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Calgary Health Region Chooses Medworxx for Utilization Management System
TORONTO, Nov. 28 /CNW/ - Medworxx, the makers of a strategic software platform that hospitals use...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nTORONTO, Nov. 28 /CNW/ - Medworxx, the makers of a strategic software\nplatform that hospitals use to communicate, aggregate, and analyze knowledge,\nis pleased to announce that Calgary Health Region has chosen their Utilization\nManagement System to improve patient flow across the region, with the initial\ndeployment at the Foothills Medical Centre. Calgary Health Region joins\nWinnipeg Regional Health Authority and the New Brunswick Department of Health\nin implementing the Medworxx Utilization Management System (UMS) region-wide.\n\n\n"The stress on hospitals in the Calgary Health Region has been increasing\nas the population grows", said Bill Trafford, VP Advanced Technology, Calgary\nHealth Region. "Implementing the Medworxx Utilization Management System will\nprovide us with the ability to assess, monitor and assist in optimizing the\nutilization of our urban acute care facilities.\n\n\n"Medworxx is thrilled to have the Calgary Health region join our growing\nfamily of customers", said Dan Matlow, President & CEO, Medworxx. "Medworxx\nhas had success with regional implementations of our UMS and we look forward\nto helping Calgary Health Region improve patient flow, first at Foothills, and\nthen across the region. Medworxx is well positioned to take advantage of the\nopportunity in the healthcare marketplace as more regionalization of\nhealthcare organizations takes place. Our software application and the\nsurrounding best practices continue to evolve through our experience with and\nfeedback from our customers."\n\n\nThe initial agreement is a five year term valued at approximately\n$500,000. The Calgary Health Region will review expanding the Medworxx system\nto its other urban facilities in the near future.\n\n\nAbout Calgary Health Region\n\n\nThe Calgary Health Region is one of the largest fully integrated,\npublicly-funded health care systems in Canada. Serving a population of over\n1.2 million people, the Region is home to some of the fastest growing\ncommunities in the country.\n\n\nThe Calgary Health Region serves the city of Calgary as well as a\nconstellation of smaller communities. These include the world famous resort\ncommunities of Banff, Canmore and Lake Louise, as well as numerous rural\ncommunities stretching from the mountains to the prairies - a total area t...