Healthland Launches New Emergency Department Information System Designed Exclusively for Small Community Hospitals

Healthcare IT provider unveils solution during HIMSS 2010, Georgia World Congress Center 

ATLANTA, March 1, 2010 - Healthland, America's market leader of healthcare information solutions for small community and critical access hospitals, today unveiled the Healthland Emergency Department Information System (EDIS) at HIMSS 2010 in Atlanta, Ga. Designed using Healthland customers’ input and feedback, the new web-enabled solution provides tools and workflows to expedite patient care, simplify documentation and order management, easily track patient status and enhance the delivery of emergency medicine.

“Healthland EDIS is something our customers have been asking for,” said Angie Franks, Healthland Senior Vice President of Sales and Market Development. “Our new emergency department solution was designed with 100 percent customer feedback and input. Developed exclusively for small community and critical access hospitals and the market’s unique requirements, Healthland EDIS enhances our offering of one patient chart across the healthcare community.”

The Healthland Emergency Department Information System allows hospitals to:

• Rapidly register patients and get them into triage, even when little or no identifying information is available
• Enter, submit and complete orders with a minimal navigation and data entry
• Track the overall status of patients and beds from a single screen
• Easily perform on-the-fly assessments without having to wade through unnecessary information
• Minimize staff orientation and training with its intuitive and user friendly screens

“Healthland is committed to delivering products that improve patient management and care, gain efficiencies and ultimately increase financial performance for our customers in the rural healthcare market,” added Franks. “The emergency department is vital in the continuum of care and usability and system performance is crucial in a fast-paced environment. The Healthland EDIS solution is our first web-enabled foundation allowing for greater scalability, accessibility and improved interface. Creating this product with our customers and focusing on early adopters has enabled us to streamline the implementation process by decreasing the amount of user training needed and time to user acceptance.”

During the product development process, Healthland asked hospital clientele for their requirements pertaining to functionality, workflows and usability. The solution design and workflow have been validated and tested by actual users of the system. This market-driven approach has resulted in a uniquely innovative solution that presents emergency department data in a highly usable form, allowing hospital staff to resolve issues, improve operations and elevate the quality of patient care.

Healthland representatives will be available to demonstrate EDIS at HIMSS 2010, March 1- 4, Atlanta, at the Georgia World Congress Center, booth #8422.