Misys unveils an IT package that facilitates enterprise-wide management

Misys Healthcare Systems used HIMSS as a launching pad for Misys Optimum, a suite of products that provides physicians and caregivers with integrated information management across the continuum of care.

Misys Optimum incorporates a variety of key-performance features:
  • Misys CPR, an enterprise-wide electronic patient record system

  • Misys EMR, a flexible electronic medical records system

  • Misys Vision, a feature that uses a single patient database to easily integrate electronic medical records and practice management functionality.

  • Misys Homecare, the capability helps home health, hospice and private duty organizations in the home environment streamline business processes.

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