Clinical Manager. We were especially impressed by Clinical Manager's Knowledge-Based Orders feature." Rowe added that "Our goal is to create a technologically advanced yet user-friendly IT system that offers full integration of both clinical and non-clinical patient information. Our visits to Eclipsys customer sites showed us that such integrated systems are already `live' and are being used to improve patient outcomes. We believe that Eclipsys' integrated solutions will also move us very close to achieving another important goal, which is to develop a fully electronic patient medical record." CHS joins the growing number of healthcare enterprises that outsource the implementation and daily operations of their IT functions to Eclipsys. The flexibility and cost savings afforded by Eclipsys' remote hosting and management expertise and by its recently introduced subscription-based application services See ASP and Web services. provider (ASP) pricing model also were key elements in CHS' decision to select Eclipsys as its information-solutions partner, 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. Rowe. "We were determined to move to a remote-hosted ASP paradigm," she noted. "Eclipsys' remote-hosting capabilities and subscription pricing provide the flexibility that allows healthcare organizations operating in cost-constrained environments to make significant investments in IT systems and infrastructure. This model provides CHS with immediate cost savings and operational benefits that not only help offset the cost of the initial IT investment, but also can be allocated to other areas of the organization." "We're delighted to welcome CHS to the growing list of prestigious healthcare enterprises that have selected Eclipsys as their information-management solutions provider of the future," said Harvey J. Wilson, Eclipsys chairman and CEO. "CHS' decision to combine a full range of leading-edge Sunrise solutions with Eclipsys' proven remote-hosting and management capabilities underscores the organization's commitment to improving outcomes and becoming one of the nation's leading providers of children's healthcare services." Full Range of Integrated Solutions to be Implemented Among the Eclipsys Sunrise software solutions to be implemented by CHS are Sunrise Clinical Manager, featuring comprehensive Knowledge-Based Orders (with both real-time and asynchronous Refers to events that are not synchronized, or coordinated, in time. The following are considered asynchronous operations. The interval between transmitting A and B is not the same as between B and C. The ability to initiate a transmission at either end. , rules-based clinical decision support), order communication and management, multidisciplinary clinical documentation, physician office documentation and workflow, and disease-management care documentation; and Sunrise Critical Care, a point-of-care documentation system that presents caregivers with comprehensive information in graphical, tabular or summary review formats for clinical review, decision-making and charting. In addition, CHS will implement Eclipsys' Sunrise Access Manager, which supports patient enrollment, registration, tracking and scheduling, and features the industry-leading vendor-independent enterprise master person index, Sunrise Enterprise Person Identifier(TM); Sunrise Patient Financial Manager, which includes patient billing and accounts receivable accounts receivable n. the amounts of money due or owed to a business or professional by customers or clients. Generally, accounts receivable refers to the total amount due and is considered in calculating the value of a business or the business' problems in paying , contract management, medical records abstracting and electronic data interchange See EDI. (application, communications) electronic data interchange - (EDI) The exchange of standardised document forms between computer systems for business use. EDI is part of electronic commerce. (EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) The electronic communication of business transactions, such as orders, confirmations and invoices, between organizations. Third parties provide EDI services that enable organizations with different equipment to connect. ) with multi-entity combined business office (CBO CBO See: Collateralized Bond Obligation. ) capabilities; and Sunrise Decision Support Manager, which offers cost accounting, product-line management, departmental budgeting, business development, contract management, resource utilization management Utilization management is the evaluation of the appropriateness, medical need and efficiency of health care services procedures and facilities according to established criteria or guidelines and under the provisions of an applicable health benefits plan. and process improvement. About Eclipsys' ASP services and the Technology Solutions Center The Eclipsys Technology Solutions Center, which will provide remote hosting and remote management of CHE's information solutions, is an integral part of the company's comprehensive information-management capabilities, which range from remote hosting to full outsourcing, network services, transition management and business solutions. These services enable the healthcare delivery organization to tap into Eclipsys' extensive human and technological resources to cost-effectively manage the organization's IT operations, while enabling the enterprise to focus on its core mission -- providing high-quality healthcare services. The state-of-the-art Technology Solutions Center is a centralized command-and-control center. Operating 24 hours a day, the Solutions Center provides complete hardware resources, all necessary operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. and utility software, systems programming support, database-management functions, installation of fixes and new releases as provided by software vendors, network connectivity and support, and comprehensive system security, emergency backup and disaster-recovery services, including an offsite backup facility. Remote hosting and management can be provided for both Eclipsys and non-Eclipsys software applications. About CHS/Children's Hospital CHS comprises Children's Hospital, a 100-bed regional pediatric teaching hospital with more than 25 specialty clinics and 20 outpatient clinics, and eight affiliated organizations: Children's Home children's home n → centro de acogida para niños children's home n → foyer m d'accueil (pour enfants) children's home n Healthcare, Children's Physicians, Children's Family Support Center, the Poison Center at Children's Hospital, Children's Health Children's Health Definition Children's health encompasses the physical, mental, emotional, and social well-being of children from infancy through adolescence. Network, Children's Corner Childcare Centers, Children's Hospital Foundation, and the Carolyn Scott Rainbow House. Providing care for more than 50 years, Children's has continued to expand the services available to children by operating cardiology, gastroenterology gastroenterology Medical specialty dealing with digestion and the digestive system. In the 17th century Jan Baptista van Helmont conducted the first scientific studies in the field; William Beaumont published his own observations in 1833. and endocrinology outreach clinics in Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota and Kansas. For more information, see the CHS Web site at www.chsomaha.com. About Eclipsys Eclipsys Corporation (www.eclipsys.com) delivers end-to-end information solutions that enable healthcare enterprises to achieve balanced and improved clinical, financial and customer-satisfaction outcomes. Solutions include its comprehensive, knowledge-based Sunrise software line; leading-edge enterprise integration application (EAI (Enterprise Application Integration) Refers to various techniques used to share data and business processes in large enterprises. When companies acquire another organization, disparate information systems have to be made to work together. ) solutions; application services provider (ASP) information-management solutions; business process reengineering See reengineering. ; network design and implementation; and full IT outsourcing. In conjunction with its HEALTHvision affiliate (see www.healthvision.com), Eclipsys provides customized, branded Web-based solutions to local healthcare delivery systems. Eclipsys has more than 1,400 customer organizations throughout the U.S. and in 17 other countries. For more information, contact Investor Relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. at investor.relations@eclipsys.com or by calling 561/266-2324. Statements in this news release concerning future results, performance or expectations are forward-looking statements. Because such statements involve risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks include risks described in the filings of Eclipsys with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Eclipsys, Eclipsys Corporation and The Outcomes Company are registered trademarks and Sunrise and Enterprise Person Identifier are trademarks of Eclipsys Solutions Corp. Other product and company names in this news release are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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