Eclipsys and PanGo Form Partnership to Deliver Advanced RFID Solutions to Healthcare Organizations
Partners Sign El Camino Hospital, Mountain View, CA as First Customer
BOCA RATON, Fla. and FRAMINGHAM, Mass., Feb. 9 - Eclipsys Corporation(R) (NASDAQ:ECLP), The Outcomes Company(R), and PanGo Networks today announced a joint partnership to help hospitals and other healthcare organizations expand the value of existing wireless and mobile networks using active radio frequency identification (RFID) technology. The companies also announced that El Camino Hospital, Mountain View, CA, is their first joint customer under the partnership.
As a PanGo Certified Solutions Partner, Eclipsys will re-sell, deploy and support PanGo's leading asset-tracking solution. This enables hospital staff to track hundreds of mobile biomedical assets, from wheelchairs to IV pumps to telemetry equipment, instantly identifying available resources and routing them to where they're needed most. In addition, the biomedical engineering department can quickly locate specific equipment for routine equipment maintenance, supporting compliance with stringent Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) regulations.
"After evaluating several asset-tracking options, we're pleased to offer PanGo's solution," said Jay Deady, Eclipsys vice president, Customer Solutions. "For clients, this partnership means one-stop shopping for wireless and mobile solutions that seamlessly integrate best-in-class healthcare information systems such as our Eclipsys Sunrise(TM) solutions suite with standards-based, location-aware Wi-Fi technologies."
"Hospitals are seeking to leverage their existing Wi-Fi network infrastructure to provide new levels of information integration," said Mike McGuinness, president and chief executive officer of PanGo. "Partnering with a highly respected company like Eclipsys will help enable healthcare organizations to leverage their existing investments in infrastructure and applications to create new levels of asset visibility and increased productivity."
PanGo's turnkey location management solution includes an intuitive end- user application for asset monitoring and reporting, true Wi-Fi active-RFID tags and a location management platform that integrates location data into third-party and custom healthcare and business applications. PanGo Locator(R) is the only active RFID solution available today that leverages any Wi-Fi access point infrastructure as its reader network, eliminating the need for a separate and costly overlay of proprietary hardware and wiring.
Implementation Scheduled at El Camino Hospital
The IT leadership at El Camino Hospital, a full-service acute care facility, is recognized throughout the industry for a vision that consistently sets new standards in leveraging innovation. The team turned to long-time information solutions partner Eclipsys for new ways to boost response time and improve efficiency using El Camino Hospital's existing Wi-Fi network. A wireless networking team from Eclipsys will lead the implementation of PanGo's active-RFID technology, scheduled to begin in March.
"Our mission is to deliver the highest quality of patient care, cost- effectively," said Mark Zielazinski, chief executive officer of El Camino Hospital. "As the El Camino Hospital campus grows, our technology partners will play an important role in helping ensure that staff efficiency and patient care don't skip a beat."
About El Camino Hospital
El Camino Hospital is a 395-bed hospital located in Mountain View, CA. For more than 44 years, El Camino Hospital has been distinguished by its high- caliber staff and affiliated physicians, comprehensive and innovative services and a long history of responding to the needs of the community it serves. Consistently ranked as a leading hospital in the area, El Camino Hospital has been designated a Magnet hospital for nursing excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the credentialing arm of the American Nurses Association. The hospital is also a JCAHO-certified stroke center, a 2005 American Hospital Association Quest for Quality Award finalist, and one of the Top 100 Most Wired Hospitals in the United States. For more information, see www.elcaminohospital.org/ .
About PanGo Networks
PanGo is the leading provider of a location-aware platform and applications designed for enterprise scale deployment. Its integrated, Wi-Fi- based location management solution allows organizations to transform standards-based wireless networks into a platform for intelligent applications that improve important business processes. With its flagship PanOS Platform(R) and asset tracking applications, PanGo offers the industry's first complete solution for real-time asset visibility and context-aware information delivery. Specializing in a range of markets including healthcare, manufacturing, retail and government, PanGo delivers reliable and accurate information about the location of connected devices, people and assets. For more information, visit www.pangonetworks.com/ .
About Eclipsys
Eclipsys is a leading provider of advanced clinical, financial and management information software and service solutions to more than 1,500 healthcare facilities. Eclipsys empowers healthcare organizations to improve patient safety, revenue cycle management and operational efficiency through innovative information solutions. For more information, see www.eclipsys.com/ or email info@eclipsys.com .
Statements in this news release concerning the scope of the agreement, the timing of implementation, and the benefits provided by third-party products and Eclipsys professional services are forward-looking statements and actual results may differ from those projected due to a variety of risks and uncertainties. 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 third-party products or Eclipsys professional 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 both the customer contract and the third party contract can be terminated or the scope reduced under certain circumstances. More information about company risks is available in recent Form 10-K and other 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 is a trademark of Eclipsys Corporation. Other product and company names in this news release are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
Eclipsys:
Michael E. Donner,
Chief Marketing Officer (media)(561) 322-4485
michael.donner@eclipsys.com
Robert J. Colletti
Chief Financial Officer (561) 322-4655
investor.relations@eclipsys.com
El Camino Hospital:
Judy Twitchell
Communications Manager (650) 988-7767
judy_twitchell@elcaminohospital.org
PanGo Networks:
Megan Boyaval
Corporate Ink
(617) 969-9192
mboyaval@corporateink.com
CONTACT: Michael E. Donner, Chief Marketing Officer, +1-561-322-4485, or michael.donner@eclipsys.com, or Robert J. Colletti, Chief Financial Officer,
+1-561-322-4655, or investor.relations@eclipsys.com; or Judy Twitchell,
Communications Manager, El Camino Hospital, +1-650-988-7767, or judy_twitchell@elcaminohospital.org; or Megan Boyaval, Corporate Ink,
+1-617-969-9192, or mboyaval@corporateink.com, for PanGo Networks
Web site: www.eclipsys.com/
http://www.pangonetworks.com/
http://www.elcaminohospital.org/
