Akron Pediatricians Select HealthMatics Electronic Health Record for 14 Pediatric Offices
Allscripts (Nasdaq:MDRX), the leading provider of clinical software, connectivity and information solutions that physicians use to improve healthcare, today announced that one of Ohio’s largest networks of pediatric physician groups has selected HealthMatics(R) Electronic Health Record (EHR) from Al
CHICAGO & AKRON, Ohio (June 13, 2006) –
Allscripts (Nasdaq:MDRX), the leading provider of clinical software, connectivity and information solutions that physicians use to improve healthcare, today announced that one of Ohio’s largest networks of pediatric physician groups has selected HealthMatics(R) Electronic Health Record (EHR) from Allscripts subsidiary A4 Health Systems to connect and automate its 14 practices.
Children’s Hospital Physician Associates (CHPA) is a network of 50 primary care pediatric physicians and 38 residents in small group practices throughout Northeastern Ohio. The group is a fully-owned subsidiary of Akron Children’s Hospital, the largest pediatric care provider in Northeast Ohio with nearly 400,000 patients and more pediatric surgeries than any other hospital in the region.
“The Electronic Health Record from Allscripts will allow us to provide higher quality care while making us more efficient than ever and enabling our physicians to see more patients in the same amount of time,” said Les Sherman, Vice President of Practice Management at CHPA. “Patient safety will improve through automated management of medications and by providing point-of-care clinical support for our physicians.”
HealthMatics EHR brings CHPA physicians instant access to medical records when and where they need them – in the clinic or while on-call at home. HealthMatics automates and speeds everyday clinical tasks such as prescribing and refilling medications, ordering and viewing tests, and documenting care. An easy-to-use and customizable solution, HealthMatics features robust clinical tools that support safe medical practices, including health maintenance alerts, clinical decision support, electronic prescribing and automated drug interaction checking.
The physicians group selected Allscripts following a six-month evaluation process and visits to several other groups that have successfully implemented an Electronic Health Record.
“What impressed our physicians more than anything was how easy the system is to use,” said Sherman. “It’s the perfect solution for a pediatric practice. We felt the learning curve would be very manageable, which was important to training a number of smaller groups across multiple locations, and we also liked the system’s functionality, including its methodology for handling prescriptions and prescription refills quickly but with the utmost safety.”
CHPA will integrate HealthMatics EHR with their existing IDX(R) Groupcast(TM) practice management system.
“HealthMatics features easy to use, easy to train software that makes it simpler for smaller practices to deploy the software to connect multiple locations,” said Glen Tullman, Chief Executive Officer of Allscripts. “And the faster to implement, the faster the practice can ensure they provide the safest, highest quality care for the children they treat.”
About Children’s Hospital Physician Associates
Children’s Hospital Physician Associates (CHPA) is a network of primary care pediatric practices with 14 offices throughout Northeastern Ohio, including Akron, Fairlawn, Medina, Wadsworth, Ashland, Wooster, Barberton, Green, Dover, Ellet, Tallmadge, Hudson, Kent, and Twinsburg. CHPA is a fully-owned subsidiary of Akron Children’s Hospital.
Akron Children’s Hospital ranks among the nation’s largest freestanding pediatric hospitals, with more than 600 caregivers including primary care physicians and pediatric specialists, and some 400,000 patients. Founded in 1890 as a two-room nursery, Children’s has developed into a leading center for the medical care of children from birth through adolescence, as well as burn victims of all ages.
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
Children’s Hospital Physician Associates
Laurie Schueler, 330-543-3400
lschueler@chmca.org
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