AdvancedMD Partners with Consonus for Data Management Services

AdvancedMD® Software, Inc. www.advancedmd.com, the leading provider of Web-based practice management solutions for physician offices and billing services, recently enlisted the managed hosting services of Consonus, a leading national provider of AllWaysON� data centers, to further improve data ma

Salt Lake City, Utah (December 08, 2006) –

AdvancedMD® Software, Inc. www.advancedmd.com, the leading provider of Web-based practice management solutions for physician offices and billing services, recently enlisted the managed hosting services of Consonus, a leading national provider of AllWaysON(TM) data centers, to further improve data management and security.

“Thousands of healthcare providers trust AdvancedMD every day,” said COO Ken Meyers. “Downtime is absolutely not an option for us. We chose Consonus’ data center solution to ensure that our customers’ data is managed, protected and accessible at all times.”

“Our managed services include fault-tolerant data centers, expert systems engineers and a 100-percent uptime guarantee,” explains CEO Daniel Milburn. “Our mission is to deliver safe, secure, and reliable co-location and managed hosting services to providers on a 24×7 basis.”

According to President & CEO Jim Pack, AdvancedMD provides users with a full-featured, efficient solution at a low cost, thanks in part to an early partnership with software giant Microsoft during their initial efforts to enter the healthcare market. “Microsoft helped us in our development efforts by providing significant resources to ensure that the very latest Web-based technologies were utilized. The end result is an unparalleled software suite that is revolutionizing the healthcare industry.”

“We’re happy to now be partnering with Consonus,” adds Pack. “They provide a solid solution for our data management concerns. Partnering with Consonus allows us to concentrate on delivering a superior product to the healthcare professionals who depend on it.”
About Consonus

Consonus offers a combination of security expertise, disaster-proof data centers and technology systems, ensuring that critical business information and computer systems are constantly managed, protected and running. Visit www.consonus.com for more information
About AdvancedMD Software

AdvancedMD delivers a market-leading Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) medical practice management and billing platform to 13,000 providers and 270 billing service providers nationwide. Because AdvancedMD processes more than 1M claims per month for 85 specialties, the company is able to identify payer rule changes quickly and continuously adjust the software to reflect the changes, enabling successful claims performance. Customers achieve first-pass claim acceptance rates of 95 percent or better, compared to the national average of 70 percent. The company’s all-in-one solution eliminates hardware and software license purchases while customers enjoy the freedom of no long-term contracts and one all-inclusive monthly fee. This subscription includes unlimited phone and email support from a team of healthcare and billing experts, free online training, enterprise-class data center security, automated hourly offsite backups of patient data and 99.9 percent uptime. The user interface is intuitive and easy to learn, enabling employees to become proficient faster. Comprehensive HIPAA compliance exceeds the capabilities of client-server practice management software, especially in the areas of patient data protection and backup. AdvancedMD enables billing service providers with centralized management of multiple clients and virtual staff no matter where they are located across the globe. AdvancedMD clients recognize immediate improvements to their financial performance through timely and accurate claims processing with workflow efficiency. For more information, please visit www.advancedmd.com.

Source: AdvancedMD