ADDISON, Texas – Feb. 9, 2010 – MEDHOST, provider of leading EDIS and healthcare throughput solutions, today announced the launch of OpCenter, its new executive decision support software solutions. OpCenter addresses inpatient flow and bed management issues by providing executives with reliable, real-time information so they can make informed decisions about how to dramatically improve their hospital’s operations and increase patient satisfaction.

“The healthcare climate continues to demand that hospitals do more with less, while providing safer and more cost-effective care,” said Ron Short, vice president of operations at Good Shepherd Medical Center in Longview, Texas, which beta-tested OpCenter. “OpCenter’s powerful data allows us to meet these industry demands by enabling us to better manage admissions and efficiently move patients through the care process. Overall, MEDHOST’s OpCenter has positively changed the way we operate and how we deliver patient care.”

Much of the backlog in the ED is not related to ED patient flow, but instead is caused by systemic issues that delay moving patients from the ED to inpatient floors. With 60 percent of admits coming from the ED, these in-house delays can drive up ED wait times and ultimately lead to decreased patient satisfaction. MEDHOST created OpCenter to provide healthcare executives with a real-time view of their hospital’s health, so they can proactively identify, understand and address their hospital pain points before they become unmanageable.

MEDHOST leveraged Microsoft Silverlight™ technology to create OpCenter’s rich user experience. OpCenter pulls reliable data from MEDHOST’s Emergency Department Information System (EDIS) and seamlessly integrates with other hospital systems, giving executives real-time access to critical information, such as incoming admissions, patient acuity and hospital bed saturation levels. OpCenter’s robust information allows executives to gain a better understanding of their hospital’s needs so they can better utilize the resources available to avoid delays in patient care and improve throughput.

Executives at Tomball Regional Medical Center, another OpCenter beta Customer, found that they could improve throughput by using the actionable information from OpCenter’s executive summaries. The hospital also leveraged OpCenter’s Bed Ahead feature to streamline the admission process and significantly decrease wait times.