Oct 14 2009
University of California, Irvine Medical Center has used an automated perioperative solution from Surgical Information Systems (SIS) to increase operating room efficiencies, improving quality assurance, enhancing billing revenue and improving compliance.
UC Irvine recently went live with SIS Anesthesia, an automated anesthesia information system, as part of a comprehensive perioperative solution including powerful tools for business intelligence and charge capture. "We were up and running with SIS Anesthesia in less than five months, and the system has already enabled significant turnarounds for our perioperative environment," said Dr. Zeev Kain, Chairman of the department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Care at UC Irvine. "Our anesthesia billing time has dropped from an estimated two weeks to 24 hours in most cases. Use of the SIS Solution has allowed us to successfully meet our clinical, financial and operational goals."
Improved documentation capabilities with SIS have allowed UC Irvine to demonstrate higher levels of compliance with regulatory organizations and institute an advanced quality assurance system. Additionally, with the new SIS mobile application for SIS Analytics, physicians have "anywhere-any time" access to powerful data for decision making from the Apple iPhone or iPod Touch.
"SIS applauds the best practices adopted by UC Irvine in their use of SIS Anesthesia," said SIS CEO Ed Daihl. "With comprehensive, legible anesthesia records and electronic charge capabilities, sites like UC Irvine can reduce the turnaround time for payment, maximize revenue and realize a decrease in traditional billing service fees."
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Surgical Information Systems