BUSINESS ALLIANCES

Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA)
The Peer Review Program is a way for HFMA members to identify the products/services their peers are using to deliver organizational savings and performance improvements. The Peer Review panel validated SIS RBC and its performance claims based on criteria including demonstrated ROI, ease-of-use, accuracy, customer service and support.

American Hospital Association (AHA)
The AHA endorsement seal indicates that SIS Patient Scheduling is endorsed by the American Hospital Association. AHA Solutions has a single purpose: to find products and services that help hospitals run better. This endorsement means that the SIS scheduling component has been reviewed by AHA Solutions and has met the requirements for quality, integrity, innovation, stability, and flexibility.

Anesthesia Quality Institute (AQI)
As the first anesthesia information management system (AIMS) vendor to achieve AQI Preferred Vendor status, SIS is committed to advancing anesthesia applications. SIS Anesthesia clients have the ability to participate in the AQI program and its benchmarking initiatives by sending anesthesia data directly to the AQI. 

The AQI was created by the American Society of Anesthesiologists to be the primary source for quality management in the anesthesiology profession through the creation of the National Anesthesia Clinical Outcomes Registry (NACOR). AQI collects and aggregates electronic data from anesthesia practices and benchmarks it, helping survey participants better understand and assess their clinical outcomes and business processes.

TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS

Microsoft

Oracle
SIS employs Oracle’s industry leading database within all of our perioperative solutions. Oracle Corporation is the world’s leading supplier of software for information management, and the world’s second largest independent software company. Oracle software runs on PCs, workstations, personal digital assistants and set-top devices. The company is headquartered in Redwood Shores, CA.

Business Objects
SIS relies on Business Objects, a leading business intelligence software company, for its Crystal Reports technology. Crystal Reports provide the comprehensive report-building capabilities  used in SIS’ Reports module. Business Objects is the world’s leading business intelligence (BI) software provider. After implementing BI initiatives, companies are better equipped to acquire and retain profitable customers, optimize the supply chain, increase productivity and improve financial performance. Business Objects offers software for reporting, query and analysis, and performance management.

Allscripts (formerly Eclipsys)
Allscripts provides information systems solutions to major healthcare providers including integrated delivery networks, medical centers, and hospitals. SIS and Allscripts have a strategic marketing and integration alliance which enables Allscripts to sell SIS perioperative solutions to their hospital customers.

 

SIEMENS
Siemens partners with Surgical Information Systems (SIS) to deliver advanced perioperative solutions to enterprise Health Information System customers. Combining the depth of surgery and anesthesia management know-how of SIS with the enterprise healthcare IT expertise of Siemens, Perioperative Management by SIS addresses providers’ specialized needs for managing the complete perioperative workflow -- from pre-admission to post-discharge.

 

The Siemens Healthcare Sector is one of the world’s largest suppliers to the healthcare industry and a trendsetter in medical imaging, laboratory diagnostics, medical information technology and hearing aids. Siemens offers its customers products and solutions for the entire range of patient care from a single source – from prevention and early detection to diagnosis, and on to treatment and aftercare. By optimizing clinical workflows for the most common diseases, Siemens also makes healthcare faster, better and more cost-effective. Siemens Healthcare employs some 48,000 employees worldwide and operates around the world. In fiscal year 2010 (to September 30), the Sector posted revenue of 12.4 billion euros and profit of around 750 million euros. For further information please visit: www.siemens.com/healthcare.

 

Materials Management Microsystems
Materials Management Microsystems provides bar code-based asset management systems designed for the sterile processing function in healthcare facilities, including hospitals. SIS co-markets the company’s Instrument Management System.  

 

Capsule Technologie

SIS Anesthesia is tightly integrated with CapsuleTechologies’ DataCaptor.  Capsule Technologie provides device connectivity between biometric monitoring devices and information systems. SIS employs their technology in our anesthesia and PACU modules. Capsule offers the largest library of device interfaces available on the market supporting a list of over 300 different monitors, ventilators and infusion pumps. DataCaptor Device Interfaces (DDIs) are available for individual download and installation. The library of supported devices is constantly growing with new interfaces being developed monthly.    

Iatric Systems

Since 1990, Iatric Systems has been helping hospitals and health systems leverage their MEDITECH investment by providing innovative software, interfaces and NPR services that are designed specifically for the MEDITECH HCIS.  More than 600 hospitals and health systems worldwide have implemented Iatric Systems’ solutions in order to optimize patient care and improve workflow efficiencies in clinical, financial and administrative areas. Iatric Systems is committed to providing solutions with exceptional value backed by outstanding customer service.

 

For more information about SIS’ business and technology alliance partners, please visit their websites. If you are interested in talking to SIS about becoming a partner, please call us at 800-866-0656.