(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Sunquest Information Systems, Inc. today announced the availability of its Sunquest WorldCare™
disease surveillance and outbreak management solution to support public
health organizations looking to track and respond to COVID-19.
Developed for public health departments to track a broad range of
conditions, Sunquest WorldCare uses data from laboratories and health
practitioners to aid in the investigation of communicable or chronic
disease incidents for improved reporting, intervention and management.
Sunquest
WorldCare requires no additional configuration for COVID-19, thereby
serving as an off-the-shelf, proven, turnkey solution for immediate
response. This flexibility has been demonstrated by public health
organizations across the globe, including the United States, Canada,
Qatar, and most recently in Australia, that are using the solution to
respond to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Product capabilities of
Sunquest WorldCare include disease investigation and reporting,
incidence mapping, contact tracing, transmission tracking, vector and
cluster identification, group event management, and outbreak detection.
In March of
this year, Sunquest installed its disease management solution at Qatar
Ministry of Public Health (MoPH). Following a successful, expedited
go-live in an effort to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak, MoPH has been
able to directly capture and import all COVID-19 laboratory results, as
well as clinical and physician disease notifications from the hospital’s
laboratory information and electronic health record systems into SAVES
as disease incidents to be further investigated by MoPH epidemiology
staff. In addition to integration with the LIS and EHR, Sunquest
WorldCare is integrated with the Ministry of Interior for population
demographics data, an external application for geospatial
standardization and mapping, as well as death and vaccination registries
for mortality and vaccination information.
“The rapid
deployment of the Sunquest WorldCare solution has offered the Ministry
the flexibility to quickly respond to the COVID-19 outbreak, and
investigate and process all COVID-19 cases to date through SAVES. We
also are now able to identify hotspots in the community, using the
geospatial mapping, and direct and adjust attention and resources to
support the public’s health and wellness as we manage the disease
outbreak,” stated Dr. Mohammed Al Thani, Director of Public Health,
Ministry of Public Health. In addition to managing COVID-19, MoPH also
has configured Sunquest WorldCare to manage more than 140 other
diseases, with the ability to further expand the library as new diseases
emerge.
As we all
work to navigate what is certainly a most unprecedented time, with
unpredictable twists and turns, Sunquest is proud to offer Sunquest
WorldCare to the global health community as part of an effort to reduce
illness and ultimately promote wellness.
About Sunquest Information Systems
Sunquest
Information Systems Inc. provides diagnostic informatics solutions to
laboratories worldwide. With our wide-ranging technical and
cross-discipline expertise, and equally deep business acumen, no one is
better equipped than Sunquest to transform your lab to meet today’s
complex healthcare challenges and deliver next-level performance. Since
1979, Sunquest has helped laboratories and healthcare organizations
enhance efficiency, improve patient care, and optimize financial
results. Our capabilities include multi-site, multi-disciplinary support
for complex anatomic, molecular and genetic testing, and support
engagement with physicians and patients outside the hospitals at the
point-of-care. Sunquest also provides solutions for public health
organizations, in the form of disease surveillance and outbreak
management, to promote public health wellness worldwide. Headquartered
in Tucson, AZ with offices in Calabasas, London, Dubai, Bangalore and
Brisbane, Sunquest is a global leader in healthcare information
technology. For more information, visit www.sunquestinfo.com.
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Contacts
Vice President, Marketing
Sunquest Information Systems, Inc.
michelle.delguercio@sunquestinfo.com
818-224-6229
