CliniComp Installs Global Database and Point-of-Care CIS at Dallas VA Medical Center.

SAN DIEGO--(BW HealthWire)--Dec. 1, 1999--

Dallas VA Medical Center's Enterprise-Wide Clinical Solutions

Provider Turns to CliniComp to Fulfill Commitment

CliniComp International today announced that the Dallas Veterans' Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) has implemented CliniComp's Point-of-Care Clinical Information System and Global Database (GDB). CliniComp was awarded the contract after the Dallas VAMC determined that its enterprise-wide clinical solutions provider was unable to provide the necessary functionality at the point of care. The new implementation expands on the CliniComp solution that was previously in place in Dallas VAMC.

"CliniComp's expertise is providing point-of-care clinical solutions, so it's no surprise that the system implementation was a smooth transition," said Dr. William Yarborough, ICU physician and chief of information management at Dallas VAMC. "We've been a CliniComp customer for seven years and our CIS system has gone down only once in that time. And that downtime could have been avoided if we had alerted CliniComp that we would be turning off the power throughout the entire building!"

"With all the changes in healthcare today, information is truly a competitive advantage," said Alan Portela, CliniComp's vice president of sales and marketing. "By implementing the GDB, Dallas VAMC is committed to using patient data collected at the point of care with their CIS to track and analyze patient data, provide the best care and learn from outcomes."

CliniComp's GDB is a data repository that allows healthcare organizations to turn patient information into intelligence. Patient data is stored and is then quickly and easily accessed. Caregivers can perform queries to examine information for a patient population, a time frame or a specific ailment. This data can then be used as intelligence to gauge and track the organization's care and outcomes. The information can be viewed online, printed out or exported into other analysis programs.

The Dallas VAMC is a 400-bed tertiary care facility with comprehensive ambulatory care services and a satellite outpatient clinic in Fort Worth. The medical center's extended care program includes a 120-bed transitional care unit and placement of veterans in more than 40 community nursing homes. The facility developed the VA's first Comprehensive Homeless Center with a 40-bed domiciliary, related work therapy and therapeutic residence programs. The medical center's research program supports more than 200 active projects. The facility is affiliated with the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and provides training to 140 residents each year.

About CliniComp International

CliniComp International has an unequaled track record of performance in clinical information management going back to 1983. CliniComp is responsible for some of the largest clinical information systems installations in the world, as well as numerous hospital-wide implementations. The company's Web site address is www.clinicomp.com. The company's subsidiary, Clinteligent, is an application services provider (ASP) that delivers a complete clinical information system (CIS) solution to healthcare organizations. Clinteligent's services leverage advanced communications technologies (such as the Internet and virtual private networks) to lower the cost of clinical computing and transcend geographic boundaries. The company's Web site address is www.clinteligent.com.