CHICAGO and MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa., Aug. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ —Heritage Valley Health
System, a progressive community-based health system in
southwestern Pennsylvania, selected the
Sunrise Enterprise™ suite of clinical, access management
and performance management solutions from Allscripts
(NASDAQ:
MDRX) to improve patient care by providing a single integrated
technology backbone across its two hospital campuses and more than
70 community-based patient care locations.
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As part of the agreement, Heritage Valley will transition from
its existing inpatient clinical information system, accelerating
its strategy of using cost-effective and connectivity-oriented
technology solutions to achieve national leadership in patient
care. Allscripts will connect the Sunrise suite to the
Allscripts Enterprise™ Electronic Health Record currently
in use by Heritage Valley’s 200 employed physicians. The added
connectivity will enhance the safety and coordination of patient
care by allowing caregivers in the hospital and physician’s office
to share a unified up-to-date patient record.
“Heritage Valley Health System is a model for healthcare
organizations across the country who want to leverage the power of
real-time information to transform the care process and improve
their performance,” said Glen Tullman, Chief Executive Officer,
Allscripts. “As healthcare moves inevitably toward the value-driven
care model to improve quality and
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