Texas Hospital Association Endorses Case Management Technology Provider ECIN for Automated Discharge Planning
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Chicago, IL, November 30, 2005 --( Chicago-based ECIN, or Extended Care Information Network, provides a suite of case management software and consulting services that help hospitals decrease costs and increase revenue by enhancing patient flow and automating the utilization review process.“The fundamental challenge for hospital administrators is to remain economically viable while providing the highest possible level of quality care,” said ECIN CEO Jeff Surges.Our hospital membership tells us that solving capacity and throughput challenges are key objectives of the executive suite, and we are pleased to be able to offer a solution for our hospitals.” ### Chicago, IL, November 30, 2005 --( PR.com )-- HealthShare/THA, a subsidiary of the Texas Hospital Association, has endorsed Case Management technology provider ECIN for hospitals seeking to automate discharge planning in order to increase patient throughput and reduce capacity constraints.Chicago-based ECIN, or Extended Care Information Network, provides a suite of case management software and consulting services that help hospitals decrease costs and increase revenue by enhancing patient flow and automating the utilization review process.ECIN’s flagship product is discharge planning tool ExtendedCare Professional™ -- powerful work-flow automation software and support that assists healthcare organizations to decrease patient length-of-stay, enhance throughput, while improving patient and family satisfaction.Automating and streamlining the discharge and patient referral workflow compresses the processing time frame from days to often under an hour, allowing clinical staff more time for patient care instead of phoning and faxing.“The fundamental challenge for hospital administrators is to remain economically viable while providing the highest possible level of quality care,” said ECIN CEO Jeff Surges.“With more patients entering their health systems every hour, healthcare leaders in Texas are facing the difficult challenge of strategically increasing capacity.