Novant Health Selects Allscripts Electronic Health Record; Agreement with North Carolina Group is Largest in Allscripts History
Allscripts (Nasdaq:MDRX), the leading provider of clinical software, connectivity and information solutions that physicians use to improve healthcare, today announced that Novant Health has selected the TouchWorks(TM) Electronic Health Record to automate and connect all of their 587 employed physici
CHICAGO (August 01, 2006) –
Allscripts (Nasdaq:MDRX), the leading provider of clinical software, connectivity and information solutions that physicians use to improve healthcare, today announced that Novant Health has selected the TouchWorks(TM) Electronic Health Record to automate and connect all of their 587 employed physicians across 141 locations in North Carolina and South Carolina. The contract, in excess of $6 million, marks the largest single TouchWorks deal in Allscripts history.
Novant Health serves 3.4 million residents in 34 counties and is comprised of physician medical groups and eight hospitals: Presbyterian Hospital, Presbyterian Orthopaedic Hospital, Presbyterian Hospital Matthews and Presbyterian Hospital Huntersville in the Charlotte region; Forsyth Medical Center and Medical Park Hospital in Winston-Salem; Thomasville Medical Center in Thomasville; and Brunswick Community Hospital in Supply, NC.
“Novant Health is committed to providing the highest possible quality of care to ensure patient safety and patient satisfaction, and we feel the Allscripts Electronic Health Record will help us deliver on those commitments,” said Rich McKnight, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Novant Health. “TouchWorks, through analysis of outcomes and the ability to make continuous improvements, will enable us to demonstrate to our patients that exceptional care is available at every Novant location.”
Novant will implement the full TouchWorks Electronic Health Record http://www.allscripts.com/prdTWEMR.aspx, as well as the TouchWorks Analytics module, which drives clinical excellence by measuring key performance indicators, managing pay-for-performance initiatives, supporting clinical trials, and providing patient population management. Novant will be able to quickly access key performance indicators such as patient outcomes and receive automatic alerts when key indicators fall out of range.
After a year-long review of Electronic Health Record vendors, Novant selected Allscripts for its strong track record of successfully partnering with hundreds of physician groups to deliver high quality medical care.
“Allscripts depth of experience and breadth of expertise gave us confidence that we can successfully transition from a paper medical record to a state-of-the-art Electronic Health Record,” said A.J. Patefield, MD, a pulmonologist and critical care physician who is co-president of one of Novant’s physician divisions and executive physician sponsor of the Electronic Health Record. “We won’t compromise on excellence in patient care, so we needed a partner with clients our size who had successfully transitioned to electronic records. And Allscripts has clearly demonstrated that ability.”
Novant will replace its existing ambulatory practice management systems with the Centricity Business (formerly IDX(R) Flowcast(TM)) revenue cycle management system, which will be integrated with TouchWorks. Allscripts and IDX, now a part of GE Healthcare, share a strategic relationship that directly links clinical and financial information systems to support process redesign and operational enhancements.
“Our selection by an organization that is renowned for its commitment to improving the quality and safety of patient care demonstrates the strength and breadth of our TouchWorks Electronic Health Record,” commented Glen Tullman, Chief Executive Officer of Allscripts. “We appreciate the opportunity to bring world class information and connectivity to Novant’s physicians and their patients throughout the region. With our HealthMatics group located in North Carolina, this win is especially important because our own employees, many of whom are treated by Novant, will receive better care.”
About Novant Health
Novant Health is a not-for-profit, integrated healthcare system in North Carolina that serves more than 3.4 million people in 34 counties reaching from southern Virginia to northern South Carolina.
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 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
SOURCE: Allscripts
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