Los Angeles County Department of Health Services Signs; $17.7M Laboratory Information Systems Pact Enterprise-wide laboratory solution includes clinical alerts, and decision support
Tucson, Arizona, February 12, 2002 – Misys Healthcare Systems, a market leader in healthcare IT announced today that it recently signed, under its former name, Sunquest Information Systems, Inc., a significant laboratory information systems procurement agreement with Los Angeles County for the Department of Health Services (DHS), based in Los Angeles, California. The agreement, with an initial value of $17.7M, includes deployment of Healthcare Systems' industry-leading Misys Laboratory™ information system, along with Misys Clinical Event Manager™, a clinical alert and decision support system, Misys Encompass™, a web-based clinical information access tool, and the CoPathPlus® anatomic pathology system.
(PRWEB) February 28, 2002
Los Angeles County Department of Health Services Signs
$17.7M Laboratory Information Systems Pact
Enterprise-wide laboratory solution includes clinical alerts, and decision support
Tucson, Arizona, February 12, 2002 – Misys Healthcare Systems, a market leader in healthcare IT announced today that it recently signed, under its former name, Sunquest Information Systems, Inc., a significant laboratory information systems procurement agreement with Los Angeles County for the Department of Health Services (DHS), based in Los Angeles, California. The agreement, with an initial value of $17.7M, includes deployment of Healthcare Systems' industry-leading Misys Laboratory™ information system, along with Misys Clinical Event Manager™, a clinical alert and decision support system, Misys Encompass™, a web-based clinical information access tool, and the CoPathPlus® anatomic pathology system.
Under the agreement, Misys Healthcare Systems and DHS will together implement these systems for the six major hospitals and the Public Health Laboratory that comprise the DHS integrated delivery network (IDN). This will create a single, streamlined enterprise-wide laboratory/anatomic pathology information system and comprehensive clinical alerting system.
"A critical goal of the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services is to implement a highly scalable, enterprise-wide laboratory, anatomic pathology, and clinical alerting system in order to standardize workflow, increase efficiencies and enhance healthcare services for our patients across all seven DHS sites," said Fred Leaf, Acting Director of Health Services for DHS.
"We are pleased the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services chose Sunquest, which is now a key operation within Misys Healthcare Systems, as their enterprise-wide clinical information systems provider," said Tom Skelton, Chief Executive Officer of Misys Healthcare Systems. "Our people fully understand DHS' critical goals, business requirements, workflow and caregiver information needs. We are committed to doing our job---ensuring that DHS achieves their goals by delivering to them a broad reaching, laboratory information system that enables DHS caregivers to focus on patient care—not their information systems.
About Misys Healthcare Systems Products
Misys Laboratory is a comprehensive, high-performance laboratory information system that manages specimen data from requisition entry to production of the final cumulative report. Misys Laboratory allows any user to virtually customize a laboratory system. Key system components include: General Lab, Outreach, Episode Management, Lab Access Results, Multi-facility Support, Blood Bank Donor, Blood Bank Transfusion, Ad Hoc Report Writer, Microbiology, Medical Necessity Checker, and Instrument Autofiling.
CoPathPlus® is an industry recognized anatomic pathology information system designed for the unique workflow requirements of the anatomic pathology department. The system provides healthcare providers with convenient, comprehensive patient and specimen information views and reports. Healthcare providers are able to tailor report formats and incorporate images and diagrams for a clear picture of diagnostic findings. Robust billing features are designed to ensure accurate, complete and timely billing to save time while increasing revenue and improving cash flow.
Misys Clinical Event Manager (CEM) is an alerting system that automatically sends vital clinical data to clinicians' text pagers and/or e-mail. The data is sent the instant it is processed by laboratory, pharmacy or radiology systems, and is filtered so clinicians only receive alerts critical to the care of their patients. It integrates data from an ancillary system to provide real-time clinical decision support. Misys CEM provides measurable return on investment as well as improving the quality of care of patients with the prompt notification of critical clinical events.
Misys Encompass is a secure, comprehensive Web-based solution that provides immediate access to clinical information for laboratory test ordering and results access throughout the healthcare enterprise. This enables healthcare providers to conveniently and securely view, share, analyze, and communicate information needed to manage care.
About the County of Los Angeles – Department of Health Services
The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services is the nation's second largest health system in the country with a network of six hospitals, numerous comprehensive health centers, over 30 health centers/clinics, residential rehabilitation centers, and the Public Health Laboratory. DHS may be best known for providing personal health services such as ambulatory care, 24-hour emergency and trauma care, acute and intensive inpatient care, rehabilitation, sub - acute and nursing care. However, DHS also provides a full range of public health services, including communicable disease control and treatment; preventive and investigative public health services, including the prevention of infectious diseases, environmental management programs, such as restaurant inspection, sanitation and the control of toxic wastes; drug abuse, alcoholism, and AIDS programs; and the enforcement of all State and County laws related to public health.
About Misys Healthcare Systems
Misys Healthcare Systems (formerly Sunquest Information Systems) is part 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 long-term 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, 1,250 hospitals and independent laboratories, 850 home care providers, and hundreds of laboratories, clinics, managed services organizations and other related organizations using the company's products and services.
About Misys plc
Misys 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.
Misys Laboratory, Misys Encompass, and Misys Clinical Event Manager 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.
