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McKesson Adds Close to 500 New Hospital Facilities as InterQual(R) Criteria Customers in 2005; Excellence in Evidence-based Content and Workflow Software Set InterQual ApartApril 05, 2006 |
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NEWTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 5, 2006--McKesson Corporation (NYSE:MCK), the world's leading healthcare services company, today announced that more than 300 new hospital organizations, representing nearly 500 hospitals and facilities across the United States, selected InterQual products in 2005. The InterQual(R) suite's proven track record for comprehensive, high quality clinical content and easy integration with existing workflows were the principal drivers of their licensing decisions. One hundred of the 500 hospitals will use McKesson's CareEnhance(R) Review Manager, the workflow software for InterQual clinical content. "We are very pleased with the steady growth in sales of our InterQual content to hospital customers in 2005, as it illustrates a shared commitment to promoting the highest standards for appropriateness of care," said Ricardo Guggenheim, M.D, vice president of content and design for McKesson Health Solutions. "We also saw a significant increase in customers using our software to access our criteria, demonstrating a growing trend towards integrating clinical evidence into care management workflows." More than 3,500 health plans, hospitals, academic medical centers, government agencies and care management organizations currently use McKesson's InterQual tools to support clinical decisions for individual patients across the continuum of care. The product suite's unmatched clinical strength -- including its rich research base, care facilitation features, integration of quality indicators and care management notes -- has made InterQual the world's leading evidence-based criteria solution for care managers performing utilization review and discharge planning. Among the new hospital clients to license InterQual products in 2005 include El Camino Hospital in Mountain View, Calif., Medical University of South Carolina Medical Center in Charleston, Saratoga Hospital in Saratoga Springs, New York, and Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire, Wisc. The Rural and Community Health Institute at the Texas A & M University, an organization that works with small, rural hospitals throughout the state to monitor and improve the quality of healthcare, also signed a new multi-year license to enable qualified rural hospitals to access InterQual evidence-based clinical content via the Web. About McKesson Corporation McKesson Corporation (NYSE:MCK), currently ranked 16th on the FORTUNE 500, is a healthcare services and information technology company dedicated to helping its customers deliver high-quality healthcare by reducing costs, streamlining processes and improving the quality and safety of patient care. Over the course of its 173-year history, McKesson has grown to provide pharmaceutical and medical-surgical supply management across the spectrum of care; healthcare information technology for hospitals, physicians, homecare and payors; hospital and retail pharmacy automation; and services for manufacturers and payors designed to improve outcomes for patients. For more information, visit us at www.mckesson.com. |
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