In mid-January, Surgical Information Systems (SIS), a provider of comprehensive acute care perioperative information systems, announced it acquired AmkaiSolutions, a provider of ambulatory surgery center electronic medical record and business management software.
Ed Daihl, CEO of SIS and AmkaiSolutions, and Joe Macies, executive vice president ofAmkaiSolutions, discuss the merger and what it means for the healthcare industry.
Question: Why did SIS acquire AmkaiSolutions?
Ed Daihl: As a leader in perioperative IT, SIS provides a comprehensive solution for surgical scheduling, nursing and anesthesia documentation, communication and analytics to hospitals and affiliated ASCs. SIS clients are performing more outpatient surgeries both through expanding outpatient departments and hospital-owned or affiliated ASCs. As the delivery setting is increasingly blended, we are seeing increasing demand from ASCs for IT solutions that can help them achieve the same clinical, operational and financial outcomes we have been able to provide to our clients.
AmkaiSolutions is a proven leader in ASC software. The company already provides its AmkaiCharts EMR and AmkaiOffice administrative management software solution capabilities to more than 200 clients, and has experienced significant growth over the past few years. With the support of SIS, AmkaiSolutions will expand their capabilities to deliver even greater value. We see this as a merger of the two leading perioperative IT providers that will benefit acute care hospitals, surgical hospitals, ASCs and surgeon practices.
Q: How will this merger serve to benefit both SIS and AmkaiSolutions?
ED: The acquisition strengthens our position in the perioperative IT market and allows us to expand our focus beyond traditional hospitals and health systems. We are now in a position to support the clinical, operational and financial needs of ASCs and surgeon practices, including those affiliated with our existing clients.
Joe Macies: SIS is a perioperative leader, both from a product history and market leadership perspective. By bringing complementary perioperative expertise and expanded resources in areas such as product development and client support, our merger with SIS helps us deliver greater value and substantial short-term and long-term benefits to our clients.
Q: How will this merger affect AmkaiSolutions' ASC clients and the industry as a whole?
JM: Our existing ASC clients are not likely to notice substantial changes as a result of the merger. We remain committed to providing industry-leading customer support and ensuring our systems help our ASC partners continue to succeed in this ever-changing, ever-challenging healthcare environment. These commitments will not change. With SIS as a parent company, we expect to provide even better support and an even faster roll out of new product features and enhancements.
ED: For surgery centers and practices, they now gain access to our industry-leading perioperative analytics and communication tools that drive improved clinical, operational and financial performance. For hospitals, this merger provides them with access to a total solution, including information and business management tools, as they increasingly add outpatient surgery capabilities including partnering with ASCs and surgical practices.
Q: What do SIS and AmkaiSolutions envision for their future?
ED: We have seen surgical care delivery changing and continuing to shift toward outpatient settings such as ASCs and surgeon practices. We will continue to meet the unique needs of the complex perioperative environment, no matter where surgeries are performed. The combined company supports our ongoing mission to improve the overall healthcare provided by our current and future clients, enabling them to deliver the safe, efficient, cost-effective surgical services patients need.
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Ed Daihl, CEO of SIS and AmkaiSolutions, and Joe Macies, executive vice president ofAmkaiSolutions, discuss the merger and what it means for the healthcare industry.Question: Why did SIS acquire AmkaiSolutions?
Ed Daihl: As a leader in perioperative IT, SIS provides a comprehensive solution for surgical scheduling, nursing and anesthesia documentation, communication and analytics to hospitals and affiliated ASCs. SIS clients are performing more outpatient surgeries both through expanding outpatient departments and hospital-owned or affiliated ASCs. As the delivery setting is increasingly blended, we are seeing increasing demand from ASCs for IT solutions that can help them achieve the same clinical, operational and financial outcomes we have been able to provide to our clients.
AmkaiSolutions is a proven leader in ASC software. The company already provides its AmkaiCharts EMR and AmkaiOffice administrative management software solution capabilities to more than 200 clients, and has experienced significant growth over the past few years. With the support of SIS, AmkaiSolutions will expand their capabilities to deliver even greater value. We see this as a merger of the two leading perioperative IT providers that will benefit acute care hospitals, surgical hospitals, ASCs and surgeon practices.
Q: How will this merger serve to benefit both SIS and AmkaiSolutions?
ED: The acquisition strengthens our position in the perioperative IT market and allows us to expand our focus beyond traditional hospitals and health systems. We are now in a position to support the clinical, operational and financial needs of ASCs and surgeon practices, including those affiliated with our existing clients.
Joe Macies: SIS is a perioperative leader, both from a product history and market leadership perspective. By bringing complementary perioperative expertise and expanded resources in areas such as product development and client support, our merger with SIS helps us deliver greater value and substantial short-term and long-term benefits to our clients.Q: How will this merger affect AmkaiSolutions' ASC clients and the industry as a whole?
JM: Our existing ASC clients are not likely to notice substantial changes as a result of the merger. We remain committed to providing industry-leading customer support and ensuring our systems help our ASC partners continue to succeed in this ever-changing, ever-challenging healthcare environment. These commitments will not change. With SIS as a parent company, we expect to provide even better support and an even faster roll out of new product features and enhancements.
ED: For surgery centers and practices, they now gain access to our industry-leading perioperative analytics and communication tools that drive improved clinical, operational and financial performance. For hospitals, this merger provides them with access to a total solution, including information and business management tools, as they increasingly add outpatient surgery capabilities including partnering with ASCs and surgical practices.
Q: What do SIS and AmkaiSolutions envision for their future?
ED: We have seen surgical care delivery changing and continuing to shift toward outpatient settings such as ASCs and surgeon practices. We will continue to meet the unique needs of the complex perioperative environment, no matter where surgeries are performed. The combined company supports our ongoing mission to improve the overall healthcare provided by our current and future clients, enabling them to deliver the safe, efficient, cost-effective surgical services patients need.
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