Porter Memorial Health System Chooses LYNX Medical Systems Emergency Department Facility Charging Software
LYNX E/Point Online will aid Portage and Valparaiso Hospitals to better align Emergency Department resource utilization and hospital facility charging
June 1, 2006—Bellevue, WA—LYNX Medical Systems (LYNX) today announced that an agreement had been reached with Porter Memorial Health System (Porter) for LYNX E/Point Online, next generation Emergency Department (ED) outpatient facility charging software application. The contract was signed in the second quarter of 2006.
LYNX E/Point Online software will assist Portage and Valparaiso Hospital campuses record ED facility resource use for more than 52,480 annual ED visits. E/Point Online will enable ED staff to easily track patients and review demographic information, chief complaint or presenting problem, disposition, charge status and other indicators. Hospital management will also have access to financial and clinical data to better manage ED operations and patient care.
“E/Point Online will be a valuable tool in our commitment to excellence and high-quality, patient-focused medical care,” stated Cheryl Harmon, CFO at Porter Memorial Health System. “My past experience with this LYNX application was extremely positive as it provided immediate and measurable results. I’m confident that E/Point Online will bring similar benefits to Porter.”
E/Point Online is a standalone outpatient facility charging software program that provides a simple and easy-to-use interface for ED staff with prompts for recording work performed during patient treatment. The software employs LYNX proprietary outpatient facility charging algorithm, which produces a visit level distribution and revenue that accurately reflects patient acuity mix and resource utilization in the ED. The LYNX acuity-based methodology is employed at more than 200 healthcare organizations nationwide involving more than 10 million annual encounters.
Utilizing the Microsoft .NET platform, E/Point Online is a browser-based application, employing smart client technology, which allows data to move with greater efficiency. Software implementation is faster and easier, and E/Point Online can be deployed without costly hardware requirements. E/Point Online software updates are automatically performed when the user logs on, thereby eliminating time-consuming manual updates. A trial version of the application is available on the LYNX Web site at www.lynxmed.com.
“We are very excited to be working with Cheryl [Harmon] and this highly respected health system,” said Mike DeTolla, president of LYNX Medical Systems Software. “We are confident E/Point Online will bring the immediate benefit of streamlining operations at these Porter campuses while securing accurate, defensible revenue.”
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About Porter Memorial Health System
In 1939, a gift in memory of an esteemed surgeon in Valparaiso, D.J. Loring, MD, led to the creation of the first county hospital in Porter County: Porter’s Valparaiso Hospital Campus. Today, Porter has grown into an expansive health care system. Thirteen facilities serve the residents of Northwest Indiana, with hospital campuses in Valparaiso and Portage, medical campuses in Chesterton, Demotte and Hebron, the outpatient campus in Valparaiso, outpatient rehabilitation campus in Portage, occupational and oncology centers, and EMS services. Virtually every health care need is met at Porter. For more information, visit www.porterhealth.org.
About LYNX Medical Systems, Inc.
LYNX Medical Systems, Inc. drives value in emergency medicine through industry leading content, software tools and services that advance revenue and profitability, while ensuring compliance and consistency. LYNX solutions help hospitals improve ED clinical documentation, reduce compliance risk, and ensure accurate and consistent code assignment for appropriate reimbursement. LYNX clients maintain a consistent, documented and repeatable return on investment. Currently, LYNX serves more than 350 healthcare organizations, representing over 15 million annual encounters. For more information, contact LYNX Medical Systems at 425.641.4451, email info@lynxmed.com or visit www.lynxmed.com.