CliniComp Upgrades Servers at 11 DoD Hospitals with Zero Downtime; Project Puts 1.6 Million Patient Medical Records Online for 28,000 System Users.SAN DIEGO San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. -- CliniComp, Intl., a leading provider of clinical information solution, announced today that it has completed the upgrade of 28 servers that run its Essentris(TM) system at 11 military hospitals, migrating the software to the HP-UX HP's version of Unix that runs on its 9000 family. It is based on SVID and incorporates features from BSD Unix along with several HP innovations. (operating system) HP-UX - The version of Unix running on Hewlett-Packard workstations. 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. with zero downtime. Essentris is a clinical documentation, CPOE CPOE Computerized Physician Order Entry CPOE Computerized Provider Order Entry CPOE Computerized Prescriber Order Entry and decision-support tool for acute-care hospitals, including military facilities, academic medical centers and integrated delivery networks. The upgrade allowed the Department of Defense (DoD) to convert all its archived patient records from optical disc technology to online storage within the servers. Now, 28,000 medical personnel located throughout the facilities have secure online access in real time to 1.6 million patient records dating back to 1989. During each installation, a four-person CliniComp team, working remotely and from each of the hospitals, installed new production servers running in critical care units, plus server racks, power supplies and related equipment, with no loss of operating capacity to the DoD. The server upgrade took place at the following facilities: --DeWitt Army Community Hospital, Ft. Belvoir, Va. --Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Wash. --Malcolm Grow Medical Center, Andrews Air Force Base Andrews Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 4,279 acres (1,732 hectares), central Md., est. 1943. It is the chief military airport of Washington, D.C., as well as the headquarters for the air force's high-priority airlift command. , Md. --Martin Army Community Hospital, Ft. Benning, Ga. --National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md. --Naval Hospital, Camp Pendleton, near San Diego --San Diego Naval Medical Center, San Diego --Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu --Walter Reed Medical Center, Washington Center is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Washington. Center was so named because it was at one point considered to be the centre of Jefferson County, although it is now significantly to the east. , D.C. --William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso El Paso (ĕl pă`sō), city (1990 pop. 515,342), seat of El Paso co., extreme W Tex., on the Rio Grande opposite Juárez, Mex.; inc. 1873. , Texas --Wright Patterson Medical Center, near Dayton, Ohio "This project is a testament to the careful planning and a coordinated effort between CliniComp engineers and DoD hospital staff at each location," stated Carl Witonsky, vice chairman of CliniComp. "It also demonstrates the robust capabilities of the Essentris Reliance 247(TM) architecture, which ensures constant availability through redundant servers and remote monitoring." About CliniComp CliniComp, Intl., delivers powerful clinical information solutions developed specifically for acute-care hospitals, including academic medical centers, military facilities and other acute-care providers, as well as integrated delivery networks. CliniComp tools enable clinicians to document care, monitor processes, identify patient outliers and utilize actionable data to perform best practices in the clinical environment. This results in reduced medical errors, increased efficiency and enhanced patient care. CliniComp's tools for supervisors and managers deliver broad functionality to improve patient care and reduce risks. Founded in 1983 and headquartered in San Diego, CliniComp serves over 40 installed hospital clients, including Sharp HealthCare, UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX Healthcare, Lee Memorial Health System and Walter Reed Army Medical Center Walter Reed Army Medical Center, major hospital complex in Washington, D. C., and Forest Glen, Md.; est. 1923 and named for U.S. army surgeon Walter Reed. It is composed of seven units including a general hospital and a research institute. There are several thousand beds. . To learn more, visit www.clinicomp.com or call 800-350-8202. |
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