Wellsoft named exclusive contracted supplier of EDIS for Premier’s more than 1,500 Hospitals and Healthcare Systems
Somerset, NJ – February 12, 2008 – Wellsoft Corporation, an award winning, innovative developer of EDIS for nearly 20 years, has entered into a national agreement with Premier Purchasing Partners, to provide Wellsoft EDIS to emergency departments in Premier’s alliance of more than 1,550 member hospitals.
A pioneer in Emergency Department software, Wellsoft is recognized for providing the most complete functionality and most configurable product in the marketplace. Wellsoft works closely with each client to develop real solutions for their Emergency Department, supplying expert, personal assistance.
Wellsoft EDIS is designed by and for Emergency Department clinicians. Features include patient tracking, nursing and physician documentation, electronic orders and results, charge capture and coding, and more. In the recently released 2007 Top 20 Best in KLAS Report, Wellsoft was ranked #1 for the 11th time in the Emergency Department Information Systems category.
“We are very enthusiastic about the opportunity to partner with Premier to help its provider members enhance clinical and operational performance in the emergency department,” said John Santmann MD, President of Wellsoft.
About Premier Inc., 2006 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipient
Serving 1,700 U.S. hospitals and more than 49,000 other healthcare sites, the Premier healthcare alliance and its members are transforming healthcare together. Owned by non-profit hospitals, Premier operates one of the leading healthcare purchasing networks and the nation's most comprehensive repository of hospital clinical and financial information. A subsidiary operates one of the nation's largest policy-holder owned, hospital professional liability risk-retention groups. Premier is also working with the United Kingdom's National Health Service North West region to implement a model pay-for-performance program, dubbed “Advancing Quality.” Headquartered in San Diego, Premier has offices in Charlotte, N.C., Philadelphia, and Washington. For more information, visit www.premierinc.com
About KLAS
KLAS, founded in 1996 is a research and consulting firm specializing in monitoring and reporting unbiased and factual information on the performance of healthcare's information technology vendors. To candidly gather performance ratings, KLAS personally interviews thousands of professionals in healthcare annually. Their staff and advisory board average 25 years of healthcare technology experience. KLAS' website is www.healthcomputing.com
About Wellsoft Corporation
A pioneer in Emergency Department software, Wellsoft is committed to exceeding their clients' expectations. Recognized for providing the most complete functionality and most configurable product in the marketplace, Wellsoft works closely with each client to develop real solutions for their Emergency Department. Every step of the way, from redesigning workflow and improving processes, through implementation, training and support, Wellsoft provides expert, personal assistance. Providing custom solutions for enterprise-wide or single hospital implementations, Wellsoft is the specialist in Emergency Department systems. For more information, visit www.wellsoft.com.
For Further Information
Contact Denise Helfand
VP, Sales & Marketing
Wellsoft Corporation
27 Worlds Fair Dr.
Somerset, New Jersey 08873
dhelfand@wellsoft.com
toll free: 800-597-9909
FAX: 732-507-7199
www.wellsoft.com
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