University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Goes Live on IDX(R) Carecast(TM) Electronic Patient Records System
24 Giugno 2005 - 3:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Goes Live
on IDX(R) Carecast(TM) Electronic Patient Records System New
technology supports efficiency and enhances patient care Key
milestone for electronic patient record progress in UK LONDON and
BURLINGTON, Vt., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- IDX Systems Corporation
(NASDAQ:IDXC) and University College London Hospitals (UCLH) NHS
Foundation Trust today announced the launch of the first phase of
the Trust's state-of-the-art IDX(R) Carecast(TM) electronic patient
records (EPR) system, which went live across all eight of the
Trust's hospitals earlier this week. This first phase of the
Carecast activation replaces the Trust's existing patient
administration system and provides additional functions in the
Accident & Emergency (A&E) and Maternity departments. UCLH
Chief Executive Robert Naylor said: "The successful implementation
of Carecast is an exciting moment in the development of our
state-of-the-art electronic patient record. It will enable us to
work more efficiently and safely, bringing immediate benefits to
our patients and staff. It coincides with the opening of the new
422m pounds Sterling University College Hospital last week and
clearly demonstrates progress towards the Trust's 'world class'
ambitions. It also points the way forward in modernising the NHS."
UCLH is the first healthcare organisation in the UK to use
Carecast. Under the NHS National Programme for IT, IDX is working
with BT to deliver Carecast to Trusts throughout the London region,
recognized as a centre for healthcare excellence in the UK. As one
of the largest and most clinically sophisticated Trusts in the NHS,
UCLH represents a significant milestone for Carecast in the UK and
sets the stage for the larger undertaking. "Carecast is one of the
first products to meet the rigorous standards of the National
Programme for IT, so this go-live is a great milestone for
electronic medical records in the UK," said James H. Crook Jr.,
Chief Executive Officer of IDX. "This go-live builds on IDX's
history of success in the UK at Chelsea and Westminster Healthcare
NHS Trust in London, and points the way to continued success in the
future." During preparations for the UCLH go-live, approximately
1.5 million patient records were transferred into Carecast, and
more than 2,100 staff received EPR training. Since the go-live,
more than 1,000 UCLH staff have been using Carecast to carry out
patient administration functions, including patient registrations,
appointments, admissions, discharges and transfers, bed management
and commissioning. To date, the system is handling approximately
250,000 transactions a day with consistent sub second response
times. IDX and UCLH expect the number of transactions processed per
day by Carecast to well exceed the million mark as UCLH goes live
on additional clinical functionality. Based on the reliable HP
NonStop(TM) platform, Carecast is distinguished in the healthcare
IT industry for its guaranteed 99.9 percent uptime and significant
scalability. Within the A&E, staff are starting to use
Carecast's 'electronic whiteboard' to facilitate patients' progress
through the department. In the near future, entries on the
whiteboard will show real-time, colour-coded information on how
long patients have been waiting and will alert clinicians when lab
results are available. They can also use Carecast to make patient
information immediately available online to clinicians once
patients are admitted to a ward. In the Maternity department,
midwives are using Carecast clinical assessment tools, making it
easier for them to monitor, assess and communicate to each other
the health status of mothers and babies. Every baby born at UCLH
will begin life with its own comprehensive electronic medical
record and will have the potential of a lifetime record accessible
anywhere they receive medical care, across the country. "This
initial launch of Carecast at UCLH is an important achievement for
both UCLH and IDX," said Kevin Jarrold, UCLH's Director of
Information Management. "Healthcare is one of the most complex
environments within which to introduce IT and the project has
required a close partnership between the Trust and IDX to adapt
Carecast to our particular needs. We look forward to building on
that as we expand our electronic patient record system to include
more clinical functions over the next year." During 2005 and 2006,
IDX and UCLH expect to extend Carecast functionality to cover
electronic requesting, enhanced A&E tools, care planning,
reporting and pharmacy. UCLH's patient care record will incorporate
nearly every facet of patient care -- medical notes, test results,
clinical images, letters, appointments -- linked into one secure
electronic record that can be retrieved at the touch of a button.
Carecast is also expected to integrate with the Picis Theatre
Manager software, the first phase of which was implemented within
all of the Trust's operating theatres earlier this year. "To adapt
Carecast for the UK healthcare environment, IDX partnered closely
with UCLH and drew on our nine years of experience working in
London," said Rob Baker, Managing Director, IDX UK. "The success of
our Carecast deployment paves the way for a robust electronic
patient record solution throughout London." IDX has nearly a decade
of experience in providing electronic patient records in the UK.
