REDMOND, Wash., Oct. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Talis Clinical
has selected Microsoft Azure as the technology foundation of its
ACG-Anesthesia clinical anesthesiology solution. ACG-Anesthesia
presents the provider with real-time, pertinent information
enabling clinically relevant care to be administered throughout the
entire perioperative care process. Specifically, ACG-Anesthesia
directs advanced clinical and operational guidance to the point of
care and beyond to facilitate improved patient outcomes,
documentation compliance and revenue cycle enhancement.
Talis Clinical was established in 2013 to bring to market a
comprehensive anesthesia system developed at the Cleveland Clinic.
Its clinicians developed a solution to streamline the complex
process of providing members of the surgical team with real-time
information needed to support patients' health and safety, from
preparing for surgery to ensuring thorough intensive care and
recovery treatments. ACG-Anesthesia also helps hospitals collect
and report the information required by regulatory bodies, such as
CMS and AQI, so they can more easily manage documentation for
insurers, payers and other quality improvement initiatives.
Because Microsoft provided such an elegant solution while
supporting the strict Talis Clinical security protocols, Azure was
a natural fit. Microsoft Corp. experts collaborated with Talis
Clinical throughout the development process, providing the
technological knowledge required to evolve the solution from a
custom-built, on-premises installation in all 300 operating rooms
at the Cleveland Clinic to a fully commercialized clinical product
in the cloud.
"In the operating room, anesthesiologists must manage hundreds
of details about the patient's condition to ensure the best
possible outcomes. Outside the operating room, anesthesiologists
are frequently responsible for several patients simultaneously,
across multiple rooms and caregiver teams," said Gary Colister, chief operating officer of Talis
Clinical. "Azure is critical to supporting ACG-Anesthesia. It
allows us to support and monitor our patients with confidence and
fewer technology resources so we can better support Talis
Clinical's applications."
The idea for an Anesthesia Clinical Decision Support System
originated with David L. Brown,
M.D., chairman of the Cleveland Clinic Anesthesia Institute, and
also a commercial private pilot. Brown reasoned that just as pilots
use avionics and moving map reminders to safely conduct a flight,
an anesthesiology team should benefit from the guidance of a
clinical decision support system to more easily manage a safe and
successful surgical and anesthetic course.
Talis Clinical's solutions help clinicians manage healthcare
reform initiatives and medical costs as well as maintain patient
safety and health, which has set this solution apart from other
traditional healthcare documentation platforms. The result is a
next-generation anesthesia information management system that
improves clinical and operational outcomes in a rapidly changing
healthcare landscape.
More information about how organizations are turning to
Microsoft technology is available on the Microsoft Customer
Spotlight newsroom.
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