Palomar Pomerado Health Selects Lucidoc to Tackle Compliance; Software Increases Compliance Efficiency, Accuracy and Control
Lucidoc, a leading provider of compliance management solutions that are designed to integrate the “lifecycle of a document” with the “process of compliance,” announced today that Palomar Pomerado Health (PPH), the largest public hospital district in California, headquartered in North San Diego, selected and deployed the Lucidoc Compliance Management Solution. Phase one included PPH moving more than 4,000 documents from a one dimensional records management system to the robust Lucidoc solution. Lucidoc offers highly secure and controlled Internet-based network-wide access to documents throughout the PPH health system, which includes the 326-bed Palomar Medical Center, 115-bed Pomerado Hospital, two skilled nursing facilities, five health centers and a surgery center. Hospital personnel from administrative, clinical, risk management and quality departments are using the system to manage compliance by creating, updating, coordinating and distributing critical operational procedures that ensure quality patient care.
Michael H. Covert, F.A.C.H.E., Palomar Pomerado Health president and CEO is convinced that the Lucidoc solution will be a critical factor toward officially establishing PPH as a recognized “Top 10 Health Network.” Covert stated, “Our mission is to heal, comfort and promote health in the communities we serve and as the largest public hospital district in California, our 800-square mile community looks to us to ensure safe care that meets or exceeds defined regulatory standards.” Covert reinforced, “With Lucidoc we are eradicating the administrative burden of ensuring compliance and can more quickly and easily enable thousands of our care provider’s access to current and compliant care standards.”
Jo Ann Wiser, Data Center director at Palomar Pomerado Health stated, “The Lucidoc installation was text book perfect.” Wiser added, “We were extremely pleased with the fast, efficient and professional team at Lucidoc who ensured that our needs were met, that users were well-trained and that the installation progressed on schedule and without mishap.”
“We are delighted to partner with PPH and applaud the leadership team who recognize the value of using this advanced software technology to ensure compliance and quality patient care,” stated Kim Mackay, president and CEO of Lucidoc.
About Lucidoc
Lucidoc Corporation, headquartered in Redmond, WA, is a privately held corporation founded in 2000. The company’s Compliance Management Solution enables organizations to automate, control and manage document compliance by integrating the lifecycle of a document to the process of compliance. The advanced software was pioneered in partnership with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology and created the first “living” repository for thousands of documents and procedures. Delivered as an ASP over the Internet or as managed service via an organizations intranet, the software instantly updates all procedures and creates a complete, auditable history that significantly reduces administrative tasks and replaces paper shuffling burdens with the confidence of knowing that documents and processes are current, available and compliant. The company’s solution is in use by leading organizations is healthcare, banking and aerospace. For more information please visit www.lucidoc.com .
