UPMC Beacon Hospital chooses ReadSoft to drive efficiencies in data capture for effective infection control
Milton Keynes, UK, October 21, 2010
ReadSoft FORMS helps Dublin-based hospital streamline data collection and reporting of paper-based research
UPMC Beacon Hospital has chosen ReadSoft, a leading global provider of software solutions for document automation, to capture and process paper-based research collected across the hospital. ReadSoft FORMS will enable UPMC Beacon to rapidly extract and process data from paper-based questionnaires and feedback forms, to inform its infection control and quality improvement programmes, in real-time.
Ireland-based UPMC Beacon Hospital, operated by the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), aims to provide the best in Irish and US healthcare. Quality and patient safety are priorities, so the hospital constantly monitors and assesses its processes for infection control and quality improvement, using paper-based forms to continually gather data from patients, staff and field agents. However, the time taken to collect and enter the data, then run reports was impacting the accuracy and relevance of the information.
UPMC Beacon Hospital processes many paper-based forms annually, which must be entered manually into its system. Using the ReadSoft solution, UPMC Beacon Hospital will be able to automatically and electronically capture information from every questionnaire and feedback form on the day it arrives and transfer it immediately into the hospital’s system for analysis.
ReadSoft FORMS will be used in conjunction with UPMC Beacon’s SPSS statistical reporting to provide accurate and comprehensive data to instantly inform the hospital’s infection control and quality improvement programmes.
The ReadSoft contract with UPMC Beacon Hospital was secured by SPSS, a ReadSoft global partner since 2007.
Fidel Taguinod, Quality and Patient Safety Manager, UPMC Beacon Hospital, said: “One of the main challenges of effective surveillance and infection control is the accuracy of information available to the hospital. By offering the ReadSoft solution, SPSS gave us a way to significantly speed up our data collection, data entry and report production so we can make informed decisions based on real-time evidence. Using ReadSoft FORMS integrated with our SPSS statistical data we will have a complete solution to automate data capture, processing and reporting to prevent infections and drive quality improvements.”
Simon Shorthose, Managing Director, ReadSoft UK said: “Our partnership with SPSS ensures companies can benefit from a full solution for document automation and statistical reporting. Many companies still rely on manual data collection and entry, but by automating the document process, organisations like UPMC Beacon Hospital can streamline these time-intensive administrative tasks to deliver real-time information to inform their operation.”
For additional information, please contact:
ReadSoft UK
Sarah Courbet, Marketing Manager
Phone: +44 1908 688018
sarah.courbet@readsoft.com
Alizia Walker, Wildfire PR
Phone: +44 208 339 4420
readsoft@wildfirepr.co.uk
About ReadSoft
ReadSoft is a leading global provider of software solutions for Document Process Automation. ReadSoft’s software enables companies to automate document processes such as accounts payable processing, document capture, document sorting, and order to cash. ReadSoft is by far the world’s number one choice for automated invoice processing, especially into business systems from SAP and Oracle. Since the start in 1991, ReadSoft has grown to a worldwide group with operations in 16 countries on five continents and a network of local and global partners. The head office is located in Helsingborg, Sweden, and the ReadSoft share is traded on the NASDAQ OMX Nordic Exchange Small Cap list. For more information about ReadSoft, please visit www.readsoft.co.uk
About UPMC for UPMC
UPMC is the largest integrated health care enterprise in Pennsylvania and one of the leading non-profit health systems in the United States. It has appeared eight times on the prestigious U.S. News & World Report Honor Roll of “America’s Best Hospitals.” Widely recognised for its innovations in patient care, research, technology and health care management, UPMC has transformed the economic landscape in western Pennsylvania. The region’s largest employer, with 48,000 employees and nearly $7 billion in revenue, UPMC comprises 20 tertiary, specialty and community hospitals, 400 outpatient sites and doctors’ offices, retirement and long-term care facilities, an insurance plan with more than 1 million members, and commercial and international ventures. About 5,000 physicians are affiliated with UPMC, including nearly 2,500 employed physicians. For more information,visit www.upmc.com or www.beaconmedicalgroup.ie.
About SPSS Ireland
SPSS Ireland is a leading provider of predictive analytics solutions and services. SPSS Ireland partners with ReadSoft to provide a total solution for survey management and analysis. SPSS Ireland has helped many types of organisations to leverage all of their information assets including survey data to conduct research, make evidence based decisions and enhance performance. Gartner considers SPSS to be the leader in the customer data mining applications, combining the strongest market vision with the best ability to execute. In Ireland more than 2,000 public sector, academic and commercial customers rely on SPSS technology and services to help increase revenue, reduce costs , detect and prevent fraud, fight crime and manage public programs. SPSS Ireland customers include: Bank of Ireland, O2, Vodafone Ireland, Department of Education, Department of Environment, Department of Justice, An Garda Síochána, Trinity College, University College Dublin (UCD), Health Services Executive (HSE). For additional information, please visit www.spss.com/ie.