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iMedica Adds Century-Old Ohio Physician Practice to Client Roster

Posted on: Wednesday, 19 September 2007, 09:02 CDT

iMedica Corporation, a leader and developer of healthcare software solutions for small physician practices, today announced that it has signed an agreement with a 110-year-old family-owned physician practice in Maria Stein, Ohio. Under the agreement, iMedica will provide Schwieterman Family Physicians with software, implementation and support for its Patient Relationship Manager™ (PRM), a robust electronic health records (EHR) and practice management (PM) solution, which is scheduled to go live in November 2007.

Dr. Tom Schwieterman was uniquely qualified to lead the EHR vendor decision-making process. In addition to practicing medicine, he is a healthcare information technology (HIT) consultant with a bachelor's degree in software engineering. Recognized by Microsoft as an innovator in medical office software, he wrote a prescribing software program and digitized the administrative side of the practice. After viewing four leading competitors, including Practice Partner and Centricity, the practice unanimously selected iMedica's PRM single-application and single-database application on flexible .NET technology.

Monitoring the industry for 10 years, he felt none of the EHR systems "thought like a doctor" until he viewed an iMedica demonstration. "It's an intuitive, template-free solution that enables physicians to conduct their practice in their preferred manner," says Dr. Tom Schwieterman. "Most patient exams are not linear experiences and we need the ability to enter information into the patient notes throughout the encounter, not when it pops up on the EHR. I usually hear 'oh by the way' comments at least 20 times a day."

"Many physicians using legacy systems are in for a rude awakening. Most current systems can't support needed evolution without requiring major rewrites," states Dr. Schwieterman. "iMedica's unique technology, as well as its product roadmap, ensure that our immediate and long-term needs will be met. I was also impressed with PRM's speed, coding abilities, ease of use and intuitive software architecture."

Schwieterman Family Physicians also selected iMedica because the system bridges information between the office locations, provides online access from remote locations, replicates data onto a tablet PC or laptop and synchronizes clinical and financial information such that Internet or LAN/WAN connectivity is not a concern, and provides assurance of disaster recovery and accessibility with patient and physician portals.

According to Dr. Tom Schwieterman, "Our decision was validated after we signed the contract when a member of iMedica's professional services team mapped our workflow process so the system would accommodate how we practice medicine, instead of forcing us to change our practice patterns to accommodate the software."

"We are honored that a healthcare information technology expert such as Dr. Tom Schwieterman selected our EHR/PM solution to bring the practice to the forefront of technology," states iMedica CEO Michael Nissenbaum. "We look forward to helping Schwieterman Family Physicians meet its business goals and reap immediate and long-term benefits."

About iMedica Corporation

Founded in 1998, iMedica is an innovator in the development of electronic health records and practice management solutions for physician practices. Based on its comprehensive study of physician practice workflow and extensive consultations with practicing physicians, iMedica has developed Patient Relationship Manager™ (PRM), a single application EHR and PM solution that utilizes Microsoft's latest .NET technology. PRM's unique template-free design that adapts to a physician's workflow, continues to set the benchmark for ease of use and deployment, speed, and portability for the physician office. iMedica's replication technology enables backup, recovery and accessibility as well as the ability to customize and manage the solution with minimal IT staff intervention. For more information, visit call 866-960-6890 or visit www.imedica.com.

About Schwieterman Family Physicians

Founded in 1897, Schwieterman Family Physicians is a three-physician practice with two offices in Maria Stein, Ohio. The practice is run by fourth-generation physicians Thomas and James Schwieterman. For more information, call 416-925-4613.

Source: Business Wire

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