DALLAS -- SeeBeyond (Nasdaq: SBYN), provider of the world's first fully Integrated Composite Application Network (ICAN) suite for advanced integration and composite application solutions, today announced that the Cleveland Clinic Foundation (CCF), a world leader in providing patients with excellence in all aspects of their healthcare, has successfully migrated its enterprise application integration (EAI) infrastructure to the SeeBeyond ICAN 5 platform. This implementation is the culmination of a transition to SeeBeyond's flagship integration platform, establishing the foundation for CCF to take full advantage of the SeeBeyond ICAN 5 Suite of solutions to further enhance the delivery of patient care data over a robust and solid integration foundation.
Focused on improving the seamless flow of health-critical information to enhance patient service and satisfaction, CCF has been a SeeBeyond customer since 1993. Since that time, CCF has implemented over 750 clinical interfaces to approximately 250 applications throughout 12 hospitals that process more than 4.7 million transactions per day. Well over half of these interfaces were managed with SeeBeyond's previous generation integration tools. With the release of SeeBeyond ICAN 5, CCF was interested in taking advantage of the suite's new capabilities; however, CCF was sensitive to taking on any unnecessary risks. Upon learning of SeeBeyond's upgrade facilities to enable a rapid and cost effective upgrade to ICAN 5, CCF decided to move forward.
SeeBeyond provides customers with the ability to rapidly take advantage of the new capabilities offered by the latest version of its software suite as well as the ability to continue leveraging existing investments in previous versions of the software for years to come - all without taking on the burden or risk of a costly conversion process. As a result, this upgrade approach has allowed CCF to seamlessly move its existing platform implementation to the latest version of the SeeBeyond eGate(TM) Integrator 5 with minimal risk and disruption to ongoing business processes. In addition, CCF is now able to take advantage of eGate Integrator's native J2EE environment, the first and only J2EE-certified integration platform to support native operation of its integration technology over third-party J2EE application servers. In addition, it provides CCF with enterprise-scale integration change management tools, significantly lowering Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).
"With so many systems in place that trusted our ability to integrate clinical orders and results, the move to SeeBeyond ICAN 5 involved mission critical business applications," said Albert Edwards, Director, Office of Clinical Integration & Interfaces, Cleveland Clinic Health System. "Despite our initial concerns, the combination of readily available and proven migration tools, proactive planning, and excellent response from the SeeBeyond Professional Services & Support organizations has allowed our integration team to tackle a necessary and challenging project without adversely affecting patient safety or the integrity of Cleveland Clinic."
"SeeBeyond has a rich history and perspective in the healthcare sector as well as a vested interest in providing the right technology and solutions for providers, insurers, HMOs and physicians' networks," said Wayne Owens, General Manager of Healthcare for SeeBeyond. "CCF's success in migrating to our latest generation platform underscores our commitment to making a difference in helping healthcare organizations meet ever-changing regulatory requirements, provide increased patient safety, and enhanced information distribution while bridging gaps between systems, departments, businesses and geographies. We are confident the lessons learned from this partnership will establish a roadmap for other hospitals to transition their existing interfaces to SeeBeyond ICAN 5."
About Cleveland Clinic Foundation
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, founded in 1921, integrates clinical and hospital care with research and education in a private, not-for-profit group practice. Approximately 1,100 full-time salaried physicians at The Cleveland Clinic and Cleveland Clinic Florida represent more than 100 medical specialties and subspecialties. In 2001, there were more than 2 million outpatient visits to The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Patients came for treatment from every state and from more than 80 countries. There were more than 51,000 hospital admissions to The Cleveland Clinic Foundation in 2001. The Cleveland Clinic website address is www.clevelandclinic.org.
About SeeBeyond
Based on 15 years of software innovation and real-world experience in integrating systems across Global 2000 organizations, SeeBeyond (Nasdaq: SBYN) delivers the industry's first integrated composite application network built on a comprehensive integration platform. The SeeBeyond(R) Integrated Composite Application Network Suite(TM) helps organizations rapidly assemble and deploy enterprise-scale end-user applications built on existing systems and infrastructure to dramatically improve business operations. SeeBeyond has approximately 2,000 customers worldwide, including ABN Amro, BHP Billiton, The Cleveland Clinic, The Dial Corporation, DuPont, Florida Power & Light, Fluor Daniel, Fujitsu, General Motors, Halliburton, Hertz Corporation, HP, Lockheed Martin, Pfizer, Samsung, Sprint and Sutter Health. For more information, please visit www.seebeyond.com.
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