Misys Healthcare Systems Expands Pact with ACL Laboratories
Misys Healthcare Systems today announced that it has signed an agreement with ACL Laboratories (ACL) in Wisconsin and Illinois. Building upon an existing relationship, the contract covers the deployment of Misys Commercial Laboratory for ACL's clinical outreach business and for their NIDA drug-testing laboratory.
Tucson, Arizona, June 25, 2002 - Misys Healthcare Systems (formerly Sunquest Information Systems, Inc.), a market leader in healthcare IT, today announced that it has signed an agreement with ACL Laboratories (ACL) in Wisconsin and Illinois. Building upon an existing relationship, the contract covers the deployment of Misys Commercial Laboratory for ACL's clinical outreach business and for their NIDA drug-testing laboratory. ACL is currently using Misys Laboratory™ and Misys Clinical Financial™ applications and is in the process of deploying Misys Encompass, a web-based lab orders and results system.
"ACL has used Misys Laboratory™ and Misys Clinical Financial™ to successfully manage and grow its laboratory business in the acute care environment and outreach market segment," said Sandy Butschli, ACL Laboratories Vice President, Laboratory Services. "Our base of Misys systems, combined with Misys Encompass and Misys Commercial Laboratory™ will significantly extend our outreach capabilities while we deliver unparalleled service to our growing client base of physician offices and clinics. With these enhanced capabilities, ACL is well positioned as an industry leading, high volume, service centric clinical laboratory that can effectively and profitably compete within the laboratory marketplace.
"Clients do business with Misys Healthcare Systems because of our financial strength, hallmark services and powerful solutions. Our customers tells us that they gain operational efficiencies with resulting lower costs, achieve HIPPA compliance, and improve patient safety and quality of care with our products and services," said Andrew Lawson, Misys Healthcare Systems Chief Operating Officer. "We are particularly excited about ACL's use of our collective laboratory product suite as they deliver outstanding services as a key market differentiator. Our solutions will scale in concert with ACL Laboratories' exciting, future business growth."
About Misys Commercial Laboratory
Misys Commercial Laboratory is a highly scalable information system designed specifically for high-volume, independent reference laboratories. In addition to high-capacity throughput, the system features extensive reporting capabilities and networks independent labs with large reference labs so orders and results can be transmitted easily and at low cost.
Misys Commercial Laboratory is a highly scalable information system designed specifically for high-volume, independent reference laboratories. In addition to high-capacity throughput, the system features extensive reporting capabilities and networks independent labs with large reference labs so orders and results can be transmitted easily and at low cost.
About ACL Laboratories
ACL Laboratories is comprised of two major healthcare networks, which include: Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation and Aurora Health Care, Inc.
ACL Laboratories is comprised of two major healthcare networks, which include: Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation and Aurora Health Care, Inc.
Advocate Health Care is an organization of physicians and health care professionals dedicated to serving the health needs of individuals, families, and communities in northern Illinois. The largest fully integrated not-for-profit health care delivery system in metropolitan Chicago, Advocate is recognized as one of the top 10 systems in the country. Incorporated in 1995, Advocate Health traces its beginnings back more than 100 years to hospitals founded by predecessor churches of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the United Church of Christ.
Aurora Health Care is a provider network that currently has over 2200 primary and specialty care physicians, 13 hospitals, over 85 clinics and ambulatory care centers, over 120 pharmacies, home health care, and durable medical equipment. Together their goal is to hold down the cost of health care by implementing a proactive medical management model developed by the people best equipped for the job - highly trained physicians and other medical professionals. Their patient focused health care management model fosters efficiency in the delivery of care through timely sharing of information with an emphasis on prevention and wellness.
About Misys Healthcare Systems
Misys Healthcare Systems is a division of Misys plc - one of the world's largest independent applications software product companies. Misys Healthcare Systems is among the top five healthcare IT companies in the United States.
Misys Healthcare Systems is a division of Misys plc - one of the world's largest independent applications software product companies. Misys Healthcare Systems is among the top five healthcare IT companies in the United States.
The company designs, develops, and supports a comprehensive suite of information products for hospitals, commercial laboratories, physician practices and home care providers that serve the healthcare IT industry's broadening spectrum of needs. Misys Healthcare Systems' three business units have a well-established customer base with 85,000 physicians, 1,200 hospitals, 600 home care providers, and hundreds of laboratories, clinics, managed services organizations and other related organizations using the company's products and services. For more information, visit www.misyshealthcare.com.
Misys Commercial Laboratory, Misys Laboratory, Misys Clinical Financial and Misys Encompass are trademarks of Misys Hospital Systems, Inc., d/b/a Misys Healthcare Systems. Other trademarks or registered trademarks are the marks of their respective owners.
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