Press Release: East Texas Medical Center Selects Unibased’s ForSite2020® Faxed Order Management Solution

Unibased announced that East Texas Medical Center, located in Tyler, TX, has selected its ForSite2020® Fax Order Collection Utilization & Storage (FOCUS) fax management solution for increased efficiency, enhanced workflow, and streamlined coordination of faxed physician orders. A unique order management solution, ForSite2020® FOCUS is designed to automate and improve the current process of faxed physician orders. Part of the award-winning ForSite2020® solution suite, Unibased’s ForSite2020® FOCUS streamlines the traditional faxed order process by collecting and electronically monitoring, sorting, categorizing, distributing and scheduling all faxed physician orders in one integrated system. ForSite2020® FOCUS will provide East Texas Medical Center the ability to increase efficiency and productivity while reducing costs and lost revenues by simplifying the faxed order process with total automation.

“The vast majority of physician orders for outpatient services still arrive in the faxed form. Unibased’s ForSite2020® FOCUS is expected to provide East Texas Medical Center with workflow improvements and increased productivity in managing, tracking, and processing faxed orders as well as improvements in the revenue cycle, pre-access management, and enterprise coordination of care.”, stated Lawrence V. “Skip” Covington, Unibased President & CEO.

Cynthia J. Borders, Unibased Vice President of Client Services, added, “ForSite2020® FOCUS addresses the physician order collection and tracking aspect of access management in the revenue cycle; supporting scheduling, registration and payment for major providers. It minimizes interface issues with multiple disparate physician office systems as it is completely integrated with Unibased’s ForSite2020® Physician Order Collection & Enterprise Tracking (POCET) physician portal as well as the ForSite2020® Resource Management System (RMS) enterprise scheduling solution. East Texas Medical Center will benefit by enhanced productivity, reduction of lost or incomplete orders, and improved physician relations and consumer satisfaction.”

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Press Relase: East Texas Medical Center Goes Live with the Unibased Patient Portal, Consumer Access and Scheduling for Healthcare (CASH)

Unibased Systems Architecture (Unibased), delivering market-leading enterprise scheduling and surgery management solutions to improve access and coordination of care, announced today that East Texas Medical Center (ETMC) has implemented the Unibased patient portal, Consumer Access and Scheduling for Healthcare (CASH).  As the healthcare industry continues to migrate towards true transparency with a more consumer-focused, self-service model, patients are empowered to take a more active role in their overall healthcare experience. 

ETMC has already begun, starting with their own employees.  Through the use of the CASH secure, web-based application, employees are able to schedule their appointments at any of the ETMC facilities for a specified service. Self-service capability provides 24/7 access to scheduling, registration, patient schedules, prep instructions and demographic updates - eliminating several of the impediments consumers experience in traditional scheduling methodologies.

"We feel this service will give our patients added convenience and control over the scheduling event.  It will give them an opportunity to manage the event, which we hope will improve satisfaction and reduce no-shows," said Susan Shockey, Director, Referral Services at ETMC, about launch of CASH this spring, in which ETMC patients will use CASH to schedule mammograms.

According to Cynthia Borders, Unibased Vice President, Client Services and Support, the ForSite2020â suite of products, specifically CASH, fills a void in the marketplace.  "In today's fast-paced society, any option a healthcare provider can offer to their patients to make access more convenient is a win/win for both the patient and provider.  We have heard stories of patients carrying a physician’s written order around for weeks on end because scheduling the appointment was not convenient in their daily schedule.  With CASH, these situations can be eliminated."

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Client News: WNBA Star Will Describe Her Treatment for Breast Cancer

Pictured: Edna Campbell of the WNBA Sacramento Monarchs.

Source: ETMC Press Release.

A free one-day retreat for breast cancer patients is planned Oct. 1 in the ETMC Pavilion. 903-535-6302

It's hosted by the ETMC Cancer Institute and Breast Care Center with support from JCPenney, Dr. Sherilyn and Patrick Willis, Tyler Professional Firefighters and the ETMC Foundation.

Edna Campbell, who played for the Sacramento Monarchs and three other teams will be the speaker. She was diagnosed with breast cancer during her second season in the WNBA.

She received treatment and was welcomed back by the fans and the league. She then became the WNBA's national spokesperson for its anti-cancer efforts and received the league's Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award in 2003.

A panel of physician specialists will also be presented for questions and answers, and other sessions include lymphedema management and a survivor make-up demo.

Registration

Registration deadline for this event is Sept. 24.
Please call Sandy Campbell at 903-535-6302 or email slcampbell@etmc.org.

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Client News: East Texas Medical Center EMS joins an elite group of emergency providers to receive a 3 year accreditation from CAAS

East Texas Medical Center EMS joins an elite group of emergency providers to receive a three year accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services (CAAS) for quality patient care in America’s medical transportation system.

“ETMC EMS is the 134 agency out of 12,000 ambulance agencies worldwide to receive this accreditation,” said Tony Myers, ETMC EMS Vice President & COO. “We are very pleased that our organization has met and often exceeded the “gold standard” determined by the ambulance industry.” Only four EMS providers in Texas have received this recognition.

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Client News: East Texas Medical Center Tyler new patient care units prepare to open

The two new units represent a $28 million expansion project which adds a total of 72 new rooms and two stories to the north tower of the hospital. The building program began in 2008. A dedication ceremony was held today for the Mary and Wayne Poindexter Patient Care Unit. The ceremony honored Mr. Poindexter and his late wife for their contribution of $5 million to the new oncology (cancer care) unit on the sixth floor. The day also provided guests with tours of the new fifth floor unit dedicated to cardiology (heart care) patients and other medical specialties. More info: http://bit.ly/7v4JBy

East Texas Medical Center (ETMC) selects Unibased's Consumer Portal

East Texas Medical Center (ETMC) has announced its selection of Unibased Systems Architecture, Inc. (Unibased) consumer portal, Consumer Access and Scheduling for Healthcare (CASH) to simplify and expedite access for services. The web application is fully integrated with the Unibased ForSite2020® product suite and it will improve the access process. Providing 24/7 web access to service scheduling and registration eliminates several of the impediments consumers experience in obtaining their healthcare needs.

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