PowerHealth nets Whittington install

Healthcare information systems application developer PowerHealth Solutions said that the Whittington Hospital National Health Service (NHS) Trust in London has purchased its patient level costing and service-line reporting system, PowerPerformance Management, as well as the Adelaide, Australia-based firm’s PowerBusiness Reporting suite of management reporting tools.

The PowerPerformance Management suite consists of cost manager, revenue manager, coding auditor, budget manager, business reporting, and extract transform validate load modules. The PowerBusiness Reporting suite consists of a digital dashboard to visually track key performance indicators, an executive reporting module for automation of scheduled reporting, and an online analytical processing module for interactive analysis, the company said.

PowerHealth Solutions said it is partnering with U.K.-based software supplier Health Information Systems on the implementation and deployment of its systems at the Whittington Hospital NHS Trust.

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