Plexus IS' Anesthesia Documentation Solution Strengthens NextGen Healthcare Product Offering

BOSTON, Oct. 1, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Plexus Information Systems, Inc. (Plexus IS), a market-leading provider of Anesthesia Information Management Systems (AIMS), announced a partnership with NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Quality Systems, Inc. and a leading provider of healthcare information systems and connectivity solutions. 

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This partnership extends the NextGen Healthcare product portfolio to include the Plexus IS Anesthesia Touch solution, a comprehensive anesthesia documentation system. Integrating this proven product into the NextGen solution will streamline both clinical and operational workflows for greater safety and efficiency.

"This partnership fills a crucial need for our customers," explained John McCarthy, Director of Account Management at NextGen Healthcare. "In selecting an AIMS partner, it was vital for us to find a solution that would fully integrate into our product line. Our own NextGen solution helps healthcare organizations improve care, operations, and financial results across both inpatient and ambulatory settings.  Partnering with Plexus IS affords our clients an opportunity to leverage the Anesthesia Touch solution to establish a paperless workflow from pre-admissions testing through pre-op, the operation itself, and the recovery phase."

The new integrated system will allow the ambulatory surgical centers and hospitals associated with NextGen Healthcare to gain access to real-time clinical decision support and best practice compliance reminders.  Anesthesia Touch delivers a complete EHR system certified for Meaningful Use, a requirement for Medicare/Medicaid incentive programs.  It tracks staff concurrency and documentation completeness, automatically captures patient vital signs, and allows simultaneous record access, ideal for care team practices.

"Traditionally, anesthesia documentation has been poorly integrated with the rest of the care continuum.  We are excited to partner with NextGen Healthcare as we share their vision of anesthesia as an integral part of the electronic health record," said John Pearson, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Plexus Information Systems.

About NextGen Healthcare
NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Quality Systems, Inc., provides integrated clinical, connectivity and financial solutions, including revenue cycle management services for ambulatory, inpatient and dental provider organizations. For more information, please visit www.nextgen.com and www.qsii.com.

About Plexus Information Systems, Inc.
Plexus Information Systems (Plexus IS) is a leading provider of anesthesia information management and medication management systems. Anesthesia Touch™, a full-featured AIMS, is easy to use, improves processes, enhances patient safety, provides comprehensive anesthesia documentation and is certified as a full EHR for Meaningful Use. Pharmacy Touch, a modular add-on to Anesthesia Touch, eliminates duplicate documentation, reduces drug errors, and delivers narcotic tracking, charge capture, and decision support at the point of care.  For more information, please visit www.plexusis.com.

Plexus Information Systems Contact:
Jennifer Dixon
781.915.0221
Email

NextGen Healthcare Contact:
Michelle Rovner
215.657.7010
Email

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