Covenant Health System Picks QuadraMed Quantim MEDREC; Leading Regional IDN Will Integrate Medical Record Processes On MEDREC HIM Platform.Business Editors/Health & Medical Writers SAN RAFAEL San Rafael (săn rəfĕl`), residential city (1990 pop. 48,404), seat of Marin co., W Calif., a suburb of San Francisco on the northern shore of San Francisco Bay; inc. 1913. , Calif.--(BW HealthWire)--Dec. 13, 2001 QuadraMed Corporation (Nasdaq:QMDC) today announced a major licensing agreement for its QuadraMed Quantim(R) MEDREC Millennium(TM) health information management (HIM) solution with Covenant Health System, Inc., the largest integrated delivery network in the West Texas and Eastern New Mexico Eastern New Mexico is a region of the U.S. state of New Mexico. The region is sometimes termed the High Plains. It is generally located at an altitude of over 4,000 feet and is mostly characterized by relatively level terrain. region. Under terms of the agreement, Covenant, based in Lubbock, Texas “Lubbock” redirects here. For other uses, see Lubbock (disambiguation). Lubbock is the 10th-largest city in the state of Texas.[1] Located in the northwestern part of the state—a region known historically as the Llano Estacado , will use the Quantim MEDREC Millennium platform to integrate medical record management at its three cornerstone facilities: Covenant Medical Center; Covenant Medical Center -- Lakeside; and Covenant 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. . Together, the three facilities account for more than 1,300 licensed beds, 6,000 employees and 600 admitting physicians. "A systems integration on this scale holds enormous benefits for the entire Covenant System -- for better information, cost-effectiveness, and improved efficiencies," said Lyn Moore, Director Health Information Services See Information Systems. Covenant Health System. "QuadraMed combines product management, development skill, and implementation expertise with Quantim MEDREC in a way that inspires customer confidence and justifies its reputation as an industry leader." Quantim MEDREC Millennium is an integrated HIM software solution that automates patient data management with extensive record completion, tracking and reporting functionality. Recently released in its next-generation, Quantim MEDREC Millennium leverages its centralized database to offer HIM professionals significant benefits for improved data accuracy, enhanced patient safety -- and even portable processing from a handheld PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). . "Covenant Health System is a great customer -- a no-nonsense institution with a excellent reputation and high-standards," said Michael S. Wilstead, QuadraMed's Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. . "Before choosing Quantim MEDREC, Covenant compared QuadraMed with all of our toughest competitors. We're excited to welcome Covenant as a new customer." About Covenant Health System Located in Lubbock, Texas, Covenant Health System is the largest health care institution in the West Texas and Eastern New Mexico region, with 27 leased, managed and affiliated community hospitals, 43 Family Healthcare Centers and physician offices offering primary medical care services throughout the region. Its cornerstone hospitals -- Covenant Medical Center, Covenant Medical Center -- Lakeside and Covenant Children's Hospital -- serves its regional community with 1,338 licensed beds, 6,000 employees and more than 600 admitting physicians. Covenant Health System has been part of the St. Joseph Health System (SJHS SJHS St Joseph's High School (Bacolod City, Negros Province, Philippines) SJHS Stonewall Jackson High School (Manassas, Virginia) SJHS Saint Joseph High School (various locations) ) of Orange, Calif. since 1939. SJHS is an integrated health care integrated health care, n healthcare services combining the best of conventional and complementary health care. delivery system providing a broad range of medical services. The system is organized into three regions -- Northern California, Southern California, and West Texas/Eastern New Mexico -- and consists of 14 acute care hospitals, as well as home health agencies, hospice care, outpatient services outpatient services Hospital-based services Managed care Medical and other services provided, to a nonadmitted Pt, by a hospital or other qualified facility–eg, mental health clinic, rural health clinic, mobile X-ray unit, free-standing dialysis unit Examples , skilled nursing facilities skilled nursing facility n. Abbr. SNF An establishment that houses chronically ill, usually elderly patients, and provides long-term nursing care, rehabilitation, and other services. , community clinics, and physician organizations. About QuadraMed Corporation QuadraMed is dedicated to developing information technology and providing consulting services that help healthcare professionals deliver outstanding patient care with optimum efficiency. Offering real-world solutions for every aspect of acute care information management, QuadraMed has four main product lines: Affinity(R) Healthcare Information System, Quantim(R) Health Information Management Software and Services, Complysource(R) Compliance Solutions, and Chancellor(TM) Financial Products and Services. Behind our products and services are nearly 1000 professionals whose healthcare experience has earned QuadraMed the trust and loyalty of its many customers. To find out more about QuadraMed, visit http://www.quadramed.com/. Note to Editors: QuadraMed, Affinity, Quantim, and Complysource are registered trademarks of QuadraMed Corporation. Chancellor and MEDREC Millennium are trademarks of the QuadraMed Corporation. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the properties of their respective holders. |
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