Knapp Medical Center Engages PHNS for Implementation Consulting Services

Business Wire, Dec 26, 2007

DALLAS -- PHNS Inc. (PHNS) announced that Knapp Medical Center, Weslaco, Texas (Knapp), has engaged PHNS to provide implementation consulting services in support of Knapp's implementation of the McKesson Paragon, Horizon Patient Folder and Horizon Business Folder systems. PHNS will provide comprehensive implementation services, including health information management transformation, patient registration/business office workflow, interfaces, assessments and care plans, order management and operating room management, laboratory and microbiology, staff training and business process re-engineering services to promote electronic health record (EHR) best practices.

"PHNS was invaluable in helping Knapp negotiate and finalize the terms of its Paragon agreement, and we look forward to adding PHNS' extensive electronic medical record (EMR) and electronic health record (EHR) implementation and operating experience to our Knapp implementation team," said James Summersett, CEO of Knapp.

"PHNS is pleased to provide Knapp with highly experienced EMR and EHR implementation consulting services so that this critical implementation is successfully completed on time and on budget," stated Rick Kneipper, CAO of PHNS.

About Knapp Medical Center: Knapp is a not-for-profit, acute care hospital in South Texas providing quality health care services to citizens in the heart of the Rio Grande Valley. Located in Weslaco, Texas, Knapp offers 233-private rooms and is rated one of the top South Texas hospitals in the country for clinical excellence in pulmonary services. Knapp strives to build a healthy community in Weslaco.

About PHNS: PHNS provides comprehensive healthcaring solutions for hospitals including information technology, health information management (including medical record management and storage, transcription, coding, release of information and electronic medical record services), advisory services and receivables management services. Serving more than 425 U.S. hospitals, PHNS creates business-healthy hospitals by improving operations, enhancing technology and increasing cash on hand. This allows hospitals to focus on their core competency--patient care. PHNS is a national healthcare services company headquartered in Dallas, Texas. See www.phns.com for additional information about PHNS.