St. Barnabas Hospital to implement Frontiers™ eko systems' Perioperative Clinical Information Management System
Hospital expected to improve quality of care and realize significant financial benefit.
Fairfax, VA (PRWEB via PR Web
Direct) July 12, 2005 -- St. Barnabas Hospital in Bronx, New York has signed
an agreement to implement Frontiers™, eko systems inc.'s perioperative clinical
information management system. According to William Ford Sr., M.D., Chairman of
Anesthesiology at St. Barnabas, Frontiers™ is expected to go live the 3rd
quarter of 2005.
Frontiers™ is a completely integrated clinical
information management solution that covers the entire spectrum of perioperative
care (pre-operative clinic, pre-operative holding, operating room, post
anesthesia recovery room and post-operative rounds). The system was developed by
clinicians and a team of engineers to meet the challenging needs of a "top 100"
medical center.
Dr. Ford stated, "We look forward to achieving our goal
of automating the perioperative clinical information from the Pre-Op Clinic
through PACU. We are confident the Frontiers™ system will assist us in improving
patient care, meeting the increasing demands for regulatory compliance and
increasing the Hospital's and physicians' revenue. Frontiers™ is easy to learn
and use, and will require little support from the Hospital's information systems
department."
"We are excited about implementing our system at St.
Barnabas Hospital," said Donald Goldberg, CEO of eko systems. "Automating the
perioperative clinical documentation will assist St. Barnabas in creating a more
complete record, while capturing the information necessary to improve clinical
practices, enhance revenue and reduce costs. "St. Barnabas, America's first
chronic disease hospital has a long history of providing compassionate and high
quality care, and our software will support the hospital in this
mission."
About St. Barnabas Hospital (http://www.stbarnabashospital.org/)
Founded in 1866, St.
Barnabas is a not-for-profit, nonsectarian, acute care community hospital
located in Bronx, New York. Today it is the 15th largest hospital in New York
State. The expanding St. Barnabas network provides high quality inpatient,
outpatient and emergency medical and dental services. St. Barnabas primary care
facilities are conveniently located throughout the Bronx.
About eko
systems, inc. (www.ekosystems.com)
eko systems, inc. is a healthcare
information technology developer providing advanced Perioperative Clinical
Information Management Systems for hospital and free standing surgical
environments. The Company's product, Frontiers™, is a state-of-the-art turnkey
Perioperative Clinical Information Management System solution that fully
automates the charting of surgical patient care and associated billing processes
from the Pre-Op Clinic through the PACU. In addition, eko's Patient Trak™
solution provides organizations with "real time" information regarding the
status of the patient throughout the perioperative environment. Founded in 1996,
eko systems inc. is a privately held corporation based in Fairfax,
Virginia.
Contact Information:
Persons interested in obtaining
additional information about eko systems, inc., should contact Donald Goldberg,
CEO.
eko systems, inc.
2750 Prosperity Avenue, Suite 200
Fairfax,
Virginia 22031
Telephone: (703) 849-1477 x. 22
Fax: (703)
849-1482
Website: www.ekosystems.com
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Source : http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/7/prweb259848.htm