CIO Healthcare Summit to be sponsored by Zanett Healthcare

Zanett Healthcare is pleased to announce that it will sponsor the CIO Healthcare Summit, a leading gathering for CIOs, analysts and industry-thought leaders within healthcare information technology. The CIO Healthcare Summit will be held at the InterContinental Montelucia Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona on May 9-12, 2010.

In addition to sponsoring the event, Zanett Healthcare will also present a CIO thought-leadership session on Monday, May 10 at 9:00-9:30 a.m.  Entitled "Building a Physician Bridge to CPOE and 'Meaningful Use' utilizing Microsoft Technologies and Frameworks" and presented by Dr. Alan Snell, CMIO, St. Vincent Health, this session will share the story of how Zanett utilized technologies to build the Clinical Online Delivery System (CODS) software solution for St. Vincent Health.

CODS was developed for hospitals who are as yet without a fully deployed electronic medical record system, as it serves as a "bridge" strategy to CPOE (Computerized Physician Order Entry).  It is a quick value, low risk solution for those health organizations in the early stages of a 2-5 year implementation of their CPOE and EHR system.

The CODS software package performs three main functions:

1. Allows the hospital to set up, maintain and update standardized order-sets centrally and conveniently for the entire hospital system.
2. Allows physicians and other prescribers to use these up-to-date order sets from any internet connected computer, either at the office or at home, and prescribe medications and tests in an easy-to-use point-and-click manner without the disruption to workflow that a full EMR would cause.
3. Allows management to evaluate prescribing patterns in their hospitals and update according to the latest guidelines and local practices.

"We are proud to sponsor such a prestigious event and introduce CODS to leading healthcare CIOs and thought leaders.  Our CODS software of current, customized, evidence-based care plans will arm doctors and clinicians with critical information and support improvements in patient care," said Vince Vickers, SVP of Healthcare Solutions for Zanett. "Applying clinical decision support at the point of care also lays the foundation for demonstrating 'meaningful use' of technology in the future."

SOURCE Zanett Healthcare