Optio Software Selected by Mary Greeley Medical Center for Output Management Solution.Business Editors ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 6, 2002 Solution Eliminates Paper-based Patient Processing Optio Software, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on NM: OPTO OPTO Optical OPTO One Person Train Operation (transportation) ), a leading provider of software that captures, transforms and delivers information and data to allow automated au·to·mate v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates v.tr. 1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory. 2. processes, has been selected by Mary Greeley Medical Center Mary Greeley Medical Center is a 220 bed regional referral center owned by the City of Ames, Iowa. Although city owned, no public funds are used for ongoing operations, and it operates much like a private hospital. (Ames, Iowa Ames is a city located in the central part of the U.S. state of Iowa, about 30 miles north of Des Moines in Story County. It is the principal city of the 'Ames, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area' which encompasses all of Story County, Iowa and which, when combined with the ) to continue providing output management solutions through Optio MedForms DR with HL7 products. In the two years since Mary Greeley Medical Center (MGMC MGMC Mary Greeley Medical Center (Iowa) ) deployed the MedForms solutions, paper-based patient processing has been nearly eliminated. MGMC, which serves over 10,000 inpatients per year utilizes over 250 forms in the Optio system and will complete the remaining 650 forms by the middle of 2002. Optio MedForms customizes and manages the output and distribution of patient and business documents such as admission records, checks, radiology radiology, branch of medicine specializing in the use of X rays, gamma rays, radioactive isotopes, and other forms of radiation in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. forms, patient wristbands and facilitates delivery to a variety of digital destinations including: the web, email, pda and fax. MedForms integrates with healthcare information systems without custom programming. "The Optio solution saves processing time and enables our staff to focus on our true goal - excellent patient care," notes JaNelle Anderson Anderson, river, Canada Anderson, river, c.465 mi (750 km) long, rising in several lakes in N central Northwest Territories, Canada. It meanders north and west before receiving the Carnwath River and flowing north to Liverpool Bay, an arm of the Arctic , Director of Information Systems. "We have realized significant cost savings by eliminating preprinted forms - and when we complete the deployment I feel we will see an immediate and dramatic reduction in operations costs. We've chosen to continue our relationship with Optio because they have the level of service and technology that will help us directly impact the quality of patient care." "Optio values our relationship with Mary Greeley Medical Center and we look forward to providing technology solutions that help MGMC meet their objective of continuously improving patient care while maintaining cost effective operations," offers Warren Neuburger, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Optio Software. About Mary Greeley Medical Center Mary Greeley Medical Center is a 220-bed regional referral center based in Ames, Iowa. Our more than 1,400 staff members, coupled with our medical staff of more than 150 physicians offering more than 50 specialties and subspecialties, serve an 18-county region in Central Iowa. Together we provide our patients with the kind of high quality, compassionate com·pas·sion·ate adj. 1. Feeling or showing compassion; sympathetic. See Synonyms at humane. 2. Granted to an individual because of an emergency or other unusual circumstances: care and services usually reserved for major metropolitan areas. Mission: We provide high quality, cost effective health care and related services that improve the health status of people in Central Iowa. Vision: We are committed to advancing the health of Central Iowan individuals and communities by providing regional leadership and creating collaborative partnerships. Values: We take PRIDE in the quality of care we provide to our patients, visitors and families. For more information visit www.mgmc.org. About Optio Software, Inc. Optio Software, Inc. provides infrastructure software that enables organizations to communicate and connect with their e-commerce constituents. Optio's software improves the quality of an organization's communications with customers, suppliers, partners and employees by customizing, delivering and exchanging information over a global network of digital destinations. Optio has more than 4,000 customers serving the manufacturing, healthcare, retail, distribution and financial industries. For more information visit us on the web at www.optiosoftware.com or contact us: info@optiosoftware.com. |
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