Wakefield, MA, January 31, 2018 – Picis Clinical Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of high acuity and perioperative software for public, private and federal government customers today announced that the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has awarded a contract for the Picis Anesthesia Record Keeping (ARK) system for two clinics within the Veterans Integrated Services Network (VISN) Mid-Atlantic Health Care Network (VISN 6).
As part of the contract, the Picis team will implement ARK and Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) at the Kernersville and Charlotte VHA Clinics which will provide same day surgery offerings to the local Veteran population. This mature software has been installed in the commercial market since 2003, and is currently deployed at VHA in 78 facilities. This recent award builds on VISN 6's Picis foundation and extends its partnership with Picis across perioperative and critical care management.
"We are grateful for our growing relationship within VISN 6 and the opportunity to serve as a core technology to help these clinics automate documentation and optimize high acuity care for our Veterans," said Marcus Perez, EVP of Picis.
The Veterans Health Administration is America's largest integrated health care system, providing care at 1,243 health care facilities, including 170 medical centers and 1,063 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics), serving 9 million enrolled Veterans each year.