BOCA RATON, Fla., Aug. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Eclipsys Corporation(R) , The Outcomes Company(R), today announced that Valley Baptist Medical Center-Brownsville, TX, has begun implementing Eclipsys Sunrise Decision Support Manager as a part of its information systems upgrade initiative. The implementation is a joint effort of Eclipsys, Valley Baptist Medical Center-Brownsville and its affiliate, Valley Baptist Medical Center- Harlingen, TX.
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“Valley Baptist Medical Center-Brownsville is a prime example of how healthcare organizations today must operate with tight margins and resources, while providing high-quality care to an increasingly diverse patient population,” said Eugene V. Fife, Eclipsys chairman, president and chief executive officer. “Making the right decisions is more challenging than ever in the competitive healthcare industry. Sunrise Decision Support Manager will help Valley Baptist-Brownsville’s leaders obtain the insight and knowledge they need to make the best choices, from expanding a product line to purchasing new equipment, optimizing staff levels and any decision that is critical to the organization’s success.”
Used by more than 900 healthcare organizations, Sunrise Decision Support Manager improves outcomes by enabling informed analysis, planning, integration and measurement in both clinical and financial areas. Supporting a “closed- loop” management process, it integrates data collected in clinical and financial departments throughout the healthcare enterprise in a patient- centric repository. As a result, a diversity of healthcare professionals including executives, service-line managers, clinicians, department managers and financial planners have the reliable, accurate and granular information they need to make informed decisions about the care process.
Valley Baptist-Brownsville is in the process of upgrading “homegrown” systems with best-in-class solutions. As part of this initiative, Valley Baptist-Brownsville wanted to access the product line and payer profitability information that its affiliate Valley Baptist-Harlingen was already gathering using Eclipsys Sunrise Decision Support Manager. Impressed by the proven success of Decision Support Manager at Valley Baptist-Harlingen, a team of decision makers from the finance and utilization management areas at both the Harlingen and Brownsville campuses selected Sunrise Decision Support Manager after evaluating systems from several other vendors. The Decision Support Manager implementation will enable Valley Baptist-Brownsville to share comparative data from the system at Valley Baptist-Harlingen to support decision making throughout the enterprise.
“Eclipsys Sunrise Decision Support Manager will fulfill our need for management information at the product line and department level, along with the ability to compare information to the Valley Baptist-Harlingen campus,” said Randy McLelland, chief financial officer at Valley Baptist Medical Center-Brownsville. “The ability to understand and change margins in Sunrise Decision Support Manager will help us operate more efficiently in a market with a diverse patient population that includes many Medicaid and self-pay patients.”
About Valley Baptist Health System
Valley Baptist Health System is one of the largest medical systems in South Texas, with approximately 840 beds. It encompasses two full-service hospital campuses, Valley Baptist Medical Center-Harlingen and Valley Baptist Medical Center-Brownsville. Valley Baptist has the largest staff of physicians in the area, with over 300 physicians serving on the Valley Baptist Medical and Dental Staffs. These excellent physicians are supported by more than 3,000 employees, making Valley Baptist one of the largest employers in the Cameron County area.
About Eclipsys
Eclipsys is a leading provider of advanced clinical, financial and management information software and service solutions to more than 1,500 healthcare facilities. Eclipsys empowers healthcare organizations to improve patient safety, revenue cycle management and operational efficiency through innovative information solutions. For more information, see http://www.eclipsys.com or email info@eclipsys.com .
Statements in this news release concerning the timeframe for implementation and the benefits provided by Eclipsys software and implementation services are forward-looking statements and actual results may differ from those projected due to a variety of risks and uncertainties. Results depend upon a variety of factors and can vary by client. Each client’s circumstances are unique and may include unforeseen issues that make it more difficult than anticipated to implement or derive benefit from software or implementation services. The success of the company’s services often depends at least in part upon client involvement, which can be difficult to control. Eclipsys is required to meet specified performance standards, and the contract can be terminated or its scope reduced under certain circumstances. More information about company risks is available in recent Form 10-K and other filings made by Eclipsys from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Special attention is directed to the portions of those documents entitled “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” Eclipsys Corporation and The Outcomes Company are registered trademarks of Eclipsys Corporation. Sunrise Decision Support Manager is a trademark of Eclipsys Corporation. Other product and company names in this news release are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
Eclipsys Michael E. Donner Chief Marketing Officer (media) (561) 322-4485 michael.donner@eclipsys.com Robert J. Colletti Chief Financial Officer (investors) (561) 322-4650 investor.relations@eclipsys.com Valley Baptist Medical Center Joe Hernandez Director of Decision Support (956) 389-1679 joe.hernandez@valleybaptist.net
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CONTACT: Media, Michael E. Donner, Chief Marketing Officer,+1-561-322-4485, or michael.donner@eclipsys.com, or investors, Robert J.Colletti, Chief Financial Officer, +1-561-322-4650, orinvestor.relations@eclipsys.com, both of Eclipsys; or Joe Hernandez,Director of Decision Support of Valley Baptist Medical Center,+1-956-389-1679, or joe.hernandez@valleybaptist.net
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