New Information Technology Offers Long-Lasting Benefits
DALLAS, April 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Affiliated Computer
Services, Inc. (NYSE: ACS) today announced that it has successfully
completed Phase I of the Government of Malta's Integrated Health
Information System (IHIS), a program to attain the highest quality patient
care for the citizens of Malta.
Along with iSOFT, a key technology partner, ACS has installed
state-of-the-art IT infrastructure that connects laboratory, radiology, and
image archiving communication systems and integrates them with iSOFT's
Patient Administration System and Clinical Order Communication and Results
Reporting System. The systems have already helped improve the delivery and
management of healthcare service and records in Malta's new 850-bed Mater
Dei Hospital, the nation's largest healthcare facility. ACS will also
provide ongoing operations, maintenance, and integration services and
support through an on-site command center.
"The rapid implementation of this system was designed to provide quick
benefits to the citizens of Malta," said Charles Bracken, managing director
of ACS Healthcare Solutions. "Not only were we required to install new
digital technology, but laboratory and radiology services had to be
completely updated in the process, and all of this needed to happen while
Mater Dei Hospital was moving to a new campus.
"By developing and deploying important IT partnerships, we were able to
meet our aggressive deadlines. We transferred our healthcare knowledge to
the Government of Malta in record time. Now we look forward to leveraging
our global healthcare experience and expertise to help Mater Dei Hospital
provide world-class care to those who need it most," he said.
Mater Dei's 150 laboratory scientists conduct 4.5 million tests each
year for healthcare professionals throughout Malta. Replacing largely
manual processes, iSOFT's i.Laboratory systems will speed the turnaround of
test results, increase the accuracy of test data and patient information,
enhance the legibility of critical reports, and provide better access to
patient demographics and specimen records, all improving the quality and
efficiency of healthcare delivery.
"Meticulous planning and great team work with ACS enabled us to meet an
urgent customer need," said Paul Richards, managing director of iSOFT in
the United Kingdom and Ireland. "This implementation took less than five
months to complete, which is a considerable achievement for a project of
this scale and complexity."
i.Laboratory also allows tests, samples, and results to be tracked
across all of the hospital's laboratories, including chemistry,
haematology, immunology, microbiology, virology, toxicology, pathology, and
cytology. Ultimately every ward within Mater Dei will be able to order
tests and view the results online.
iSOFT is an IBA Health Group company. IBA Health Group Limited
(ASX-IBA) is the largest specialist information technology company listed
on the Australian Securities Exchange. Today, over 13,000 provider
organisations in 35 countries across five continents use IBA's solutions to
manage patient information and drive improvements in their core processes.
The group's sustainable development is delivered through careful planning,
in-depth analysis of our market, and anticipation of evolving requirements.
Its business is driven by the collective talent, experience, and commitment
of over 3,500 healthcare IT experts around the globe. A global network of
IBA subsidiaries, supported by an extensive partner network, provides
substantial experience of national healthcare markets. As a result IBA
offers its customers comprehensive knowledge of local market requirements,
in terms of culture, language, working practice, healthcare regulation, and
organisational structure.
ACS, a global FORTUNE 500 company with 62,000 people supporting client
operations reaching more than 100 countries, provides business process
outsourcing and information technology solutions to world-class commercial
and government clients. The company's Class A common stock trades on the
New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "ACS." Learn more about ACS at
http://www.acs-inc.com.
SOURCE Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.
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CONTACT:
Investors, Jon Puckett, Vice President,
Investor Relations, +1-214-841-8281, jon.puckett@acs-inc.com, or
media, Tom Clary, Director, Corporate Communications,
+1-214-841-8110, tom.clary@acs-inc.com, both of Affiliated
Computer Services, Inc.
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