Eastern Connecticut Health Network Selects HealthMatics Emergency Department Information System; Hartford Area Hospital System Improves Efficiency, Safety by Sharing Information Between ED, Hospital and Community.CHICAGO & MANCHESTER, Conn. -- Allscripts (Nasdaq:MDRX), the leading provider of clinical software, connectivity and information solutions that physicians use to improve healthcare, today announced that Eastern Connecticut Health Network, Inc. (ECHN ECHN Electronic Child Health Network ) will implement the HealthMatics(R) Emergency Department Information System (EDIS EDIS Emergency Department Information System (software) EDIS Emergency Digital Information Service (California) EDIS Electronic Data Information Source EDIS Edison National Historic Site ) to automate its emergency services emergency services Emergency care '…services …necessary to prevent death or serious impairment of health and, because of the danger to life or health, require the use of the most accessible hospital available and equipped to furnish those services' . Allscripts valued the contract at $1.5 million. The solution, from Allscripts subsidiary A4 Health Systems, enhances patient safety, improves clinical documentation, and breaks down the information walls between the inpatient inpatient /in·pa·tient/ (in´pa-shent) a patient who comes to a hospital or other health care facility for diagnosis or treatment that requires an overnight stay. in·pa·tient n. setting and the outpatient ED, providing ECHN caregivers access to vital patient information no matter where it resides. HealthMatics ED's Remote Chart Access also allows community caregivers and hospital staff to securely access a patient's chart remotely. "With HealthMatics ED, ECHN will be able to provide a smoother delivery process for the more than 65,000 patients who walk through our doors annually," said Charles F. Covin COVIN, fraud. A secret contrivance between two or more persons to defraud and prejudice another of his rights. Co. Litt 357, b; Com. Dig. Covin, A; 1 Vin. Abr. 473. Vide Collusion; Fraud. , Vice President and Chief Information Officer of ECHN, a not-for-profit system that includes Manchester Memorial Hospital, a 249-bed acute care facility in Manchester, and 102-bed Rockville General Hospital in Vernon, CT. "HealthMatics ED will electronically streamline processes for the entire Emergency Department including tracking, triage triage Division of patients for priority of care, usually into three categories: those who will not survive even with treatment; those who will survive without treatment; and those whose survival depends on treatment. , nurse and physician charting, and reporting." Eastern Connecticut Health Network selected HealthMatics ED http://www.allscripts.com/slnsEmrgDept.aspx after a two-year search because of its robust functionality, which Covin said would enable the system to operate the Emergency Departments at its two hospitals in a nearly "paperless" fashion. Additionally, ECHN was impressed with HealthMatics ability to seamlessly integrate with the organization's inpatient Computerized Patient Order Entry (CPOE CPOE Computerized Physician Order Entry CPOE Computerized Provider Order Entry CPOE Computerized Prescriber Order Entry ) system by MEDITECH. "Admissions from our two Emergency Departments account for more than 50 percent of all our hospital admissions," said Robert Carroll, MD, Chair and Medical Director of the Department of Emergency Medicine. "To ensure the safety of our patients, it was critical that elements of the ED record be extracted and imported as discreet data into our current in-patient in·pa·tient or in-pa·tient n. A patient who is admitted to a hospital or clinic for treatment that requires at least one overnight stay. electronic record." Allscripts Chief Executive Officer Glen Tullman commented: "Eastern Connecticut Health Network is a proven leader in heath information technology adoption and Allscripts is proud to partner with them to provide the residents and visitors of the greater Hartford Greater Hartford is a region located in the state of Connecticut, centered around the state's capital of Hartford. Hartford's role as a focal point for the American insurance industry is known nationally. The vibrant music and arts scene defines the region's culture. area a more seamless patient experience. HealthMatics ED allows ECHN's ED staff to work more efficiently by enabling better information flow within the ED, between the ED and the rest of the hospital, and with providers outside of the hospital." About Eastern Connecticut Health Network, Inc. Eastern Connecticut Health Network, Inc. is a not-for-profit health system that consists of two acute care hospitals, a long term care and short-term rehabilitation rehabilitation: see physical therapy. facility (Woodlake at Tolland), two wellness centers, and a variety of other healthcare partners. ECHN was formed in September 1995 when Manchester Memorial Hospital and Rockville General Hospital came together as partners. Today, a wide variety of health services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract exist under the ECHN umbrella. By joining together, ECHN is able to serve its communities better than ever before. They have pooled together their resources - physicians, staff members, equipment, services, and finances - to become a family of healthcare providers working for the health of eastern Connecticut communities. About Allscripts Allscripts is the leading provider of clinical software, connectivity and information solutions that physicians use to improve healthcare. The Company's business groups provide unique solutions that inform, connect and transform healthcare. The Clinical Solutions Group's award-winning software applications include electronic health record, practice management, electronic prescribing, document imaging, emergency department and care management solutions. Additionally, Allscripts provides clinical product education and connectivity solutions for physicians and patients through its Physicians Interactive(TM) Group and medication fulfillment services through its Medication Services Group. To learn more, visit Allscripts on the Web at www.allscripts.com. This announcement may contain forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. about Allscripts Healthcare Solutions that involve risks and uncertainties. These statements are developed by combining currently available information with Allscripts beliefs and assumptions. Forward-looking statements do not guarantee future performance. Because Allscripts cannot predict all of the risks and uncertainties that may affect it, or control the ones it does predict, Allscripts' actual results may be materially different from the results expressed in its forward-looking statements. For a more complete discussion of the risks, uncertainties and assumptions that may affect Allscripts, see the Company's 2005 Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. , available through the Web site maintained by the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov. |
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