Eclipsys Corporation® (NASDAQ: ECLP), The Outcomes Company®, today
announced that St. Barnabas Hospital (St. Barnabas), located in Bronx,
NY, has selected Eclipsys’ computerized physician order entry (CPOE)
solution as a foundation to establishing an electronic health record
(EHR) in its acute care environments. The technology initiative builds
on St. Barnabas’ highly successful use of Eclipsys’ clinical technology
at all three of its ambulatory care centers, and is part of an effort to
align with the requirements of the American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act (ARRA), which provides incentives to healthcare providers for
achieving "meaningful use” of EHR technology by 2011.
Plans call for St. Barnabas to utilize Eclipsys’ "speed to value”
implementation approach to accelerate the EHR activation to help meet
the specified ARRA timeline requirements and maximize stimulus payment
opportunities. Eclipsys’ repeatable implementation methodology leverages
the company’s rich client knowledge to provide more than 1,000 suggested
design decisions
to help reduce deployment cycle time and enable
clients to focus on value-added activities during the implementation.
"Our strategic imperative is to take advantage of enabling technology to
help our clinical staff to improve care quality and efficiency,
especially given our high patient volume,” said Noah Caldwell, chief
information officer, St. Barnabas Hospital. "Eclipsys’ CPOE solution
promises to help improve both the speed and accuracy of physician orders
within our hospital, and we believe it is fundamental to the achievement
of ‘meaningful use’ of EHRs, which will deliver the dual benefit of ARRA
funding and improved care coordination and clinical decision support
across our care environments. We look forward to getting this
accelerated implementation underway.”
St. Barnabas has achieved 100 percent physician adoption of Eclipsys’
Sunrise Ambulatory Care™ solution within its ambulatory care centers,
which see nearly 400,000 patient visits annually. In combination with
other components of the company’s integrated suite of clinical
solutions, the deployment of Eclipsys’ CPOE solution, Sunrise Acute
Care™, will support St. Barnabas in establishing an enterprise-wide EHR
that will encompass the emergency department and hospital pharmacy for
improved medication management workflows.
"We are pleased that St. Barnabas recognizes Eclipsys’ proven ability to
help clients achieve implementation results rapidly, along with the deep
levels of adoption which we expect will qualify them for ARRA funding,”
said Jay Deady, Eclipsys executive vice president of Client Solutions.
"We look forward to continuing our work and expanding our relationship
with this valued client.”
About
St. Barnabas Hospital
St. Barnabas Hospital is the flagship of an expanding healthcare network
located in the heart of the Bronx. The hospital provides comprehensive
inpatient and outpatient services. Outpatient services include a large
network of primary care sites and community mental health centers,
located throughout the Bronx. As a Level I Trauma Center with nearly
100,000 visits annually, St. Barnabas Hospital plays a vital role in the
delivery of emergency services in the Bronx. For more information, see www.stbarnabashospital.org.
About Eclipsys
Eclipsys is a leading provider of advanced integrated clinical, revenue
cycle and performance management software, clinical content and
professional services that help healthcare organizations improve
clinical, financial and operational outcomes. For more information, see www.eclipsys.com
or email info@eclipsys.com.
Statements in this news release concerning the timing of implementation
and features and benefits provided by Eclipsys software, evidence-based
content and implementation and remote hosting services are
forward-looking statements and actual results may differ from those
projected due to a variety of risks and uncertainties. Implementation
and customization of Eclipsys software is complex and time-consuming.
Results depend upon a variety of factors and can vary by client. Each
client’s circumstances are unique and may include unforeseen issues that
make it more difficult than anticipated to implement or derive benefit
from Eclipsys software or services. The success and timeliness of the
company’s services will depend at least in part upon client involvement,
which can be difficult to control. Eclipsys is required to meet
specified performance standards, and the contract can be terminated or
its scope reduced under certain circumstances. More information about
company risks is available in recent Form 10-Q and 10-K filings made by
Eclipsys from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Special attention is directed to the portions of those documents
entitled "Risk Factors” and "Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” Eclipsys Corporation and
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respective companies.