Health IT Winners Are Familiar Names
By M.L. Baker, eWEEK
May 17, 2005 — SALT LAKE CITY — The nonprofit Medical Records Institute announced the winners of its sixth annual awards in several health IT categories at its annual TEPR (Toward an Electronic Patient Record) Conference Monday night.
eClinicalWorks captured honors in three categories in which it had not been represented in 2004: first honors in e-prescribing and EHR (electronic health record) systems for small physician practices, and second honors for EHR systems for medium to large practices.
Other e-prescription honors went to Rcopia, a system by DrFirst Inc., and Allscripts Healthcare Solutions' TouchWorks Rx, both of which received honors last year as well.
Though all these companies are well-recognized names in the health IT space, Richard Peters of the American Academy of Family Physicians and a keynote speaker at the conference, told Ziff Davis Internet that larger, established companies would be well-warned to look out for smaller, nimbler competitors. "Some of the ambulatory applications can be pretty slick," he said.
For the mobile applications category, two of the three finalists did not place in 2004, but they were still familiar names: First honors went to PatientKeeper, second to Allscripts Healthcare Solutions and third to Midmark Diagnostics Group for its IQ Diagnostic PDA, which had also placed last year.
Cerner Corp. held onto its first honors ranking in EHR for hospitals, with Siemens AG taking second honors.
This year's awards also included a category for medical transcription products, with first honors going to Axolotl Corp. and second to MedQuist.
Finalists were chosen from more than 100 applications and were selected by panels of independent judges.
About eClinicalWorks EMR & PM
eClinicalWorks is the leading provider of unified end-to-end ambulatory clinical information systems designed to for medical organizations looking to ensure first class patient care. The company’s solution consists of two major components: eClinicalWorks EMR and eClinicalWorks PM. eClinicalWorks EMR allows physician practices to manage the patient flow, specifically letting practices access patient records immediately—either in-house or via remote access—electronically communicate with the referring physicians and securely send consult notes and clinical data. The second component of the unified solution, eClinicalWorks PM eliminates the roadblocks inherent in healthcare billing processes, allowing practices to submit claims electronically, track the status of claims and communicate online with payers to confirm patient eligibility, what services will be paid and when. For more information about eClinicalWorks products please visit http://www.eclinicalworks.com/products.php
About eClinicalWorks
eClinicalWorks is the leading provider of unified ambulatory clinical information systems. The company’s EMR (Electronic Medical Record) and PM (Practice Management) solutions are designed to streamline a practice’s front and back office operations to ensure superior patient care. Supporting AAFP’s Partners for Patients and HIMSS EHRVA initiatives, eClinicalWorks has been awarded top industry honors including Best in KLAS’ Ambulatory EMR (1-5) in 2004, the top Practice Management solution and Medical Records Document Imaging/Management System by TEPR 2004, the top EMR solution by TEPR 2003, the Frost & Sullivan “Best Bang for the Buck” in 2004 and the 5-STAR rated EMR solution by ACGroup in 2002, 2003 and 2004. eClinicalWorks also has established a U.S. customer base of over 2,000 medical providers. For more information please call (866) 888-MY-CW or visit them on the Web at www.eclinicalworks.com.
Contact:
Lynne Haglund, eClinicalWorks (508) 836-2700 marketing@eClinicalWorks.com
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