QuadraMed to Showcase AcuityPlus and QCPR Solutions at American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE) Annual Meeting

  
    
  
  
    
      QuadraMed® 
      Corporation (Amex:QD) today announced that it will showcase its 
      AcuityPlus™ and QuadraMed Computerized Patient 
      Record™ (QCPR) solutions at the American 
      Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE) 2008 Annual Meeting and 
      Exposition (Booth # 428) April 25-29 at the Washington State Convention 
      Center in Seattle. The two solutions enable nursing departments to 
      streamline workflow and determine appropriate resource utilization more 
      efficiently at the unit and facility levels — 
      an increasingly critical skill as a growing number of states, driven by 
      patient safety concerns, have introduced or enacted nursing staffing 
      legislation.
    
    
      With the AcuityPlus evidence-based staffing solution, nurses can quickly 
      select and classify patients based on their assessed care needs 
      (acuity), an administrative task typically deemed time-consuming and 
      paper-based. AcuityPlus is even more powerful when used in conjunction 
      with QCPR — a robust, clinician-oriented 
      electronic medical record — making the “patient 
      classification” process a byproduct of online 
      documentation, saving time and minimizing workload. AcuityPlus includes 
      a complexity of care measurement, providing a measurement of the patient’s 
      need for professional nursing care – 
      information that is particularly vital given severe nursing shortages. 
      Hospitals also can use AcuityPlus to capture and aggregate data to 
      develop strategic plans and budgets necessary to reduce overtime and 
      control expenses.
    
    
      As of March 31, 12 states have introduced staffing legislation requiring 
      hospitals among other things to establish minimum nurse-to-patient 
      ratios for individual care units; develop staffing plans based on 
      patient acuity, clinical-outcomes-based standards or other metrics; and 
      compile and publicly disclose direct care staffing schedules, patterns 
      and methods for determining and adjusting staffing levels.
    
    
      “We’re pleased to 
      demonstrate two of our major Care-Based Revenue Cycle™ 
      solutions to the nation’s top nursing 
      leadership attending AONE, during an era where severe nursing shortages, 
      tightening budgets and growing regulatory nursing staffing mandates are 
      threatening the stability of our healthcare system,” 
      said Keith Hagen, QuadraMed’s president and 
      CEO. “The vast nursing-specific 
      functionalities inherent in AcuityPlus and QCPR can enhance job 
      performance, and overall retention. This helps promote better, safer and 
      more cost effective care, ultimately improving healthcare operations.”
    
    
      About QuadraMed Corporation
    
    
      QuadraMed Corporation advances the success of healthcare organizations 
      through IT solutions that leverage quality care into positive financial 
      outcomes. QuadraMed provides real world solutions that help healthcare 
      professionals deliver outstanding patient care efficiently and cost 
      effectively. Behind the company’s products 
      and services is a staff of 650 professionals whose experience and 
      dedication have earned QuadraMed the trust and loyalty of clients at 
      over 2,000 healthcare provider facilities. For more information about 
      QuadraMed, visit http://www.quadramed.com/
    
    
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