Chelsea and Westminster Healthcare NHS Trust in London has used
IDX(R) LastWord(R), the predecessor to Carecast, since 1999 to
create lifetime electronic patient records to support improved
quality of care, including a documented 63 percent reduction in
last-minute surgery cancellations. The organisation's electronic
patient records system is used in the Trust by more than 2,000
healthcare professionals to support patient care. The Trust
recently went live with full electronic prescribing in all
outpatient clinics -- becoming one of the first Trusts in the UK to
accomplish this achievement in an integrated environment. About
UCLH: UCLH NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest
providers of healthcare services, medical research and training.
Its hospitals provide acute and surgical services for local people,
commuters and visitors to London as well as highly specialised
services to patients referred from all over the country. It
includes: University College Hospital, The Middlesex Hospital,
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson and Obstetric Hospital, Hospital for
Tropical Diseases, Eastman Dental Hospital, National Hospital for
Neurology and Neurosurgery, The Heart Hospital and The Royal London
Homoeopathic Hospital. About IDX Systems Corporation: Founded in
1969, IDX Systems Corporation provides information technology
solutions to maximize value in the delivery of healthcare, improve
the quality of patient service, enhance medical outcomes, and
reduce the costs of care. Our systems are deployed to serve
approximately 150,000 physicians and are installed at over 3,400
customer sites, including more than 850 group practices and
approximately 370 integrated delivery networks servicing more than
500 hospitals. IDX also provides its enterprise clinical software
as a subcontractor to BT, Local Service Provider for the United
Kingdom National Health Service's National Programme for
Information Technology, an initiative to establish electronic
patient records for 50 million patients. The IDX web strategy
includes browser technology, e-commerce and web-based tools --
built using Internet architecture -- that facilitates access for
patients, physicians and care providers to vital health information
and data managed by the IDX clinical, administrative, financial,
and managed care products. IDX has approximately 2,400 full-time
employees. About IDX(R) Carecast(TM): Carecast is a fully
integrated clinical, financial and administrative system, combining
core clinical processes for orders, results, pharmacy and clinical
documentation with administrative and financial processes for
scheduling, registration, admitting, charging and billing.
Representing the next generation of electronic clinical information
solutions, Carecast delivers unsurpassed response time and
reliability to support fast-paced clinical environments. The system
automates workflow throughout the healthcare enterprise and enables
rapid access to patient records across the care continuum, from
admission to discharge, including inpatient and ambulatory care.
The result is a comprehensive lifetime patient record that enhances
the quality of care and promotes operational efficiencies.
Developed by and for providers -- in collaboration with leading
hospitals, clinicians and healthcare executives -- Carecast builds
on 25 years of innovation with the IDX(R) LastWord(R) enterprise
system. Customers include leading healthcare organisations in the
US, Canada and Europe. IDX also provides its enterprise clinical
software as a subcontractor to BT, Local Service Provider for the
United Kingdom National Health Service's National Programme for
Information Technology, an initiative to establish electronic
patient records for 50 million patients. IDX, Carecast and LastWord
are registered trademarks or trademarks of IDX Investment
Corporation. This press release contains forward-looking statements
about IDX Systems Corporation that involve a number of risks and
uncertainties. Among the important factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those indicated by such
forward-looking statements are uncertainties or difficulties in
developing new services and systems, including Carecast,
difficulties in implementing systems including systems to be
implemented for the U.K. National Health Service, possible
deferral, delay or cancellation by customers of computer system or
service purchase decisions, possible delay or cancellation of
system installations and service implementations, development by
competitors of new or superior technologies, changing economic,
political and regulatory influences on the healthcare industry,
changes in product pricing policies, governmental regulation of
IDX's software and operations, the possibility of product-related
liabilities, and factors detailed from time to time in IDX's
periodic reports and registration statements filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, which important factors are
incorporated herein by reference. IDX undertakes no obligation to
update forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions,
the occurrence of unanticipated events, or changes in future
operating results, financial condition or business over time.
Contact Information: Jamie Gier Senior Director of Marketing IDX
Systems Corporation 206.790.6764 Margo C. Happer Vice President
Investor Relations and Corporate Communications 802.859.6169 Alison
Cahn Director of Communications UCLH NHS Foundation Trust Hospital
011 44 20 7380 9966 DATASOURCE: IDX Systems Corporation CONTACT:
Jamie Gier, Senior Director of Marketing, +1-206-790-6764, , or
Margo C. Happer, Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate
Communications, +1-802-859-6169, , both of IDX Systems Corporation;
Alison Cahn of UCLH NHS Foundation Trust Hospital, Director of
Communications, +011-44-20-7380-9966, Web site: http://www.idx.com/
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