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Picis Launches Total Perioperative Automation Solution in Europe


    Picis, the leading provider of information systems for the high-acuity

    areas of hospitals, has announced the European launch of Picis Total

    Perioperative Automation suite of products designed to help hospitals

    increase efficiency, reduce costs and improve the quality of care

    through every aspect of surgery, which is the most resource- and

    cost-intensive area in the hospital..
    The Institut Mutualiste Montsouris (IMM) in the south of Paris, a

    nonprofit private hospital with over 1,100 full-time staff, worked

    closely with Picis in the validation of this latest version of Total

    Perioperative Automation suite for the French market.
    Picis systems are used in more than 1,600 hospitals in 19 countries.

    With healthcare systems around the world investing in technology with

    proven return on investment, Picis Total Perioperative Automation suite

    offers hospitals the chance to achieve real efficiencies in the most

    critical areas of the organization.
    Picis Total Perioperative Automation suite, part of the CareSuite® family of high-acuity solutions, provides a unified system that includes

    the clinical, administrative and business components needed to operate

    the perioperative suite efficiently, and addresses some of the

    fundamental issues facing healthcare providers in Europe, namely:

    Reducing waiting lists by improving surgical throughput

    Reducing costs through better management of resources, supplies

    implants, drugs and instruments

    Automating materials management

    Optimizing use of limited resources - especially staff

    Helping clinicians improve surgical outcomes and reduce medical errors

    through better documentation

    Improving communication by decreasing repetitive documentation and

    phone calls

    Improving clinician and patient satisfaction

    "Choosing Picis Total Perioperative

    Automation suite was a strategic decision, which supported our desire to

    be at the forefront of healthcare technology in France," said Jean-Michel Gayraud, chief operating officer at IMM. "The

    Picis solution helps physicians and nurses to work on an accurate

    integrated record, increase staff efficiency, reduce costs, improve

    communication and help to improve the quality of patient care."
    Picis Total Perioperative Automation functionality includes

    operational/management reporting and analysis, surgical scheduling

    patient tracking, resource utilization, inventory management, and

    clinical documentation for anesthesia and recovery room providers

    surgeons, operating room nurses, and administrative staff.
    The flexible and highly interoperable nature of the Picis system allows

    hospitals to select the functionality most closely aligned to their most

    pressing and immediate needs. It means that the necessary data collected

    and documented is available wherever and whenever it is needed "” allowing staff and management to improve the performance of the

    perioperative suite and take greater control of the entire surgical

    workflow. It also integrates tightly with other hospital care areas such

    as critical care.
    "Total Perioperative Automation is the

    optimum solution to efficiently support hospitals through their

    computerization projects. It supports clinicians, department heads and

    executives who expect the best technology in their high-acuity areas

    without compromising their hospital-wide IT strategies," commented Philippe Mabille, Picis general director for France. "This

    latest version of Total Perioperative Automation means hospitals can

    leverage Picis connectivity with other existing hospital technology to

    improve efficiency and provide a complete record across the continuum of

    care."
    About Picis
    Picis is an established provider of innovative healthcare information

    technology solutions designed to transform the delivery of patient care

    information in the high-acuity areas of the hospital, including the

    emergency department, operating and recovery rooms and intensive care

    units. Picis offers the most advanced suite of integrated products

    focused on these life-critical areas of the hospital where the patients

    are the most vulnerable, the care process is the most complex and an

    increasing majority of hospital costs are incurred. Headquartered in

    Wakefield, Massachusetts with European operations in Paris, France

    Barcelona, Spain and London, England, Picis has licensed systems for use

    in more than 1,600 hospitals in 19 countries. More information is

    available at www.picis.com/.
    Picis and CareSuite are trademarks of Picis, Inc. © 2008 Picis, Inc. All rights reserved. All trademarks mentioned herein

    are the properties of their respective owners. This press release

    contains express or implied forward-looking statements relating to

    among other things, Picis´ expectations concerning management´s plans

    objectives and strategies. These statements are neither promises nor

    guarantees, but are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties

    many of which are beyond Picis´ control, which could cause actual

    results to differ materially from those contemplated in these

    forward-looking statements.