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Medsphere Adds VueCentric Graphical Framework to Growing Line of Healthcare Open Source Tools
(Marketwire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) CARLSBAD, CA, October 6 / MARKET WIRE/ --
Medsphere Systems Corporation, the leading
provider of Open Source healthcare IT solutions, today introduced
VueCentric?, a graphical user interface (GUI) framework used in hundreds
of healthcare facilities nationwide that integrates patient information
from disparate applications and delivers a user-friendly presentation of
clinical data to healthcare providers.
VueCentric expands Medsphere's portfolio of Open Source healthcare IT
solutions, which includes the OpenVista? electronic health record (EHR)
system, the company's flagship product. A commercialized version of the
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' comprehensive VistA solution,
OpenVista is now in use at healthcare facilities and care delivery
organizations across the country.
For the U.S. government's Indian Health Service (IHS) healthcare delivery
network, VueCentric serves as the GUI for the Resource and Patient
Management System (RPMS), a comprehensive and fully integrated solution
managing clinical, business practice and administrative information. The
combined effectiveness of VueCentric and RPMS recently enabled Cherokee
Indian Hospital, a tribal facility that uses RPMS, to be recognized with
the 2008 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)
Davies Award in Public Health. The Davies Award recognizes excellence in
the implementation and use of health information technology. Medsphere
provides ongoing support and development for VueCentric at this and other
tribal and IHS facilities.
"Cherokee Indian Hospital has always been an early adopter of technology,"
said Howard Hays, RPMS program manager at the IHS Office of Information
Technology. "VueCentric has been an important tool for us, enabling
providers, nurses, and other staff to seamlessly access, view and enter
critical patient information via a familiar and comfortable interface. The
result is improved clinical and operational decision making and enhanced
patient care that has helped Cherokee Indian Hospital uphold its tradition
of excellence in healthcare."
As is true with components of OpenVista, the roots of VueCentric are found
in the VA's Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS) GUI. VueCentric is
designed, however, to be easily deployed and incorporates functionality
from applications created in different environments. Built as a technical
infrastructure and not an end-user application, VueCentric integrates and
displays components of both commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) applications
and those from VistA/RPMS. The result is an easy-to-use, intuitive
Windows-based desktop providing ease of access to RPMS and VistA systems.
VueCentric also delivers access to key features for healthcare providers,
including patient education, clinical documentation, medication management,
patient scheduling and throughput, and a complete EHR for informed decision
making. The solution boasts several key capabilities:
-- Accessibility and Intuitiveness: Clinical functions are visually and
operationally integrated to be accessible and intuitive for users
comfortable with Windows programs.
-- Flexibility: VueCentric effectively incorporates functionality from
applications created in different environments and technologies.
-- Easy Customization: The user interface permits each facility to offer
a range of tabs and components that accommodate diverse work flows and
requirements for specific patient information.
-- Scalability: VueCentric architecture has no inherent limitations of
scale.
-- Efficiency: All data generated as part of a patient record is stored
in the RPMS database and does not require a separate server to run.
"With the addition of VueCentric, Medsphere is providing another essential
tool for the healthcare community," said Michael J. Doyle, CEO of
Medsphere. "As demonstrated by Cherokee Indian Hospital, VueCentric helps
staff and physicians get a clearer picture of patients' clinical records.
That, in turn, enables healthcare providers to practice better care. We are
excited to provide continued leadership in the evolution of healthcare IT."
About Medsphere Systems Corporation
As the Open Source source for healthcare, Medsphere is revolutionizing the
industry by delivering commercially supported software based on the U.S.
Department of Veterans Affairs' proven VistA EHR. Medsphere offers
healthcare an economically sustainable and comprehensive solution in
OpenVista, a portfolio of products and professional services for hospitals,
clinics, and integrated delivery networks. OpenVista enables hospitals and
other healthcare facilities to reduce operating costs and improve patient
care more rapidly and inexpensively than other approaches. The company also
addresses the capital constraints of the healthcare industry through an
innovative subscription-based pricing model. Medsphere's experienced team
of healthcare technology professionals and unique suite of implementation
tools deliver a fluid transition to a comprehensive healthcare information
technology solution. Founded in 2002, Medsphere is backed financially by
Azure Capital Partners, Thomas Weisel Venture Partners, and EPIC Ventures
(formerly the Wasatch Venture Fund). For more information, visit
http://www.medsphere.com.
Contacts:
Medsphere Systems
Rick Jung
Chief Operating Officer
(760) 692-3700 officerick.jung@medsphere.com
Media
Marisa Borgasano and Lily Eng
Schwartz Communications for Medsphere
(415) 512-0770medsphere@schwartz-pr.com
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