Surgical Information Systems Puts The Power Of Information Into The Hands Of Hospital Administrators
Company Launches Power Metrics, the Latest Tool for Data Analytics, at HIMSS 2005
Surgical Information Systems, the leading provider of total perioperative information systems, launched Power Metrics, the latest tool for enterprise-wide hospital data analytics, at the HIMSS 2005 conference in Dallas today. Power Metrics enables hospitals to go beyond simply accessing data, making it possible to uncover real "information" by associating disparate data from across multiple systems and contexts, to reveal an accurate picture of what is really happening in the hospital. Power Metrics helps hospital administrators answer the "what, how, and why" questions necessary for making truly informed business decisions. To learn more about Power Metrics, visit Surgical Information Systems at booth #1945 at HIMSS 2005, or visit http://www.orsoftware.com/powermetricspr.
Today's information technology is providing hospital administrators with access to more data than they've ever had before. The problem, however, is that data alone does not equal complete information or real understanding. Hospitals are now faced with the challenge of collecting and analyzing data from disconnected databases and unrelated systems, and lack an effective means for tying the information together to make informed decisions about the business of the hospital.
"Surgery is not just another department - it is a core business within the hospital organization," says Rose Rohloff, Business Process Analyst for Surgical Information Systems. "Access to real-time information in the O.R. is critical," she says, "but it is not the full picture of a hospital's business issues and challenges." Rohloff continues, "Power Metrics enables executives to unite all data elements from across the enterprise in order to analyze the data in the right context and make more informed decisions. Because end-users have the data within Power Metrics at their fingertips, they have control of how to associate the various data elements, without the need of a programmer."
Power Metrics' flexibility eliminates the need for time-consuming and costly programming and training for users who want to analyze information on the fly, in different contexts to answer different questions. The solution does not simply compare disparate data, but instead draws the data from any system and any department, and unites it into a single database, allowing for more powerful use of the data. Power Metrics is not a "report writer," but rather a sophisticated tool for pure data analysis that allows administrators to view information at a macro level, and then drill down to gain true knowledge and understanding of critical business processes.
"While our company's technology has always focused on improving the quality, organization, delivery, outcomes, and financial viability of the surgery department, we know the value of real information and knowledge across the entire healthcare enterprise," says Rick Jackson, president and CEO of Surgical Information Systems. "With Power Metrics, we can now enable hospitals to improve the value of information across their entire organization, across all departments and functions." Jackson adds, "Power Metrics will put the power of knowledge at the fingertips of hospital executives, increasing the value of the organization and allowing decision makers to truly run the entire hospital in a more informed, strategic way."
Surgical Information Systems (SIS) provides automated intelligence across the entire perioperative continuum, empowering hospitals to enhance patient care and business operations. SIS centralizes and unites all information exchanged between the people, processes and resources associated with surgery to deliver fast, accurate and comprehensive information precisely when it is needed most - at the scheduling desk, point-of-care, O.R. control center, surgeon's office, with materials management, and in the executive boardroom. Surgical Information Systems is the exclusive technology provider of the Eclipsys Sunrise Surgical solution (NASDAQ: ECLP), and holds strategic partnerships with both Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) Corporations. For more information visit http://www.orsoftware.com/powermetricspr.
Source: Surgical Information Systems