Cardiovascular Consultants Selects Allscripts for Combined Electronic Health Record and Practice Management Solution
26-Provider Cardiology Group to Enhance Practice Efficiency and Disease Management with TouchWorks
CHICAGO & PHOENIX (August 31, 2006) –
Allscripts (Nasdaq:MDRX), the leading provider of clinical software, connectivity and information solutions that physicians use to improve healthcare, announced today that Cardiovascular Consultants, Ltd. will deploy the TouchWorks(TM) Electronic Health Record and Practice Management solution. The combined Allscripts solution will connect the physician group’s 26 providers across 10 locations, enabling improved patient care and bottom-line performance by automating and connecting clinical and administrative processes.
The agreement is the latest in a recent string of Allscripts successes with cardiology groups. On August 24, Allscripts announced a strategic agreement with cardiology association MedAxiom, becoming a preferred solution for MedAxiom’s 4,500 physician members in more than 220 cardiology practices nationwide and offering preferred pricing on its TouchWorks http://www.allscripts.com/prdTWEMR.aspx and HealthMatics(R) http://www.allscripts.com/prdHealthMatics.aspx Electronic Health Records and Practice Management solutions.
“Our partnership with Allscripts will help us continue to provide the best possible healthcare for our patients,” said Andrei Damian, M.D., president of Cardiovascular Consultants. “The TouchWorks Electronic Health Record and practice management system captures all of the data we need to facilitate making decisions about patient care, while driving greater efficiencies in the back office. It will also enhance communication between our clinicians and patients as well as hospitals, labs and pharmacies, creating a seamless patient experience.”
With its powerful analytical tools, TouchWorks drives clinical excellence by managing Pay for Performance initiatives that reward physicians for quality rather than quantity of care; measures key performance indicators; supports clinical trials; and provides patient population management. Cardiovascular Consultants physicians will have 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.
The TouchWorks Electronic Health Record and Practice Management solution is built on a single intelligent platform with Microsoft SQL Server technology to meet the clinical and administrative needs of medical groups across the country. The Practice Management system http://www.allscripts.com/prdTWPMS.aspx combines sophisticated scheduling and financial management tools into a single package and incorporates advanced features such as rule-based appointment scheduling, multi-resource and recurring appointment features, referral and eligibility indicators, and appointment and claims management.
Cardiovascular Consultants selected Allscripts for the company’s stability, its strong reputation among cardiology groups, and its ability to deliver reliable, interoperable, high-performance clinical and financial solutions.
“We wanted a company that had a proven record of rapid implementation, extensive experience in cardiology and strong financials, so we knew they would be around,” said James E. Chisolm, Chief Executive Officer of Cardiovascular Consultants. “After several months of researching various products and several on-site visits, we decided on Allscripts.”
Cardiovascular Consultants was recently recognized by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), the American Heart Association, and the American Stroke Association for its leadership in providing high quality cardiovascular and stroke care.
“We understand Cardiovascular Consultants commitment to settle for nothing less than the best in patient care and deploying our Electronic Health Record and Practice Management System will continue to allow them to lead the pack in this area,” said Allscripts Chief Executive Officer Glen Tullman. “Our increasing expertise in the cardiovascular area, and our commitment to focus on unique content and application-specific tools for cardiology make TouchWorks the logical choice for practices aiming to improve care for the millions of people suffering from cardiovascular disease.”
About Cardiovascular Consultants, Ltd.
Cardiovascular Consultants Ltd. is a group of medical professionals dedicated to providing comprehensive cardiovascular care to Phoenix and the surrounding community. Founded in 1986, Cardiovascular Consultants has 20 physicians and six mid-level providers in 10 locations. Cardiovascular Consultants is one of the largest cardiovascular groups in Arizona. Visit Cardiology Consultants on the Web at www.cvcheart.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, electronic prescribing, document imaging, emergency department information system (EDIS), 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.
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Dan Michelson, 312-506-1217
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Cheryl Hoffman, 713-569-9525
hoffman@houston.rr.com
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