ADDISON, TX -- MEDHOST, Inc., the leading Emergency Department Information System (EDIS) provider, has been named "#1 Best in KLAS" for the second consecutive year as detailed in the "Top 20 Year End Best in KLAS" report for 2005. MEDHOST provides highly visual and intuitive process management software to hospitals and their Emergency Departments. MEDHOST's easy-to-use EDIS helps clinicians quickly and accurately enter data, creating efficient emergency departments that result in shorter wait times, increased patient safety and better financial performance.
The "Best in KLAS" rankings for Emergency Department Providers measures performance based on customer surveys and in-depth interviews, and it gauges insight into specific strengths, weaknesses and future expectations for companies and their products. This annual recognition assists hospitals in providing an unbiased and accurate vehicle for measuring performance in the healthcare industry, allowing for further understanding of how well suppliers and products perform.
"Since MEDHOST's founding in 1998, our primary goal has been to serve our Customers and assist them to make their emergency departments as efficient as possible," said Craig Herrod, CEO of MEDHOST. "Being ranked '#1 Best in KLAS' is extremely rewarding to everyone at MEDHOST, largely because it reflects the opinions of our Customers. Winning this award two years in a row is a testament to our commitment to excellence, and continuous focus on supporting our Customers' goal of providing safe and efficient emergency care."
"The race for 2005 Best in KLAS in the Emergency Department space was really tight," said Jason Hess, director of business development for KLAS. "For MEDHOST to take home the top spot, they had to perform at a high level for those that know them best -- their Customers."
MEDHOST is the preferred EDIS provider of VHA Inc., a national cooperative of leading not-for-profit health care organizations. MEDHOST currently has more than 100 emergency departments under contract, serving facilities such as Memorial Hermann Healthcare System in Houston, the Lifespan Health System of Rhode Island, and the Baylor Healthcare System in Texas.
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