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From press releases to articles and industry reports, Picis keeps you informed about industry trends, new product developments, customer success stories and other breaking news.

Forward-Thinking CIOs Debate Hot Issues Facing Hospitals in 2008
Hear what some of the leading CIOs in the industry had to say about today’s most pressing challenges facing healthcare organizations and their plans for leveraging technology. Listen to Podcasts

Emergency Care Gets Online Boost at Inova
The Washington Post recently featured two Washington hospitals using Picis ED PulseCheck. “It’s a godsend. Nobody misses the paper past: The old cry around the nursing station- ‘Where is Mr. Smiths’ chart?’- is no longer heard.”
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Nothing Measured, Nothing Gained
"Mount Sinai has seen improvement in both hospital and physician billing from ED PulseCheck Thanks to enhanced charge capture, physician revenue more than doubled, from $2.5 million to a projected $6 million for 2006. Likewise, hospital revenue jumped from $9.8 million to a projected $14 million."
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Lessons Learned from Abroad
Perhaps the most challenging and potentially rewarding information technology project facing hospitals today is the automation of documentation in the high-acuity cluster. Find out how the largest hospital district in Finland uses Picis as part of a nationwide EPR initiative.
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The Waiting Room is Closed
Pocono Medical Center uses Picis ED automation to markedly help reduce wait times and improve throughput while improving patient satisfaction, charge capture and electronic documentation.
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No Room for Compromises
Health-IT World profiled Picis’ success providing information systems to areas of the hospital where costs, revenues, and patient safety are greatest. Rockingham Memorial Hospital is one of many sites using Picis in high-acuity care to improve data collection and allow caregivers to focus on their patients.
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Harbor Hospital Uses Wireless Computer System in OR
Picis helps track the status of patients before, during and after OR procedures at Harbor Hospital.
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Healthcare Informatics Top 100
Healthcare Informatics recently published their annual Healthcare Informatics 100, a listing of the top companies ranked according to '07 revenues. Picis made this prestigious list for the seventh consecutive year as a market leader, ranking 37th out of the top 100 healthcare IT companies.
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