St. Barnabas Hospital Selects Eclipsys to Build an Electronic Health Record Solution

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Eclipsys Corporation® (NASDAQ: ECLP), The Outcomes Company®, today announced that St. Barnabas Hospital (St. Barnabas), located in Bronx, NY, has selected Eclipsys’ computerized physician order entry (CPOE) solution as a foundation to establishing an electronic health record (EHR) in its acute care environments. The technology initiative builds on St. Barnabas’ highly successful use of Eclipsys’ clinical technology at all three of its ambulatory care centers, and is part of an effort to align with the requirements of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), which provides incentives to healthcare providers for achieving “meaningful use” of EHR technology by 2011.

Plans call for St. Barnabas to utilize Eclipsys’ “speed to value” implementation approach to accelerate the EHR activation to help meet the specified ARRA timeline requirements and maximize stimulus payment opportunities. Eclipsys’ repeatable implementation methodology leverages the company’s rich client knowledge to provide more than 1,000 suggested design decisions to help reduce deployment cycle time and enable clients to focus on value-added activities during the implementation.

“Our strategic imperative is to take advantage of enabling technology to help our clinical staff to improve care quality and efficiency, especially given our high patient volume,” said Noah Caldwell, chief information officer, St. Barnabas Hospital. “Eclipsys’ CPOE solution promises to help improve both the speed and accuracy of physician orders within our hospital, and we believe it is fundamental to the achievement of ‘meaningful use’ of EHRs, which will deliver the dual benefit of ARRA funding and improved care coordination and clinical decision support across our care environments. We look forward to getting this accelerated implementation underway.”

St. Barnabas has achieved 100 percent physician adoption of Eclipsys’ Sunrise Ambulatory Care™ solution within its ambulatory care centers, which see nearly 400,000 patient visits annually. In combination with other components of the company’s integrated suite of clinical solutions, the deployment of Eclipsys’ CPOE solution, Sunrise Acute Care™, will support St. Barnabas in establishing an enterprise-wide EHR that will encompass the emergency department and hospital pharmacy for improved medication management workflows.

“We are pleased that St. Barnabas recognizes Eclipsys’ proven ability to help clients achieve implementation results rapidly, along with the deep levels of adoption which we expect will qualify them for ARRA funding,” said Jay Deady, Eclipsys executive vice president of Client Solutions. “We look forward to continuing our work and expanding our relationship with this valued client.”

About St. Barnabas Hospital

St. Barnabas Hospital is the flagship of an expanding healthcare network located in the heart of the Bronx. The hospital provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services. Outpatient services include a large network of primary care sites and community mental health centers, located throughout the Bronx. As a Level I Trauma Center with nearly 100,000 visits annually, St. Barnabas Hospital plays a vital role in the delivery of emergency services in the Bronx. For more information, see www.stbarnabashospital.org.

About Eclipsys

Eclipsys is a leading provider of advanced integrated clinical, revenue cycle and performance management software, clinical content and professional services that help healthcare organizations improve clinical, financial and operational outcomes. For more information, see www.eclipsys.com or email info@eclipsys.com.

Statements in this news release concerning the timing of implementation and features and benefits provided by Eclipsys software, evidence-based content and implementation and remote hosting services are forward-looking statements and actual results may differ from those projected due to a variety of risks and uncertainties. Implementation and customization of Eclipsys software is complex and time-consuming. Results depend upon a variety of factors and can vary by client. Each client’s circumstances are unique and may include unforeseen issues that make it more difficult than anticipated to implement or derive benefit from Eclipsys software or services. The success and timeliness of the company’s services will depend at least in part upon client involvement, which can be difficult to control. Eclipsys is required to meet specified performance standards, and the contract can be terminated or its scope reduced under certain circumstances. More information about company risks is available in recent Form 10-Q and 10-K filings made by Eclipsys from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Special attention is directed to the portions of those documents entitled “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” Eclipsys Corporation and The Outcomes Company are registered trademarks of Eclipsys Corporation. Sunrise Ambulatory Care and Sunrise Acute Care are trademarks of Eclipsys Corporation. Other product and company names in this news release are or may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies.