Salar, Inc., a software company whose goal is to improve the clinical documentation process, announced The George Washington University Hospital has selected Salar, Inc. to revolutionize the hospital's paper-based clinical documentation process.

Under a multi-year licensing agreement, GW Hospital will license Salar's TeamNotesTM and TeamQueryTM for its clinicians -- attending physicians, residents, interns, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and medical students -- for all hospital inpatient admissions, excluding labor and delivery.

Prior to TeamNotes, these clinicians documented their patient encounters on paper or used an electronic system that was not interfaced with any of the hospital's current information systems, and only captured part of the necessary documentation. By deploying Salar's suite of innovative clinical documentation and concurrent review tools, GW Hospital not only empowers its users to capture their notes electronically, but enables them to adhere to industry-wide and CMS clinical documentation standards.

Gretchen Tegethoff, MSIST CIO/Director, Information Technology, GW Hospital states, "By overlaying TeamNotes with our existing IT systems we have established a completely seamless, paperless, user-friendly experience that works with every type of documentation, keeps our doctors happy and, as important, keeps our records in compliance."

About The George Washington University Hospital

The George Washington University Hospital is a 371-bed acute care facility jointed owned and operated by a partnership between a subsidiary of Universal Health Services Inc. (UHS), a King of Prussia, PA-based company that is one of the nations largest healthcare management companies, and the George Washington University. GW Hospital has particular expertise in breast care services, cancer care, cardiovascular care, emergency medicine, minimally-invasive surgery, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopaedics, and women's services.

About Salar, Inc.

Pioneering new technology in health care, Salar, Inc., is a software company transforming a fragmented paper-dependent medical record industry. Salar's flagship product TeamNotesTM allows clinicians to document their handwriting, dictation, keyboard entry or other methods in real-time as Salar seamlessly integrates these notes into the electronic record. Working across disparate health care information systems, Salar's suite of products - TeamNotesTM, TAP Charge CaptureTM, TeamQueryTM, and TeamRelayTM, - document and optimize clinical notes, capture physician charges, maximize hospital reimbursement, and streamline clinical workflow. Backed by strong ROI data gathered from some of the most prestigious hospitals in the nation, Salar's solutions harmonize health care operations. For more information about Salar, Inc., visit www.SalarInc.com

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