On behalf of the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Document Storage Systems (DSS) has completed the certification process of GE's Centricity® Perioperative Anesthesia solution, making it the industry's first to be certified under the new process. Certification indicates the solution is fully capable of integration and compatibility with the VA's clinical information system, VistA.

The VA serves the country's estimated 23.4 million United States veterans of the armed services. It operates 153 hospitals and 768 outpatient centers across the US and in Puerto Rico.

Recently recognized as the top anesthesia information management solution in the industry analyst KLAS1 special report "The Growing Market for Anesthesia Software: Liability, Integration and the Benefits of Adoption" (11/13/09), Centricity Perioperative Anesthesia is part of the electronic health record that helps anesthesia care providers improve patient care while documenting their perioperative experience. The solution provides customizable scripts, which offer supporting information on anesthesia care steps during the surgery-all operated by a simple touch screen interface for optimal speed and error reduction.

"The certification is an honor and speaks to the incredible flexibility of our solution," said Laurent Rotival, vice president and general manager of GE Healthcare IT. "We are pleased to be able to provide our quality product and help providers serve those who have served our country. It's an incredibly rewarding position to be in."

Centricity Perioperative Anesthesia was developed collaboratively with anesthesiologists from some of the nation's leading academic medical centers in consideration of compliance, usability, patient safety, and practice management. It is a comprehensive solution that provides up-to-date information to the appropriate caregiver when and where they need it.

GE Healthcare's solution also provides workflow-enhancing processes such as touch screens, intuitive care event document templates, procedure note scripts, and a robust professional fee-billing component. With Centricity Perioperative Anesthesia's information management capabilities redundant patient questioning is reduced and satisfaction is increased for both the anesthesia care provider and the patient.

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