Tucson, AZ, December 17, 2007 – Sunquest Information Systems, Inc., a market leader in laboratory information systems, today announced that its Sunquest Laboratory™ Information System has received the 2007 “Best in KLAS” Award for the fourth consecutive year. KLAS recognizes healthcare IT vendors for their leadership in providing the latest technology and customer service for its customers. The rankings are generated by in-depth interviews and customer satisfaction surveys with thousands of actual end-users of the companies and products reviewed. Over 1,200 hospitals and laboratories worldwide use the Sunquest Laboratory Information System.
“Our hospital has been a Sunquest customer for almost 25 years and the company and their laboratory solutions are still very relevant in our organization,” said, Mary Slater, Laboratory System Manager, Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. “We work with a number of individuals at Sunquest on a routine basis for support and ongoing implementations and they are always very professional, knowledgeable, and friendly. We really value our excellent working relationship with Sunquest.”
“Winning this KLAS award for the fourth consecutive year is the most important award we could win and the true measure of our success because it reflects the strong satisfaction and opinions of our customers,” said Rob Smalling, vice president of client services at Sunquest Information Systems, Inc. “What this award really validates is that we listen to our customers, and work very hard to meet their needs through close communication and collaboration.”
About KLAS
KLAS Enterprises, an organization dedicated to improving healthcare information technology (HIT) delivery, compiles its year-end “Best in KLAS” awards to technology and service providers based on information in customer satisfaction surveys completed by healthcare professionals throughout the country. For more information, please visit www.healthcomputing.com.
About Sunquest Information Systems, Inc.
Sunquest Information Systems, Inc., is a market leader in clinical data management with more than 1,200 U.S. hospitals and commercial laboratories worldwide. For over twenty-five years, the company has been dedicated to providing best-of-breed solutions that enable quality patient care, clinical safety, and operational efficiencies. Its dedicated sales and technical service teams deliver 24x7 assistance to customers for their procurement, implementation, and customer care needs. The Sunquest Laboratory™ system was recognized as "Best in KLAS" by the industry for the past four years.
Sunquest’s professional services division provides a wide array of management and technical tools, including lab redesign and optimization, outreach and lab network program development, and operational business and implementation plans in addition to HIPAA compliance assessment and implementation services. For more information, call 800-748-0692 or visit: www.sunquestinfo.com.