STI Healthcare’s Automated Abstraction Service Selected for Pilot by BJC Healthcare
STI Healthcare, Inc. (STI) announced that it has signed a pilot agreement with BJC HealthCare, Inc. (BJC) in St. Louis, MO. The purpose of the pilot is to implement a service that will provide selected patient data from transcribed reports to populate an automated event detection data repository.
Austin, TX (PRWEB) July 18, 2005 -- STI Healthcare, Inc. (STI) announced that
it has signed a pilot agreement with BJC HealthCare, Inc. (BJC) in St. Louis,
MO. The purpose of the pilot is to implement a service that will provide
selected patient data from transcribed reports to populate an automated event
detection data repository.
This project is designed to demonstrate the
feasibility of detecting and tabulating two important patient safety issues;
post-operative deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism and surgical site
infections. Additionally, a disease condition (congestive heart failure) will be
identified with the goal of enabling real-time intervention to improve adherence
to evidence-based treatment guidelines.
Jamie Lagarde, COO of STI
Healthcare, Inc. said, “We are delighted that we can assist BJC HealthCare as
they continue their focus on these important patient safety and quality
improvement initiatives.”
About STI Healthcare, Inc.
STI provides
tailored solutions to complex document abstraction problems for the healthcare
industry. STI’s technology automates the task of abstracting information
contained in narrative documents and reports. That capability is leveraged to
create web-based applications for Infectious Disease Surveillance, populating
Cancer Repositories, and others requiring the abstraction and consolidation of
patient and treatment information. These applications utilize a unique
combination of linguists with specific training in medical informatics and an
innovative domain-specific, rules-based text processing engine. Based in Austin,
TX, STI Healthcare has over a decade of success in delivering value to
healthcare organizations. For more information, visit the company’s website at
http://www.stihealthcare.com.
About BJC HealthCare,
Inc.
BJC HealthCare is one of the largest nonprofit healthcare organizations
in the United States, delivering services to residents primarily in the greater
St. Louis, southern Illinois and mid-Missouri regions. With net revenue of $2.6
billion, BJC Serves urban, suburban and rural communities; and includes 13
hospitals and multiple community health locations. Services include inpatient
and outpatient care, primary care, community health and wellness, workplace
health, home health, community mental health, rehabilitation, long-term care and
hospice. For more information visit their website at http://www.bjc.org.
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Source : http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/7/prweb262430.htm