Farmington, CT (October 31, 2008) - Premise Corporation, a leading provider of clinically focused patient flow solutions, held its Annual Client Summit on October 26 – 28 at the Hartford Marriott Downtown in Hartford, Connecticut. With a record attendance of more than 180 attendees, the event included high-profile keynote speakers from the healthcare industry, client case study presentations, collaborative roundtables, networking opportunities, and product updates from Premise executives and clinicians.
The Client Summit’s theme was “Collaborate, Innovate, Evolve,” recognizing the collaboration and innovation required to tackle the complex challenges of hospital-wide patient flow, as well as the evolution of Premise clients as they’ve made great strides in patient flow optimization. A stand-out feature of the event was the many case study presentations by clients who shared success stories and practical tips for implementing patient flow technology, redesigning processes and facilitating culture change across their organizations. Clients who presented included UCLA Medical Center, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Yale-New Haven Hospital, Inova Fairfax Hospital, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and Eastern Maine Medical Center. Topics included “Changing Culture…Breaking Down Silos,” “Diving Into Data to Change Culture,” and “Inter-Hospital Census Management.”
“As the healthcare industry is under increasing pressure to improve patient flow to meet efficiency, capacity, quality and safety measures, our clients continue to lead the way in optimizing patient flow for significant, sustainable results,” states Premise CEO and Chairman Eric Rosow. “Optimal patient flow requires the right technology, the right processes and the right culture, and year after year, our clients provide real-life successes and best practices that set the standard for the healthcare industry.”
Premise also provided education around the latest version of its Patient Flow Platform, Version 4.0, along with its newest solution, Premise Care Visibility. Premise Care Visibility was developed collaboratively with Premise clients via the company’s Innovation Partner Program to ensure it delivers high impact, high value functionality that addresses real care delivery and communications pain points across the hospital. Premise Care Visibility facilitates timely patient care by providing clinicians, particularly busy nurses, with instant communication and unprecedented visibility into contextual data from disparate resources, thus keeping them “in the know” about current and future patient care activities and clinical needs, as well as enterprise-wide workflow processes related to patient throughput.
Premise clients agreed that this year’s Summit was an enormous success, stating that it was a “wonderful opportunity to network,” and an “excellent experience with worthwhile presentations.” One Premise client notes that, “a lot of thought went into making this a valuable conference,” and nearly everyone indicated they are looking forward to the 2009 event, as well as utilizing the expanding capabilities of the Premise Patient Flow Platform, and the company’s new Premise Care Visibility and consulting services.
About Premise
Premise is a leading provider of integrated and clinically-focused software solutions and services that optimize patient flow, streamline communications, enhance operational efficiency, and empower knowledge-based decision making. Driven by the vision that optimized delivery of healthcare services can be realized through the widespread use and visualization of real-time operating data, Premise delivers the industry's most intuitive systems for bed management, bed turnover, transport, and decision support. In 2008, Premise's bed management and patient throughput solutions received the exclusive endorsement of the American Hospital Association (AHA). For more information, please call 800-396-5578 or visit www.PremiseUSA.com