CHICAGO and LAS VEGAS, June 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Allscripts
(Nasdaq: MDRX) announced today that Diagnostic Center of Medicine (DCOM), one
of the oldest and largest primary care physician groups in Southern Nevada,
has selected Allscripts Electronic Health Record (EHR) and Practice Management
(PM) for its physicians in three locations.
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DCOM, which has been a Misys client for several years, is upgrading their
current practice management solution and implementing an Electronic Health
Record for the first time to automate everyday clinical tasks and enhance the
quality of patient care they deliver. The Allscripts EHR compliments the
33-year-old practice’s use of sophisticated in-house diagnostic equipment and
takes its commitment to patient service “to the next level” said Chief
Operating Officer Shawn Foley.
While Foley’s team had been searching for an Electronic Health Record for
many years, the passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
(ARRA), which offers up to $44,000 in incentives for physicians who adopt an
EHR in 2011, provided the motivation for them to act now.
“Some people initially took a wait-and-see approach to the incentives, but
it has become increasingly clear that you need to get the implementation
underway now to maximize the opportunity,” said Foley, referring to the
gradual phase-down of ARRA funding. “That said, the real stimulus is the cost
savings from eliminating paper and providing a more streamlined workflow for
our clinicians. That leads to better patient care, which is our number one
priority.”
DCOM expects to save $4.1 million over five years with the Electronic
Health Record, largely from reduced transcription charges, more accurate
billing, and lower expenses for records management. Motivated by those
cost-savings but also more powerfully by the promise of enhanced patient care,
DCOM’s physicians were ready when the decision to implement an EHR was made,
according to Michelle D. Conger, D.O., Chief Executive Officer of DCOM.
“Our doctors are excited about using Allscripts because it will allow them
to spend more time with patients, give them better access to patient
information when and where they need it, and we think it will also contribute
to better patient outcomes,” said Dr. Conger.
Glen Tullman, Chief Executive Officer of Allscripts, commented,
“Diagnostic Center of Medicine has a well-deserved reputation for leveraging
the latest technology to provide the highest level of quality and become more
efficient. We’re proud that they’ve selected Allscripts to deliver on that
critical mission.”
The Allscripts Electronic Health Record and Practice Management solution
for small and medium-sized physician practices is an easy-to-deploy,
physician-centric solution that improves the delivery of safe, cost-effective,
high-quality care. The Electronic Health Record provides caregivers instant
and secure access to the complete patient record anytime and anywhere, while
automating everyday clinical tasks and connecting physicians to pharmacies,
laboratories and other healthcare stakeholders. The Practice Management
solution improves the productivity of administrative staff, simplifies patient
record keeping, streamlines billing and improves cash flow, with the
industry’s most user-friendly interface and extensible design. Built on a
single intelligent platform, the Allscripts solutions can be implemented
separately or together to help the clinical and administrative sides of a
practice work hand-in-hand for better communication, improved accuracy and
safety.
About Diagnostic Center of Medicine
The Diagnostic Center of Medicine, in practice since 1977, is one of the
largest Internal Medicine and Family Medicine Groups in Southern Nevada. The
Diagnostic Center of Medicine Laboratory has been certified by the Department
of Human Resources to participate in the Medicare Program. DCOM facilities
allow physicians and technical support staff to provide the most sophisticated
quality of ancillary diagnostic services available for their patients, while
containing costs at the same time. For more information, visit www.dcomnv.com.
About Allscripts
Allscripts uses innovation technology to bring health to healthcare. More
than 160,000 physicians, 800 hospitals and nearly 8,000 post-acute and
homecare organizations utilize Allscripts to improve the health of their
patients and their bottom line. The company’s award-winning solutions include
electronic health records, electronic prescribing, revenue cycle management,
practice management, document management, medication services, hospital care
management, emergency department information systems and homecare automation.
Allscripts is the brand name of Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions, Inc. To
learn more, visit www.allscripts.com.
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SOURCE: Allscripts – 06/25/2009
CONTACT: Dan Michelson, Chief Marketing Officer, +1-312-506-1217,
dan.michelson@allscripts.com,
or Todd Stein, Senior Manager/Public Relations,
+1-312-506-1216, todd.stein@allscripts.com, both of Allscripts;
or Shawn Foley, Chief Operational Officer of DCOM, +1-702-370-2222,
shawn22foley@aol.com
Web Site: https://www.allscripts.com
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