CHICAGO & INDIANAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aug. 24, 2006–Allscripts
(Nasdaq:MDRX), the leading provider of clinical software, connectivity
and information solutions that physicians use to improve healthcare,
announced today that Indiana Heart Associates will deploy the
TouchWorks(TM) Electronic Health Record to automate everyday clinical
tasks, and enhance the quality and efficiency of patient care.
Allscripts also announced that it has entered into a strategic
alliance with MedAxiom, an association of more than 220 cardiology
groups that aggregates and reports on key clinical and financial data
to benchmark and improve performance.
Indiana Heart Associates (IHA) is one of the largest cardiology
groups in Indiana and is closely affiliated with the prestigious
Indiana Heart Hospital. The physician group will use the Electronic
Health Record from Allscripts to connect and automate its 23
cardiologists and six nurse practitioners across nine locations in the
Indianapolis area.
“At IHA, we believe in the one-on-one patient approach to cardiac
care, with a close, personal, physician-patient relationship that
depends on knowing your patients well,” said Tony Javorka, Chief
Executive Officer of Indiana Heart Associates. “The Electronic Health
Record from Allscripts will help us continue to live up to that
promise by ensuring that all of our providers have the right
information at their fingertips when and where they need it most – at
the point of care.”
Indiana Heart Associates is a member of MedAxiom and will find the
sharing of information easier and more efficient with its new
Electronic Health Record. Under the terms of the recently signed
MedAxiom agreement, Allscripts will market its TouchWorks and
HealthMatics(R) Electronic Health Record solutions
https://www.allscripts.com/prdHealthMatics.aspx to MedAxiom’s 4,500
physician members in more than 220 cardiology practices nationwide,
gain access to benchmarking data, and participate in the MedAxiom
Group Purchasing Organization, providing preferred pricing to MedAxiom
members.
“Allscripts has a strong track record with cardiology groups,”
said Jennifer J. Linville, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of
MedAxiom. “Connecting an industry leader like Allscripts with our
members is a critical element of advancing the use of Electronic
Health Records in clinical practice and providing better information
to our members.”
Indiana Heart Associates selected TouchWorks
https://www.allscripts.com/prdTWEMR.aspx for its deep functionality,
including the ability to more aggressively track and manage chronic
heart disease with powerful analytical tools that measure key
performance indicators, manage pay-for-performance initiatives and
provide patient population management. TouchWorks will give IHA’s
physicians instant access to clinical information across the physician
network with alerts to indicate when key disease management indicators
fall out of range, plus tools to review the details of clinical
measures such as care planning statistics, health maintenance and
provider productivity.
Indiana Heart Associates will integrate TouchWorks with its
Centricity(R) Physician Office Practice Management System (formerly
Millbrook Practice Manager) from GE. The interface directly links the
clinical and financial information systems to provide seamless
practice operations.
“We are excited to partner with IHA as they seek to enhance the
quality and efficiency of their practice,” said Glen Tullman, Chief
Executive Officer of Allscripts. “By partnering with MedAxiom, we hope
to make a direct contribution to additional practices in the MedAxiom
network to improve cardiovascular care and chronic disease management
through better accumulation and use of information.”
About Indiana Heart Associates, PC
Indiana Heart Associates (IHA) has served the Indianapolis and
surrounding areas for more than 10 years. The group’s 23 cardiologists
are board certified or board eligible with subspecialty expertise, and
practice the one-on-one patient approach to cardiac care, providing
patients a close, personal physician-patient relationship. Services at
IHA include testing centers and pacemaker/defibrillator clinics on
site at three offices that provide nuclear, stress echo, echo, tilt
table, holter monitoring, blood pressure monitoring and event
recording. Ancillary clinical services include lipid screenings,
coumadin checks with follow up, and sleep studies for sleep apnea
patients.
About MedAxiom
MedAxiom is a comprehensive subscription-based service provider
and information resource provider exclusively for cardiology
practices. MedAxiom’s services are anchored by cardiology-specific
comparative statistical analysis and benchmark reporting on such
business-critical topics as group-purchasing programs,
business-improvement solutions and networking. MedAxiom’s solutions
include workflow/process redesign, strategic planning,
independent-practice consulting and impact groups. In addition,
MedAxiom also manages a knowledge-base portal, MedXpert, specifically
developed for sharing information, knowledge and experiences across
its network of cardiology practice members, industry and corporate
partners. Founded in 1994, MedAxiom is comprised of cardiology
practice specialists and subject matter experts focused on improving
patient care and accelerating the evolutionary process of the
healthcare industry. MedAxiom supports over 220 cardiology practices
across the U.S. For more information, visit MedAxiom on the Web at
www.medaxiom.com.
About Allscripts
Allscripts is the leading provider of clinical software,
connectivity and information solutions that physicians use to improve
healthcare. The Company’s business groups provide unique solutions
that inform, connect and transform healthcare. The Clinical Solutions
Group’s award-winning software applications include electronic health
record, practice management, e-prescribing, document imaging,
emergency department and care management solutions. Additionally,
Allscripts provides clinical product education and connectivity
solutions for physicians and patients through its Physicians
Interactive(TM) Group and medication fulfillment services through its
Medication Services Group. To learn more, visit Allscripts on the Web
at www.allscripts.com.
This announcement may contain forward-looking statements about
Allscripts Healthcare Solutions that involve risks and uncertainties.
These statements are developed by combining currently available
information with Allscripts beliefs and assumptions. Forward-looking
statements do not guarantee future performance. Because Allscripts
cannot predict all of the risks and uncertainties that may affect it,
or control the ones it does predict, Allscripts’ actual results may be
materially different from the results expressed in its forward-looking
statements. For a more complete discussion of the risks, uncertainties
and assumptions that may affect Allscripts, see the Company’s 2005
Annual Report on Form 10-K, available through the Web site maintained
by the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov.
CONTACT: Allscripts
Dan Michelson, 312-506-1217
dan.michelson@allscripts.com
or
Indiana Heart Assoc.
Tony Javorka, 317-621-8600
tjavorka@ecommunity.com
or
MedAxiom
Jim Gann, 904-236-3464
jgann@medaxiom.com
SOURCE: Allscripts