Misys Homecare Top-Ranked for Home Health Technology
Misys plc (Misys) today announces that its Healthcare Systems division, a market leader in healthcare IT, has achieved top-ranking in a major industry report. Misys Homecare™, the integrated business management and patient care solution, was named the top-ranked home health software product, according to the recently issued “Top 20 KLAS Mid-year Report Card.” Misys achieved the highest ranking out of several well-known companies mentioned in the report, thanks in large part to its commitment to providing top quality products and unparalleled customer service.
KLAS Enterprises is a leading healthcare industry research and consulting firm, specializing in independently monitoring and reporting on the performance of Healthcare Information Technology (HIT) vendors and their products. The HIT vendor performance data is gathered directly and confidentially from healthcare provider organizations. The report examines several key facets of customer-vendor relationships, and Misys achieved high rankings in all areas. In particular, customers chose Misys as the organization that most “lived up to expectations,” the one with the most “fair contract” and “highest commitment to technology.” Customers also felt that Misys led the competition in several other categories, placing first in “Money’s Worth,” “Contracting Experience,” and “Support Costs as Expected,” among others.
Misys Homecare Systems is the industry leader in providing IT solutions to home health, hospice and private duty organizations, designing, installing and supporting software used by over 600 home health, hospice and private duty organisations to automate their billing, scheduling and clinical functions. Misys provides a fully integrated business and clinical home care software solution and offers a variety of value added services to meet the needs of home care organizations.
Misys Homecare™ is a single integrated system combining business, clinical and scheduling functionality for multiple lines of business – hospice, home health and private duty. It provides the home carer and the home care organisation with a number of benefits designed to improve both business management and patient care, including:
Misys Homecare™ is a single integrated system combining business, clinical and scheduling functionality for multiple lines of business – hospice, home health and private duty. It provides the home carer and the home care organisation with a number of benefits designed to improve both business management and patient care, including:
- Organisation of patient records
- Customisation of reporting
- Faster claims reimbursement and automatic generation of billing cycles
- Enhanced patient care and management
- Access to clinical data at point of care
- A powerful scheduling and resource management tool
Commenting on the award of the leading position in the home health market, Tom Skelton, Chief Executive Officer of Misys Healthcare Systems, said:
“Our #1 KLAS ranking is a testament to the fact that Misys Healthcare Systems really understands the needs of our homecare customers following more than 20 years in the industry.
“Our #1 KLAS ranking is a testament to the fact that Misys Healthcare Systems really understands the needs of our homecare customers following more than 20 years in the industry.
“We’re able to produce the highest quality products and support them very effectively ,because we understand the markets we serve, not only homecare but also physician practices and hospitals. We continue to provide the most innovative technology, reliable service, and the highest overall value to all of our customers.”
Misys customer, Jeanine Hoffman, Director of Organizational Systems for San Diego Hospice and Palliative Care said:
“As a Misys customer, I can attest to the fact that Misys’ commitment to excellence and their focus on building strong client relationships is incomparable. Throughout our relationship, Misys has not only provided San Diego Hospice and Palliative Care with top-tier technology, but high level customer service, including support and consultation. We attribute a great deal of the success that we have enjoyed directly to Misys.”
“As a Misys customer, I can attest to the fact that Misys’ commitment to excellence and their focus on building strong client relationships is incomparable. Throughout our relationship, Misys has not only provided San Diego Hospice and Palliative Care with top-tier technology, but high level customer service, including support and consultation. We attribute a great deal of the success that we have enjoyed directly to Misys.”
Sylvia Linardi, Project Manager, Home Health & Hospice Systems, Sharp HealthCare, said:
"One of the reasons we at Sharp HealthCare chose Misys Healthcare Systems over similar vendors is the fact that the company is highly in tune with the needs of clinicians providing care to patients in their homes. This understanding encompasses everything from Misys Healthcare Systems’ technology, which addresses many of the challenges clinicians face on a daily basis, to its people, who have an in-depth understanding of their customers needs and use that knowledge to develop better solutions. This, in addition to the outstanding clinical & financial integration, is what led Sharp to select Misys Healthcare Systems ahead of the others."
"One of the reasons we at Sharp HealthCare chose Misys Healthcare Systems over similar vendors is the fact that the company is highly in tune with the needs of clinicians providing care to patients in their homes. This understanding encompasses everything from Misys Healthcare Systems’ technology, which addresses many of the challenges clinicians face on a daily basis, to its people, who have an in-depth understanding of their customers needs and use that knowledge to develop better solutions. This, in addition to the outstanding clinical & financial integration, is what led Sharp to select Misys Healthcare Systems ahead of the others."
Enquiries:
Lisa J Newman
Head of Communications
Misys plc
Tel: +44(0)7909 895095 or +44(0)207 368 2306
Head of Communications
Misys plc
Tel: +44(0)7909 895095 or +44(0)207 368 2306
About Misys plc
Misys plc, the global software products and solutions company, serves customers in the international banking and securities, US healthcare, and UK retail financial services sectors. The group partners with its customers to deliver outstanding IT solutions to essential industries.
Misys plc, the global software products and solutions company, serves customers in the international banking and securities, US healthcare, and UK retail financial services sectors. The group partners with its customers to deliver outstanding IT solutions to essential industries.
Misys Healthcare Systems, a division of Misys plc, is among the top five healthcare IT companies in the United States. The company designs, develops and supports a comprehensive suite of information products and currently serves more than 85,000 physicians, 1,200 hospitals, 600 home care providers and hundreds of commercial laboratories, clinics, managed services and other related organizations.
For the year ended 31 May 2003, Misys reported revenues in excess of £1 billion. Misys employs more than 6,500 people internationally.
