Columbia Valley Community Health Trusts Business Objects to Help Save Patient Lives.Solution Delivers Critical Data for Proactive Patient Health Care SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif. & PARIS Paris, in Greek mythology Paris or Alexander, in Greek mythology, son of Priam and Hecuba and brother of Hector. Because it was prophesied that he would cause the destruction of Troy, Paris was abandoned on Mt. -- Business Objects (Nasdaq:BOBJ BOBJ Business Objects SA )(Euronext Paris Euronext Paris is France's securities market, formerly known as the Paris Bourse, which merged with the Amsterdam and Brussels exchanges in September 2000 to form Euronext NV, which is the second largest exchange in Europe behind the London Stock Exchange. ISIN Isin (ĭs`ĭn), capital of an ancient Semitic kingdom of N Babylonia. The city became important after the third dynasty of Ur fell to the Elamites and the Amorites (c.2025 B.C.). The phase from c.2025–c.1763 B.C. code: FR0004026250 - BOB), the world's leading provider of business intelligence (BI) solutions, today announced that Columbia Valley This article refers to the valley in British Columbia. For the United States wine appellation, see Columbia Valley AVA The Columbia Valley is a valley made by the Columbia River between the town of Golden and the Canal Flats. Community Health (CVCH) has selected Business Objects Crystal Decisions[R] to facilitate and improve case management and team-orientated care, impacting critical patient care to help save lives. The announcement underscores the human impact Business Objects solutions have on customers, as the company strives to transform the way the world works through intelligent information. When Columbia Valley Community Healthcare, a clinic in central Washington Central Washington is a region of the United States defined as the western half of Eastern Washington, or those counties lying east of the Cascade Mountains but west of the 119th meridian. that provides medical, dental, and behavioral health Behavioral health was first used in the 1980's to name the combination of the fields mental health and substance abuse. As an example, an organization serving both mental health and substance abuse clients might refer to its practice as behavioral health or services to underserved communities, needed a solution to improve the efficiency and value of critical data collection, they turned to Business Objects. The clinic required more effective patient care models and practices to save valuable time and deliver an enhanced patient experience. By aggregating patient data in real-time using Crystal Decisions, clinic staff will now easily be able to access and analyze information, streamlining patient case management and care, and significantly improving patient quality of life in the process. "This model will allow us to search data on entire populations to apply best practices that are evidence-based," said Dr. Grant Scull, assistant medical director and family physician at CVCH. "With a disease like diabetes, it means taking the information we have on all our diabetic diabetic /di·a·bet·ic/ (-bet´ik) 1. pertaining to or affected with diabetes. 2. a person with diabetes. di·a·bet·ic adj. 1. patients, identifying which practices worked well and which ones didn't, and then modifying treatments to proactively improve health outcomes for all our diabetic patients. The collective information we gather using Business Objects Crystal Decisions is key to the success of this approach. For us, the power and the value of Crystal Decisions lie in its potential to help us save lives." "Our customers look to us to provide innovative solutions that are easy to deploy, easy to use, and can deliver immediate value," said Todd Rowe, vice president and general manager of worldwide mid-market business at Business Objects. "In the case of Columbia Valley Community Health, that value is abundantly clear. With Crystal Decisions, we continue to deliver powerful, leading-edge business intelligence solutions at an affordable price point, tailored to the specific needs of growing organizations." "Information is key," said Mike Hodgson, chief information officer at CVCH. "The providers, the behavioralist, the nurse, the medical assistant, are a team. To provide the best care they have to be able to easily access and understand a wide range of information so they can make good decisions about providing care. That's the beauty of this application. It is a tool that will allow us to provide better care and get better outcomes for our patients." About Business Objects Business Objects has been a pioneer in business intelligence (BI) since the dawn of the category. Today, as the world's leading BI software company, Business Objects transforms the way the world works through intelligent information. The company helps illuminate il·lu·mi·nate v. il·lu·mi·nat·ed, il·lu·mi·nat·ing, il·lu·mi·nates v.tr. 1. To provide or brighten with light. 2. To decorate or hang with lights. 3. understanding and decision-making at more than 44,000 organizations around the globe. Through a combination of innovative technology, global consulting and education services, and the industry's strongest and most diverse partner network, Business Objects enables companies of all sizes to make transformative business decisions based on intelligent, accurate, and timely information. Business Objects has dual headquarters in San Jose, Calif., and Paris, France. The company's stock is traded on both the Nasdaq (BOBJ) and Euronext Paris (ISIN: FR0004026250 - BOB) stock exchanges. More information about Business Objects can be found at www.businessobjects.com. The Business Objects logo, BusinessObjects, Crystal Reports, Crystal Decisions, Web Intelligence, and Xcelsius are trademarks or registered trademarks of Business Objects in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and/or other countries. All other names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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