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Chicago  — The American Hospital Association, through its subsidiary, AHA Solutions, Inc., has announced its exclusive endorsement of SIS Analytics. SIS Analytics uses perioperative data to provide measurable statistics that can be easily examined by hospitals for trends, opportunities and risks. By uniting business and clinical information from different hospital systems and databases, it helps hospital administrators deliver higher quality care within their communities while also helping clinicians improve efficiency and reduce costs.

An empowering innovation from Surgical Information Systems, SIS Analytics enhances the SIS Surgical Scheduling Solution portfolio consisting of SIS Patient Scheduling, SIS Staff Scheduling, and SIS Web endorsed by AHA Solutions in 2008.

“Over the past year, we have heard countless examples of how SIS scheduling products have helped AHA members improve patient care and optimize capacity ,” said AHA Solutions President and CEO Anthony Burke. “The same is true of SIS Analytics. It provides health care administrators with actual, verified data – the hard facts they need to realize the clinical potential of their surgery departments.”

SIS Analytics allows hospitals to integrate surgical data with information from other enterprise systems in a meaningful way. Easy to use and deploy, it captures comprehensive information about a surgical case from the physician workflow process. Through easy-to-understand tables and interactive graphic displays, SIS Analytics measures, tracks, and conveys detailed information on operating room (OR) utilization, case costs, supply costs and Surgical Care Improvement Project compliance in an intuitive manner. Advanced drill-down menus allow users to easily figure out root causes, check assumptions and answer additional questions as they come to mind.

Through a detailed examination of the data, SIS Analytics enables OR directors, nurses, surgeons, anesthesiologists and hospital executives to access accurate perioperative information quickly. By providing real, measurable statistics, it helps hospitals proactively implement the changes needed to improve operations and patient outcomes.

SIS Analytics is a powerful business intelligence tool from Surgical Information Systems, a leading supplier of advanced, surgery-specific software solutions designed to add value at every point of the perioperative process. “We are honored to receive this endorsement and be associated with the pre-eminent organization dedicated to the well-being of hospitals and their patients nationwide,” said SIS CEO Ed Daihl. “The importance of optimizing operations in the surgery department cannot be overstated. SIS Analytics works seamlessly with other SIS Solutions to streamline and improve each step of the perioperative process, from scheduling to documentation and data analysis.”

About the AHA
The American Hospital Association (AHA) is a not-for-profit association of healthcare provider organizations and individuals committed to the health improvement of their communities. The AHA is the national advocate for its members, which includes nearly 5,000 hospitals and healthcare systems, networks, and other providers of care, and 37,000 individuals. Founded in 1898, the AHA provides education for healthcare leaders and is a source of information on healthcare issues and trends. For more information, visit www.aha.org.

About AHA Solutions
AHA Solutions, Inc. is a resource to hospitals pursuing operational excellence. As an American Hospital Association (AHA) member service, AHA Solutions collaborates with hospital leaders and market consultants to conduct product due diligence and identify solutions to hospital challenges in the areas of finance, human resources, patient flow and technology. AHA Solutions provides related marketplace analytics and education to support product decision-making. As a subsidiary of the AHA, the organization convenes people with like interests for knowledge sharing centered on timely information and research. AHA Solutions is proud to reinvest its profits in the AHA mission: creating healthier communities. For more information, contact AHA Solutions at (800) 242-4677 or visit www.aha-solutions.org.

About Surgical Information Systems
SIS provides software solutions that are uniquely designed to add value at every point of the perioperative process. Developed specifically for the complex surgical environment, our fully integrated perioperative and anesthesia information systems capture all clinical, administrative and financial data on every patient event from surgical scheduling through transcription. The SIS solution easily integrates with hospitals’ existing legacy systems.
For more information visit our website, www.SISFirst.com.