McKesson acquires LMS Medical Systems' perinatal information system
23 April 2009
McKesson has strengthened its enterprise Horizon Clinicals solution
with the acquisition of LMS Medical Systems’ intellectual property for
obstetrics (OB) surveillance and archival capabilities.
Currently marketed by McKesson as Horizon Perinatal Care, the
solution integrates the foetal strip with the mother’s electronic health
record to enhance patient safety, reduce duplicate charting and leverage
information across the enterprise. Horizon Perinatal Care is the first
and only OB/perinatal information solution designed to support
continuity of care between labour and delivery and other areas in the
hospital.
“McKesson's purchase of the LMS OB surveillance and archival solution
is further proof of our strong commitment to patient safety and helping
those on the front line of care to achieve positive outcomes in
obstetrics,” said Merrie Wallace, BSN, MN, national vice president,
Horizon Clinicals, McKesson Provider Technologies. “By owning the
surveillance and archival solution, we’ll have the autonomy to determine
the future direction of Horizon Perinatal Care, and will be positioned
to address the needs of our customers and differentiate our solution
from both standalone niche offerings and other enterprise products.”
LMS Medical Systems, based in Montreal, Canada, is committed to
ensuring a smooth transition of all knowledge regarding the solution to
McKesson for development, support and implementations. Customers that
have purchased, are implementing or are live on Horizon Perinatal Care
will experience full continuity of service and support. They also can
confidently use the solution as part of an integrated environment that
enables more collaborative and safer care for obstetric patients.
“Acceptance of our perinatal strategy has been strong, with more than
60 customers already live on the standalone surveillance and archival
functionality of Horizon Perinatal Care,” added Wallace. “Integration
with our Horizon Clinicals solution promotes patient safety and clinical
efficiency by providing complete information and enabling the perinatal
environment to benefit from enterprise safety and quality tools. These
tools include computerized provider order entry, clinical alerting and
bar-code medication administration. The integrated solution has been
live for more than a year at two healthcare facilities representing
4,500 annual births.”
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