Kindred Healthcare Chooses Misys Healthcare Systems to Deliver Enterprise-wide Pharmacy and Patient Safety System
Misys Insigh™, Misys Pharmacy™ with Multi-Entity and Multi-Time Zone Functionalities to be Deployed at 65 Sites Nationwide
Tucson, Arizona, February 4, 2003 – Misys Healthcare Systems, a market leader in healthcare IT, today announced an extensive agreement with Kindred Healthcare Operating, Inc. located in Louisville, Kentucky. The agreement covers Misys Pharmac™ and Misys Insight™ implementation across Kindred’s 65 hospitals nationwide.
"The Kindred Healthcare Hospital Division network extends over 25 states and four time zones. We demanded a Pharmacy system that will not only address our current enterprise needs, but that will scale with our future growth," said Sean R. Muldoon, MD, MPH, Kindred Healthcare Hospital Division Chief Clinical Officer. “With the combined Misys Pharmacy and Misys Insight product solution backed by Misys Healthcare Systems’ strong services capabilities, Kindred Healthcare is well-positioned to further improve patient safety and care and gain the operational efficiencies and cost savings necessary for us to succeed in the expanding markets we serve.”
"Both Misys Healthcare Systems and Kindred Healthcare are committed to improving patient safety, improving operational efficiencies and delivering quality patient care," said Andrew Lawson, Misys Healthcare Systems, Chief Operating Officer. “These shared goals form the foundation for a long-term partnership that will form a proven model for efficient, affordable and effective healthcare.”
Misys Pharmacy™
Misys Pharmacy enables hospital pharmacies to cost-effectively facilitate safe medication usage by minimizing side effects and toxicity risks. A key factor to achieving these clinical drug therapy goals is consistent and proper dose selection. A Dose Range Checking (DRC) feature uses advanced technologies to monitor dose appropriateness while considering patient demographic information including height, weight, age, and the medical indication for each medication during order entry. DRC compares the dose, frequency, and duration of a medication order against an established dose range in conjunction with the patient-specific information. If the dose is out of range, the clinician is notified to take appropriate clinical action. Clinicians have the option to turn “off” or “on” alerts globally for all drugs or specific drugs. DRC includes a dose range record that establishes reference values and a dose range analysis window that displays out of range values with prescribed and reference values. Misys Pharmacy users can also create customized dose range records with DRC.
Misys Pharmacy enables hospital pharmacies to cost-effectively facilitate safe medication usage by minimizing side effects and toxicity risks. A key factor to achieving these clinical drug therapy goals is consistent and proper dose selection. A Dose Range Checking (DRC) feature uses advanced technologies to monitor dose appropriateness while considering patient demographic information including height, weight, age, and the medical indication for each medication during order entry. DRC compares the dose, frequency, and duration of a medication order against an established dose range in conjunction with the patient-specific information. If the dose is out of range, the clinician is notified to take appropriate clinical action. Clinicians have the option to turn “off” or “on” alerts globally for all drugs or specific drugs. DRC includes a dose range record that establishes reference values and a dose range analysis window that displays out of range values with prescribed and reference values. Misys Pharmacy users can also create customized dose range records with DRC.
Misys Insight™
Misys Insight is a clinical decision support system that monitors, integrates and analyzes HL7-compliant data from disparate hospital and clinical information systems and provides clinicians, physicians and other medical personnel with immediate delivery of critical data via pager, cell phone, email, or other specified devices. Data are filtered so that only relevant information is sent and received, empowering clinicians to reduce or prevent medical errors.
Misys Insight is a clinical decision support system that monitors, integrates and analyzes HL7-compliant data from disparate hospital and clinical information systems and provides clinicians, physicians and other medical personnel with immediate delivery of critical data via pager, cell phone, email, or other specified devices. Data are filtered so that only relevant information is sent and received, empowering clinicians to reduce or prevent medical errors.
About Kindred Healthcare
Kindred Healthcare provides innovative approaches in the treatment of patients suffering the consequences of catastrophic illness. Its 65 hospitals and four pulmonary units in 25 states provide innovative approaches in the treatment of patients suffering the consequences of catastrophic illness. Kindred’s hospitals use a team approach to provide high-quality, cost-effective care. It offers a level of expertise and experience necessary to care for catastrophically ill patients. Its hospitals are designed to allow healthcare professionals the time and resources for monitoring and clinical analysis of patients.
Kindred Healthcare provides innovative approaches in the treatment of patients suffering the consequences of catastrophic illness. Its 65 hospitals and four pulmonary units in 25 states provide innovative approaches in the treatment of patients suffering the consequences of catastrophic illness. Kindred’s hospitals use a team approach to provide high-quality, cost-effective care. It offers a level of expertise and experience necessary to care for catastrophically ill patients. Its hospitals are designed to allow healthcare professionals the time and resources for monitoring and clinical analysis of patients.
About Misys Healthcare Systems
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 over 85,000 physicians, 1,200 hospitals, 600 home care providers and hundreds of commercial laboratories, clinics, managed services and other related organizations. For more information, visit www.misyshealthcare.com.
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 over 85,000 physicians, 1,200 hospitals, 600 home care providers and hundreds of commercial laboratories, clinics, managed services and other related organizations. For more information, visit www.misyshealthcare.com.
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About Misys plcMisys plc, a 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. For the year ended May 31, 2002, Misys reported revenues in excess of $1.5 billion. Misys employs more than 6,500 people internationally. For more information, visit www.misys.com.
