Nov. 5, 2009 (Business Wire) -- Eclipsys Corporation® (NASDAQ: ECLP), The Outcomes Company®, today announced that North Mississippi Medical Center (NMMC), a 650-bed regional referral center located in Tupelo, MS, has selected the Eclipsys’ Sunrise Enterprise™ integrated suite of solutions. The major technology upgrade, which represents one of the largest contracts in recent Eclipsys company history, will span NMMC’s seven acute care facilities to enhance the quality of system-wide electronic health records (EHRs) for faster, more informed clinical decision making. It also helps to position the health system to meet the expected “meaningful use” definition of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and qualify for maximum stimulus payment opportunities.

Continual Progression to Advance Quality

NMMC holds the distinction of being among the few healthcare organizations in the United States to win the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation’s highest Presidential honor for organizational performance excellence. As the largest private hospital in Mississippi and the largest non-metropolitan hospital in America, NMMC has been a long-standing leader in the use of health information technology, using information to drive continuous improvements in clinical performance. The health system is consistently named as one of “America’s 25 Most Wireless” and “100 Most Wired Hospitals and Health Systems.”

“We are committed to providing our patients with consistent high-quality care and taking full advantage of technologies that share evidence-based guidelines and support reducing variability in care,” said John Heer, chief executive officer of North Mississippi Health Services, which includes NMMC and NMMC Women’s Hospital in Tupelo, as well as community hospitals in Eupora, Iuka, Pontotoc and West Point, MS, and Hamilton, AL. “By undertaking this broader technology initiative, including adoption of Eclipsys’ computerized physician order entry solution, we’re equipping physicians with in-depth research clinical content at the point of care, as well as easy, secure access to the latest patient information from their offices, homes or other locations.”

Plans call for NMMC to upgrade its Eclipsys technology infrastructure in a rolling facility “big bang” approach, beginning with the major referral center, NMMC - Tupelo, followed by NMMC’s six affiliated community hospitals.

Adoption of Industry-Leading CPOE Solution to Improve Patient Health Outcome

The technology initiative includes adoption of Eclipsys’ industry-leading computerized physician order entry (CPOE) solution, Sunrise Acute Care™. With a medical staff representing more than 40 medical specialties, NMMC clinicians can expect to gain clinical decision support resources and access to even the most complex order sets and medication ordering as part of the system, including the exacting protocols, long-range medication schedules and complicated treatment plans commonplace in oncology and pediatric environments.

According to the KLAS CPOE Digest 2009: Meaningful Use and Physician Adoption report, Eclipsys leads the industry in total physicians live on CPOE and percentage of its client base using its system. Eclipsys also continues to have the highest physician satisfaction from clients who use its CPOE system, and on average, highly customizable ordering capabilities allow a physician to order faster than any other CPOE solution on the market.