25 hospitals implement Picis' anesthesia information management systems

Strengthening its market leadership in anesthesia information management systems (AIMS), Picis today announced that 25 hospitals have selected Picis Anesthesia Manager this year, including Virtua, the largest hospital system in New Jersey, Sutter Health, Children’s Hospital & Research Center Oakland, University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Medical Center and 10 Veterans Administration (VA) hospitals. These large health systems began implementing Picis’ integrated clinical solution in 2009 to prioritize the anesthesia service line and its impact on patient quality and hospital finances. Picis and its anesthesia software clients are featured in six industry presentations at the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) 2009 Annual Meeting in New Orleans, La., October 18-20 (Picis Booth #236).

As the leading provider of anesthesia information systems in the United States, Picis solutions are licensed to some of the most prestigious health systems, including University of Arizona Medical Center, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, The Mayo Clinic, University of California Medical Center San Francisco and University of Miami Jackson Hospital. As early adopters of AIMS and thought leaders in the industry, Picis clients from several prominent medical centers are scheduled to present six sessions at ASA that focus on the selection, implementation and use of AIMS technology in driving clinical research and qualitative analysis.

A report by Millennium Research Group entitled, U.S. Markets for Acute Care Clinical Information Systems 2008, named Picis the industry market leader, with the largest number of clients using an electronic anesthesia information system to improve workflow in the operating room, while integrating with an operating room management system (ORMS).

Anesthesia Manager, part of the Picis CareSuite^® family of high-acuity solutions, has been selected by 230 hospitals globally, including 170 sites in the United States. By automating the intraoperative and postoperative recovery anesthesia documentation, Anesthesia Manager provides a more complete, accurate and legible record that enables hospitals to enhance accountability and save both time and money. Picis perioperative solutions are designed to drive process improvements in patient throughput, provide proven device connectivity of the electronic patient record and interoperate with the major hospital information system (HIS) on the market.

According to Carlos M. Nunez, M.D., Chief Physician Executive of Picis, Anesthesia Manager is the most widely-distributed and used anesthesia system in the market for two reasons: “First, the Picis solution was engineered from the ground up with anesthesiologists in mind, so it enhances their unique workflow. Second, its wide adoption has allowed Picis to develop advanced features that our prestigious client base has demanded — such as decision support rules defined by the clinician, pro-fee billing and a perioperative dashboard — and that are essential today for all hospitals. This has led to high usability and acceptance of the system whether in a 100-OR multi-hospital setting or a community-based hospital automating five ORs.”