St. John Health and Huntington Select QuadraMed to Provide Acuity, Productivity and Benchmarking Systems.RESTON, Va. -- QuadraMed(R) Corporation (Amex:QD) today announced that St. John Health  St. John Health St. John Health (R), serving metropolitan Detroit, and Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, California Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 133,936 and the 160th largest city in the United States. The California Finance Department estimates the Pasadena population to be 146,166 in 2005. have selected the QuadraMed WinPFS(R) Acuity acuity /acu·i·ty/ (ah-ku´i-te) clarity or clearness, especially of vision. a·cu·i·ty n. Sharpness, clearness, and distinctness of perception or vision. , Productivity and Benchmarking system to optimize patient care resources. [R][sup.3]St. John Health will implement WinPFS at six hospitals serving Detroit and southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries, and is home to slightly over half the state's population. , bringing the number of facilities in the IDN (Internationalized Domain Name) A .com or .net domain name that is represented in non-English characters and symbols, with .com and .net appended at the end in English letters. using this product to seven, with a total of more than 2,000 beds. WinPFS had already been implemented by the system's Providence Hospital Providence Hospital is a 247 bed acute-care facility located east of downtown Columbia, South Carolina. The hospital was founded in 1938 by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Augustine as a ministry to the Catholic community, in both body in spirit. and Medical Center (PHMC PHMC Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission ), a 459-bed teaching hospital in Southfield. [R][sup.3]According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Kathy Ryan, PHMC Chief Nursing Officer, "My counterparts and I throughout our system face a complex challenge to provide the rationale for efficient use of our financial and human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. on a daily basis. At the same time, we must be confident that these decisions never compromise our patients' needs in terms of quality healthcare. To maintain a balance between staffing and quality care, and in light of the ongoing shortage of nurses, we need to have sound data on which to base our decisions. WinPFS had a proven track record here at PHMC. [R][sup.3]"With WinPFS we can measure productivity, track patient population trends and if we choose, even match skill levels to patient needs. And the database enables us to benchmark our acuity and productivity internally on a unit-by-unit, facility or system-wide basis, and externally with other hospitals nationwide." [R][sup.3]Huntington Memorial Hospital, a 525-bed acute care community institution, has also awarded QuadraMed a contract to upgrade its WinPFS to the current system configuration. "WinPFS has served us well as our nurse resource management system for four years," said Gari Reed, Resource Center Manager. "We were aware that QuadraMed had further improved the system's functionality and capabilities, which coincided with our decision to strengthen our resource management and patient safety programs, as well as to ensure compliance with state regulations concerning staffing levels. California has one of the nation's strictest laws covering patient care, and QuadraMed has designed WinPFS to help us meet or exceed all requirements." [R][sup.3]QuadraMed WinPFS employs six exclusive methodologies to deliver on demand a detailed picture of an organization's patient care and staffing requirements. The product optimizes valuable patient care resources by turning data into knowledge, while generating information for budget and strategic planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. , and ensuring regulatory compliance. [R][sup.3]Further information about St. John Health and Huntington Memorial Hospital is available at www.stjohn.org and huntingtonhospital.com respectively. To learn more about all QuadraMed products and services, visit www.quadramed.com or call 800-393-0278. [R][sup.3]About QuadraMed Corporation [R][sup.3]QuadraMed is dedicated to improving healthcare delivery by providing innovative healthcare information technology and services. From clinical and patient information management to revenue cycle and health information management, QuadraMed delivers real-world solutions that help healthcare professionals deliver outstanding patient care with optimum efficiency. Behind our products and services is a staff of more than 900 professionals whose experience and dedication to service have earned QuadraMed the trust and loyalty of customers at more than 2,000 healthcare provider facilities. To find out more about QuadraMed, visit www.quadramed.com. [R][sup.3]QuadraMed and WinPFS are registered trademarks of QuadraMed Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders. |
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