Oct. 20, 2009 (Business Wire) -- Eclipsys Corporation^® (NASDAQ: ECLP), The Outcomes Company^®, today announced the winners of its 2009 Circle of Excellence Award program. With technology-related initiatives ranging from earlier identification of septic patients to enhanced cost analysis capabilities, to transformation of paper processes into electronic systems for more patient-centered care, six healthcare organizations successfully documented strategies that maximized the value from the use of Eclipsys’ health information technology to enable fast computerized physician order entry (CPOE) adoption, improved care processes and enhanced business performance.

The 2009 winners successfully leveraged Eclipsys solutions to achieve:

• Earlier identification and treatment of septic patients, a condition associated with a 20 percent to 50 percent mortality rate among patients and the 10th leading cause of death in the United States. Sepsis-related order sets, a nursing documentation tool and an emergency department structured note were created to identify and initiate treatment within hour one;
• More than doubling a goal to reduce the average time to adjudicate a claim; related process improvements resulted in additional revenues of $450,000 and recouping $3.3 million;
• Replacement of a legacy decision support solution to accelerate from days to minutes the timeframe for management to receive actionable cost accounting data and ‘What If’ scenario analysis;
• Realizing a 95 percent CPOE adoption rate within a community hospital environment in three months and continuing to maintain that adoption rate;
• Transforming care processes by establishment of evidenced-based interdisciplinary documentation across a large, multi-facility health system; and
• User advocacy and product development feedback through active participation in Eclipsys Communities™, the company’s online networking forum to facilitate client knowledge-sharing and collaboration.

The Eclipsys Circle of Excellence Award is presented annually to Eclipsys clients who demonstrate innovation and achievements in one of four categories – process improvement, adoption, collaboration, or active participation in the Eclipsys ClientConnect™ program, which fosters client knowledge-sharing and collaboration. Each winning organization receives a $2,000 grant for its foundation or charity of choice.

“We are pleased to honor these valued clients for their outstanding efforts and innovations that have resulted in improved care delivery and business performance,” said Diane Bradley, M.D., Eclipsys’ chief quality and outcomes officer. “We believe Eclipsys clients are among the best and brightest healthcare professionals who are focused on using enabling technologies to improve the quality and efficiencies of healthcare, which has taken center stage in national debate. This year’s winners exemplify the tremendous amount of collective expertise within our client base in how to capitalize on the inherent sophistication and value designed into Eclipsys applications.