The latest version of Soarian^® Clinicals, a healthcare information system that streamlines information flow to support healthcare providers’ operational and administrative initiatives, was released by Siemens Healthcare.

“As a nurse executive I look for innovative tools and strategies that will support my nurses in their day to day work, making them more efficient and able to deliver safe and quality patient care,” Sheri Mater, RN, BSN, MBA, Chief Nursing Officer, Pinnacle Health in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA, commented. Siemens most recent version of Soarian Clinicals has new Plan of Care functionality that empowers care teams with tools to implement their patient-specific care plans, thus helping customers promote continuous improvements in quality and practice at the point of care. Besides the Plan of Care addition, enhancements in the functionality of Soarian Clinicals – Soarian Emergency Department, new Soarian Analytics & Reporting capabilities, wireless compatibility with BlackBerry^® and iPhone™/iPod, and broadened computerized physician order entry (CPOE) usability – have been made. Main Line Health in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA, adapted to the latest version for its enhancements in Results Management, Clinical Documentation, and Medication Administration.

Two healthcare institutions in the Mid-Atlantic region of the US beta tested Plan of Care before migrating to the latest version of Soarian Clinicals in March 2009. Using Soarian Clinicals, CentraState Health System in Freehold, New Jersey, has developed over 140 care plans and has maintained almost 100 percent compliance that every patient admitted to the hospital has a care plan assigned within 24 hours of hospital admittance. PinnacleHealth, the second participant in the beta testing, has Plan of Care functionality in over 20 different workflow channels.