Eclipsys Knowledge-Based Charting Selected by Fairview Health Services, Minneapolis, MN

Eclipsys Corporation today announced that Fairview Health Services, an integrated health network based in Minneapolis, MN, has added Eclipsys Knowledge-Based Charting, an advanced clinical documentation solution, to its purchase of Eclipsys Sunrise Clinical Manager(TM), which is currently being activated.

Knowledge-Based Charting provides clinicians with immediate access to an interdisciplinary professional practice framework and more than 180 clinical practice guidelines (CPGs). Knowledge-Based Charting is embedded into the Eclipsys Sunrise(TM) advanced clinical suite and delivers the latest interdisciplinary, evidence-based practice guidelines enterprise-wide. As a result, Knowledge-Based Charting seamlessly integrates best practices from multiple disciplines at the point of care to help individualize and improve care delivery, boost efficiency and reduce complications. Eclipsys developed Knowledge-Based Charting through the CPM Resource Center(TM) (CPMRC(TM)), a wholly owned subsidiary, and it continues to update and develop CPGs.

Fairview Health Services is currently deploying Knowledge-Based Charting with activation scheduled for July 2006 through March 2007 at four of its hospitals -- Fairview Ridges Hospital, University of Minnesota Medical Center, University of Minnesota Children's Hospital, and Fairview Southdale Hospital. Sunrise Clinical Manager and Knowledge-Based Charting expand the number of Eclipsys solutions at Fairview Health Services, which currently uses Sunrise Decision Support Manager(TM), Sunrise Record Manager(TM) and Sunrise Critical Care(TM). "Knowledge-Based Charting accelerates practice and culture transformation by integrating content, workflow and documentation, helping to deliver true practice interoperability across the enterprise," said R. Andrew Eckert, Eclipsys president and chief executive officer. "The combination of evidence- based content with our workflow-enhancing technology makes Knowledge-Based Charting a valuable solution for any complex nursing and interdisciplinary healthcare environment."

"Knowledge-Based Charting will support our clinicians by providing clinical information that enhances critical thinking and decision making focused on outcomes," said Judy Pechacek, chief nursing officer at Fairview Southdale Hospital. "The inherent flexibility of Sunrise solutions and Knowledge-Based Charting will help our clinicians see the context of what matters most by having the technology and practice support to make significant advances in care delivery."

"Knowledge-Based Charting is unique because it elevates the level of practice for better patient care by bringing pre-configured, up-to-date, evidence-based content directly to each clinician at the moment he or she is caring for the patient," said Michelle Troseth, RN, MSN, CPMRC vice president of Point-of-Care Automation and Eclipsys chief professional practice officer. "This helps healthcare organizations raise the level of care they deliver while ensuring that care is consistent across the enterprise."