Misys Healthcare Systems to Deliver Clinical Financial Solution to Collaborative Laboratory Services
Agreement to help facilitate outreach program growth
Tucson, Arizona, March 12, 2002 - Misys Healthcare Systems (formerly Sunquest Information Systems, Inc.), a market leader in healthcare IT, today announced that it has signed an agreement with Collaborative Laboratory Services, a subsidiary of St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center, located in Hartford, Connecticut, and Bristol Hospital, a St. Francis Care partner, located in Bristol, Connecticut. This new contract builds upon Misys' existing client relationship with St. Francis with the addition of Misys Clinical Financial™. This financial system, combined with their Misys Laboratory™ system, delivers a powerful solution that provides accounts receivable and billing with fully integrated regulatory compliance tools.
"We needed an effective means to grow our outreach business while maintaining high levels of service and compliance. Misys Clinical Financial provides the compliance tools, patient demographic information, and scalability we need to achieve our outreach business goals," said Dr. Patricia Luhan, Chief Operating Officer, Collaborative Laboratory Services.
"St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center is a highly valued, strategic Misys Healthcare Systems client," said Amy Ferretti, Vice President of Marketing, Misys Healthcare Systems. "We are pleased to continue to be a part of their ongoing success and growth as they expand their use of our clinical application suite."
About Misys Clinical FinancialMisys Clinical Financial is a powerful, scalable financial information system for independent reference labs and outreach hospital lab programs that automates and manages all laboratory business activities. This comprehensive solution includes Accounts Receivable and Billing which delivers robust features such as: unlimited fee schedules, multiple discount types, demographics verification, robust compliance tools, effective date-based pricing, and user-definable billing cycles.
About St. Francis Hospital and Medical CenterSaint Francis Hospital and Medical Center is one of the Top 100 Hospitals in the United States and the hub of a comprehensive health care system known as Saint Francis Care. Saint Francis has entered the new millennium with a continued focus on patient care and satisfaction and brings to the community an accomplished team of physicians, nurses and other health care professionals, the latest advance in medical technology, and modern facilities designed for patient comfort and convenience. Licensed for 617 beds, it is one of the largest hospitals in Connecticut and the largest Catholic hospital in New England.
About Bristol HospitalA St. Francis Care partner, Bristol Hospital is a 134-bed, full-service health care institution providing comprehensive inpatient and outpatient care for the greater Bristol, Connecticut area. Their newly renovated and decorated facility houses 24-hour emergency services with a Level III trauma designation; the latest in diagnostic imaging services with a new CT scanner and mobile MRI unit; our award-winning Intensive Care Unit; newly designed hospice rooms; and the Families Are First™ single-room maternity unit.
About Collaborative Laboratory ServicesA joint organization by St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center and Bristol Hospital, Collaborative Laboratory Services offers full-service routine chemistry, hematology, blood drawing, and screenings services at locations throughout Connecticut. Results are immediately accessible to the databases at Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center and Bristol Hospital, for fast, accurate follow-up as needed.
About Misys Healthcare SystemsMisys Healthcare Systems is a division of Misys plc - one of the world's largest independent applications software products company. 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.
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Media Contact: |
| Misys Healthcare Systems |
TopSpin Communications, Inc. |
| Ken. A. Kark, Director Marketing Communications |
Joe Waldygo |
| Tel: (520) 570-2000 |
Tel: (480) 632-5050 |
| ken.kark@misyshealthcare.com |
joe@topspinpr.com |
About Misys plcMisys plc, a FTSE-250 company, is one of the world's leading software products suppliers. Misys partners with its customers to deliver outstanding IT solutions to essential industries. The group develops and licenses products to the international banking and securities, US healthcare, and UK retail financial services sectors. Misys employs over 6,500 people.
