State of Franklin Healthcare Selects HealthMatics Electronic Health Record; Tennessee Physicians Will Use EHR from Allscripts to Go Paperless, Improve Disease Management
Allscripts (Nasdaq:MDRX), the leading provider of clinical software, connectivity and information solutions that physicians use to improve healthcare, today announced that State of Franklin Healthcare Associates has selected HealthMatics(R) Electronic Health Record (EHR) from Allscripts subsidiary A
CHICAGO & JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (July 20, 2006) –
Allscripts (Nasdaq:MDRX), the leading provider of clinical software, connectivity and information solutions that physicians use to improve healthcare, today announced that State of Franklin Healthcare Associates has selected HealthMatics(R) Electronic Health Record (EHR) from Allscripts subsidiary A4 Health Systems to connect and automate 61 physicians across seven practices.
State of Franklin Healthcare Associates (SoFHA) will use the Allscripts solution to streamline and automate many clinical and financial functions currently performed on paper, and to help physicians better manage the care of patients with chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and heart disease.
“The EHR will help us re-engineer the practice, eliminating the time we spend chasing down paper charts,” said Richard Panek, Administrator of SoFHA, which currently operates seven physician practices in five Northeastern Tennessee locations. “We will now be able to capture the clinical data that we need to improve chronic disease management, enabling our organization to develop disease state management clinics targeted at diabetes, for instance, and greatly enhancing the quality of care our patients receive.”
HealthMatics http://www.allscripts.com/prdHealthMatics.aspx provides a powerful reporting tool for extracting, aggregating, and analyzing information, which is critical to measuring success in managing disease across entire populations.
The physicians group purchased 61 licenses for the Allscripts software in the second quarter of 2006 following a two-year evaluation process. Panek said SoFHA chose Allscripts for its ease of use and because “we have a lot of confidence in their customer support and their ability to produce a very reasonable and structured implementation.”
“HealthMatics sophisticated reporting and analytical tools make it easier for physician groups to track and improve their performance in treating chronic diseases,” said Glen Tullman, Chief Executive Officer of Allscripts. “As pay for performance programs are put in place, physicians are preparing to prove they are delivering the highest quality patient care, and you just can’t do that without an advanced Electronic Health Record like HealthMatics.”
State of Franklin Healthcare Associates will integrate HealthMatics EHR with their existing Centricity(R) Business (formerly IDX(R) Groupcast(TM)) revenue cycle management system.
About State of Franklin Healthcare Associates
State of Franklin Healthcare Associates, PLLC (SoFHA) was founded in 1998 by physicians who shared a vision of creating an outstanding physician group practice to deliver high quality healthcare services. SoFHA is a multi-specialty, multi-site physician group practice comprised of Doctors of Internal Medicine, Family Practitioners, Obstetricians, Gynecologists and Pediatricians.
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.
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Dan Michelson, 312-506-1217
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or
Children’s Hospital Physician Assoc.
Steven Cox, 423-283-9719
scox@sofhapllc.com
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