Keane Wins $1.5 Million Electronic Medical Record (EMR) Implementation with Leading
Long-Term Care Company
29 May 2008
Keane NetSolutions® to Enhance Patient Safety, Efficiency
San Ramon, CA – May 29, 2008 - San Ramon, CA Keane, Inc., a $1 billion-plus global services firm that specializes
in enabling transformation of its clients’ business and IT functions, today announced
that it has signed a $1.5 million five-year contract with Golden Living, a network
of long-term care facilities that includes 331 skilled nursing facilities and 19
assisted living facilities in 22 states. As part of the agreement, Keane will install
eCharting and ePrescribing components of its NetSolutions clinical application.
Keane’s eCharting and ePrescribing solutions will provide Golden Living with a safer,
more efficient approach to order management, replacing manual processes traditionally
used to administer medication and treatments. This implementation will give physicians
at Golden Living immediate access to patient information using a secure, browser-based
technology at the point of service.
"We are focused on providing the highest quality of care and quality of life to
our residents and believe this implementation with Keane will place Golden Living
on the leading edge of healthcare IT,” said John Derr, Senior Vice President and
CIO of Golden Living. “We chose Keane’s NetSolutions product because of its proven
clinical functionality for our physicians and nurses, as well as its ease of installation.
We are pleased to continue our long-term partnership with Keane and look forward
to working together on this implementation."
"Patient safety is a top priority for all healthcare providers, and our NetSolutions
suite of products provides long-term care facilities with the technology they need
to substantially increase the safety of their patients,” said Walt Kaczor, Senior
Vice President, Keane Healthcare Solutions Division (HSD). "Our eCharting and ePrescribing
products provide an effective point-of-care system that provides more information
at the time of service and encourages more complete documentation to better mitigate
risk. We are pleased to build on our long-term relationship with Golden Living and
believe this implementation validates our position as the premier IT vendor in the
long-term care market."
eCharting and ePrescribing are components of the Keane NetSolutions family of browser-based
financial and clinical software. Built on .Net technology from Microsoft and packed
with proven features, Keane NetSolutions helps long-term and post-acute care providers
boost performance, improve care delivery, and accelerate productivity. Designed
to support the increasing demands of post-acute care providers while lowering the
total cost of ownership, Keane NetSolutions combines the depth of Keane's software
features with the strength of Web technology for improved accessibility.
About Golden Living
The Golden Living family of companies provides care and services that directly or
indirectly serve the elderly and disabled, including companies that operate nursing
homes and provide rehabilitation therapy, hospice care, home health services and
temporary staffing services. There are 331 Golden Living Centers (skilled nursing
facilities) and 19 Golden Living Communities (assisted living facilities) in 22
states. Golden Innovations companies are leading providers of integrated senior
healthcare services, partnering with more than 1,000 nursing homes, hospitals and
other healthcare organizations in 46 states. Golden Innovations companies include
Aegis Therapies, AseraCare Hospice and Home Health, Aedon Staffing, Ceres Purchasing
Solutions, and Vizia Healthcare Design Group. Collectively, the Golden Living family
of companies has nearly 40,000 employees. For more information, visit
http://www.goldenliving.com/.
About Keane’s Healthcare Solutions Division
Keane’s Healthcare Solutions Division (HSD) provides proprietary software and services
to hospitals and long-term care facilities throughout the country. Since 1975, Keane’s
software has been helping clients increase efficiencies, reduce medical errors,
meet regulatory requirements, and enhance revenue cycle management. Keane’s core
healthcare solutions include Keane Optimum, Patcom®, and Keane NetSolutions. Information
about Keane HSD is available on the Internet at www.keane.com/hsd.
About Keane
In business since 1965 and based in the United States, Keane is a global services
firm that specializes in enabling transformation of its clients’ business and IT
functions. The transformation partner of choice for clients across a broad array
of industries, Keane is unique in its passion for building satisfying and enduring
relationships with clients. Keane’s solutions – which comprise consulting, technology,
and outsourcing services – are customized to address clients’ industry-specific
challenges and enable dramatic improvements in business performance.
For more information on Keane’s services portfolio, industry solutions, and global
locations, visit www.keane.com.
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