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Two Of Maine’s Largest Primary Care Groups, PRIMECARE and INTERMED, Select eClinicalWorks Unified EMR/PM Solution
Combined Total of 130 New Providers Signals Expanded Penetration in Southern Maine
WESTBOROUGH, Mass.—Dec 04, 2006—eClinicalWorks™, a market leader
in unified EMR/PM systems, today announced expanded penetration in
Southern Maine with InterMed, P.A., and PrimeCare selecting
eClinicalWorks unified electronic medical records (EMR) and practice
management (PM) solution to streamline practice operations from patient
check-in to check-out. The combined 130-provider practices also chose
eClinicalWorks Web-based Patient Portal.
“InterMed provides multi-disciplinary medical services and insists that
our patients receive high-quality healthcare,” said Dr. James Flaherty,
chief medical officer of InterMed. “We worked closely with PrimeCare to
find a solution to streamline our practice and make us more efficient.
eClinicalWorks was chosen for its superior product that was simple to
learn and well within our budget. Its business model also appealed to us
because it showed it is a company we can trust to be around years in the
future.”
InterMed and PrimeCare worked jointly to select an EMR system and, after
a diligent process, chose eClinicalWorks unified EMR/PM system and
accompanying Patient Portal. This system will streamline internal
processes between practice locations and promote patient safety while
reducing costs. Advanced registry reporting functionality will aid the
groups in analyzing and reporting on management of chronic care, a
component in pay-for-performance initiatives. The Patient Portal is a
secure means for doctors and patients to communicate aspects of their
care including appointments, lab results and statements.
“Improving quality of care and patient safety requires a systematic
approach,” said Dr. Mike Albaum, medical director of PrimeCare.
“Implementing an EMR system was the next logical step for our groups.
After a lengthy evaluation process, we selected eClinicalWorks for its
intuitive design and flexibility. eClinicalWorks will not only allow us
to continue improving care to our patients, but will increase overall
safety by enhancing communication between providers.”
InterMed has 80-providers at 11 locations throughout Southern Maine,
offering care across multiple specialties including internal medicine,
pediatrics, OB-Gyn, dermatology, podiatry and cardiology. PrimeCare is a
50-provider multi-specialty practice with 11 locations. Its specialties
include family practice, internal medicine, pediatrics, pulmonary, OB-Gyn,
surgery, gastroenterology, cardiology and neurology.
“eClinicalWorks provides a modern Web-based architecture and
comprehensive functionality to manage patients from check-in to
check-out,” said Girish Kumar Navani, president of eClinicalWorks. “The
ease-of-use and high-scalability of our solution is helpful in our
partnership with InterMed and PrimeCare as they build a strong regional
community network with tight integration between hospitals and community
physicians. This network will also permit local pay-for-performance
initiatives, which aim to improve the value of healthcare by paying
providers based on quality and cost measures.”
eClinicalWorks’ EMR solution enables InterMed and PrimeCare to manage
patient flow, immediately access patient records in-house or remotely,
electronically communicate with the referring physicians and securely
send consult notes and clinical data. Users can easily access and review
complete patient histories, past visits, current medications, allergies,
labs and charts. Integrated with EMR is eClinicalWorks Practice
Management, designed to instantly streamline the medical billing
process.
About eClinicalWorks
eClinicalWorks is a privately-held leader in the unified electronic medical record (EMR) and practice management (PM) market. The company’s EMR/PM solutions are proven for every market segment: large practice groups, including Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative (MAeHC) and Electronic Health Records of Rhode Island (EHRRI), as well as medium, small and solo practices regardless of specialty. The company enjoys high profitability with a five-year compounded growth rate of more than 100 percent year-to-year. With an established customer base of more than 2,200 customers across all 50 states, eClinicalWorks has been awarded multiple top industry honors including Best in KLAS in 2005 and 2004, a top solution by TEPR for four consecutive years and the 5-STAR rated EMR solution by AC Group for three years. Based in Westborough, Mass., eClinicalWorks has additional offices in Alpharetta, Ga. More information on eClinicalWorks information on eClinicalWorks can be found at
www.eclinicalworks.com or by
calling (866) 888-MY-CW.
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Heather Caouette
eClinicalWorks
112 Turnpike Road (Route 9)
Suite 200
Westborough, MA 01581
Phone: 508-836-2700 ext. 203
Fax: 508-836-4466
heather.c@eclinicalworks.com
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