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Over 250 Hospitals Sign Contracts for McKesson's InterQual(R) Criteria in 2006April 03, 2007 |
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NEWTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Over 250 hospitals last year selected InterQual Criteria, the gold standard in evidence-based clinical decision support products, according to McKesson Corporation, the world’s leading healthcare services company. Customers continue to cite the InterQual product suite’s proven track record of comprehensive, high-quality clinical content and easy integration with a broad array of care management workflows as the principal reasons for their licensing decisions. In addition, a growing number of hospitals are opting to use CareEnhance® Review Manager Enterprise software, which delivers InterQual content via browser-based technology. More than 50 new contracts were signed in 2006 for the user-friendly application which enables healthcare facilities, health plans and case management companies to achieve medical management goals with greater efficiency by improving workflow processes and expanding reporting capabilities. For example, automating the care management review process with CareEnhance Review Manager Enterprise allows a hospital system with multiple campuses to achieve greater decision-making consistency and improve communication with health plans. “For more than 30 years, we have invested in fine-tuning and augmenting our clinical criteria, which is why leading healthcare organizations choose InterQual year after year for help in making objective, evidence-based decisions about the appropriateness of levels of care and resource use,” said A. Jacqueline Mitus, M.D., senior vice president of product generation and strategy for McKesson Health Solutions. “We take our leadership role very seriously. In 2006 we standardized our time-tested InterQual development methodology with intensive training by the Delfini Group — renowned experts on the critical appraisal of evidence-based clinical information. We’re continuing to raise the bar this year by furthering our well-honed skills with ongoing internal education and formalized assessments.” Among the hospitals and hospital systems to license an InterQual product for the first time or add to their existing InterQual tool sets are Brotman Medical Center in Culver City, California; E.A. Conway Medical Center in Monroe, Louisiana; Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, Maine; Edward W. Sparrow Hospital Association in Lansing, Michigan; St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Bridgeport, Connecticut; and York Hospital in York, Pennsylvania. More than 4,000 health plans, hospitals, academic medical centers, government agencies and care management organizations currently use McKesson’s InterQual tools, which are widely regarded as the industry standard in evidence-based clinical decision support. InterQual content is unmatched in clinical integrity, helping to ensure appropriateness of care and increasing confidence in clinical decision-making. As the most widely used evidence-based clinical criteria, it facilitates alignment between providers and payors in care management decisions and payment. 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 174-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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