Virtua, the largest integrated delivery network in southern New Jersey, is rolling out new information technology for operating rooms in nine facilities.
Virtua executives will implement Wakefield, Mass.-based Picis' CareSuite perioperative and anesthesia software at four acute care hospitals and five ambulatory surgery clinics. They say the technology will deliver clinical and financial information more quickly and accurately, thereby promoting quality patient care.
Using Picis' perioperative automation solution, Virtua plans to streamline clinician workflow throughout the surgical process, unify documentation on one perioperative platform and capture data from medical and monitoring devices directly in the patient record.
The Picis solution is designed to update data automatically in the patient's electronic health record and make it readily available for use in treatment and management reporting.
Virtua's 14-member selection team said they selected Picis based in part on the company's demonstrated ability to drive process improvements in patient throughput and quality initiatives, provide proven device connectivity of the electronic patient record and promote interoperability with hospital information systems such as Siemens Medical Solutions.
"Virtua is dedicated to providing an outstanding patient experience, and I believe that Picis will help us achieve that goal by advancing the delivery of clinical information and continuity of care across our sites," said Richard Miller, Virtua's president and CEO.
Virtua plans to implement OR Manager, Anesthesia Manager, PACU Manager, SmarTrack, Extelligence OR, Extelligence Anesthesia and Picis Perioperative Dashboard.
Todd Cozzens, CEO of Picis, said the CareSuite perioperative product suite would further assist Virtua in extending their Lean and Six Sigma initiatives to the operating room and related services.
