Misys Healthcare Systems Celebrates ISO 9001:2000 Certification; Congressman Jim Kolbe to Speak at Celebratory Brunch
Tucson, Arizona, February 19, 2002 – Misys Healthcare Systems (formerly Sunquest Information Systems, Inc.), a market leader in healthcare IT, announced today that it will be holding a congratulatory brunch on Tuesday, February 19, 2002 to celebrate its ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management System certification awarded in January 2002. The brunch will take place at the Misys building on 4801 East Broadway in Tucson. The event’s featured guest, Congressman Jim Kolbe, will be there to congratulate Misys on its achievement and thank everyone at Misys for their continued focus on the improvement of patient treatment in the healthcare industry.
(PRWEB) February 28, 2002
Misys Healthcare Systems Celebrates ISO 9001:2000 Certification
Congressman Jim Kolbe to Speak at Celebratory Brunch
Tucson, Arizona, February 19, 2002 – Misys Healthcare Systems (formerly Sunquest Information Systems, Inc.), a market leader in healthcare IT, announced today that it will be holding a congratulatory brunch on Tuesday, February 19, 2002 to celebrate its ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management System certification awarded in January 2002. The brunch will take place at the Misys building on 4801 East Broadway in Tucson. The event’s featured guest, Congressman Jim Kolbe, will be there to congratulate Misys on its achievement and thank everyone at Misys for their continued focus on the improvement of patient treatment in the healthcare industry.
"This certification shows that Misys Healthcare Systems, a Tucson company, is at the forefront of Healthcare Information Technology," said Kolbe. "It says a lot about the technology industry in Tucson and the hard-working employees of Misys to be internationally recognized for having Healthcare IT products of the highest quality."
“ISO 9001:2000 certification exemplifies our commitment to outstanding customer satisfaction and continuous business process improvement,” said Josh Wisham, Misys Healthcare Systems Senior Vice President, Client Services. “Today we honor our people for their efforts in securing this prestigious achievement and are pleased to have Congressman Jim Kolbe here to celebrate with us.”
MisysÂ’ ISO 9001:2000 Certification
The International Organization for Standardization is an international, voluntary standards organization that created ISO 9001:2000, a Quality Management System standard intended to increase confidence in product and service quality and facilitate trade across international boundaries. ISO 9001:2000 requirements state that an organization must strive for the satisfaction of its customers and the continual improvement of its products and services.
Misys Healthcare Systems is one of the first major clinical information systems companies to earn ISO 9001:2000 certification. Orion Registrar, Inc. conducted a thorough Quality Management System (QMS) audit of MisysÂ’ continuous quality improvement processes and granted the certification. Orion Registrar, Inc. is internationally accredited by the Dutch Council for Accreditation, RvA, and the Standards Council of Canada, SCC.
About Misys Healthcare Systems
Misys Healthcare Systems (formerly Sunquest Information Systems) is part of Misys plc – one of the world’s largest independent applications software products company. Misys Healthcare Systems is among the top five healthcare IT companies in the United States.
The company designs, develops, and supports a comprehensive suite of information products for hospitals, commercial laboratories, physician practices and long-term care providers that serve the healthcare IT industryÂ’s broadening spectrum of needs. Misys Healthcare Systems three business units have a well-established customer base with 85,000 physicians, 1,250 hospitals and independent laboratories, 850 home care providers, and hundreds of laboratories, clinics, managed services organizations and other related organizations using the companyÂ’s products and services.
About Misys plc
Misys plc, a FTSE-250 company, is one of the world's leading software products suppliers. Misys partners with its customers to deliver outstanding IT solutions to essential industries. The group develops and licenses products to the international banking and securities, US healthcare, and UK retail financial services sectors. Misys employs over 6,500 people.
Misys Laboratory, Misys Encompass, and Misys Clinical Event Manager are trademarks of Misys Hospital Systems, Inc. d/b/a Misys Healthcare Systems. Other trademarks or registered trademarks are the marks of their respective owners.
