NorthEast Medical Center To Connect 150 Physicians With EHR From Allscripts; E-Prescribing Success Leads to Full Electronic Health Record Adoption
Posted on: Tuesday, 13 September 2005, 09:01 CDT
Allscripts (Nasdaq:MDRX) the leading provider of clinical software, connectivity and information solutions that physicians use to improve healthcare, today announced that NorthEast Medical Center will electronically connect their physicians across 33 locations using TouchWorks(TM) Electronic Health Record.
Under a previous agreement, NorthEast Medical Center deployed the Allscripts e-Prescribing solution. Immediate results included the ability for physicians to manage medications for patients across the continuum of care. With the added functionality of the TouchWorks Electronic Health Record (EHR), under a new agreement, NorthEast physicians have the ability communicate the full patient record, where appropriate, with all stakeholders in the healthcare delivery process.
"Absolute commitment to service and clinical excellence is our mission at NorthEast Medical Center," said Keith McNeice, VP & Chief Information Officer of NorthEast Medical Center. "We have a significant number of patients that move throughout our provider network, and we believe the best way to facilitate our mission at the point-of-care was to adopt an Electronic Health Record. With TouchWorks, physicians will have instant access to their patient records at any of our 33 clinic facilities, as well as from the hospital, emergency center, or their home."
The Electronic Health Record will enable NorthEast physicians to enhance their progressive disease management program. The Allscripts solution provides a sophisticated platform that allows physicians to better manage and track patients with chronic diseases.
"NorthEast Medical Center is a perfect example supporting the idea that electronic prescribing is the first step towards an Electronic Health Record," said Glen Tullman, Chief Executive Officer of Allscripts. "After experiencing positive results with Allscripts' e-prescribing solution, NorthEast Medical Center's physicians are expanding their functionality and will now be able to leverage the full capabilities of our EHR and, ultimately, help lead the way in the national push for healthcare transformation."
About NorthEast Medical Center
NorthEast Medical Center is a regional 457-bed, not-for-profit medical center and provider network, with a reputation for excellence built on advanced technology, medical staff talent, quality, and compassionate care. NorthEast has 4,100 employees serving in more than 33 facilities in North Carolina. For the past four years, NorthEast Medical Center has been recognized as one of the nation's Top 100 Teaching Hospitals.
About Allscripts
Allscripts is the leading provider of clinical software, connectivity and information solutions that physicians use to improve healthcare. The Company provides unique solutions that inform, connect, and transform healthcare. The Clinical Solutions Group's award-winning clinical software applications include Electronic Health Record, e-prescribing and document imaging solutions. Allscripts' Physicians Interactive Group provides clinical product education and connectivity solutions for physicians and patients. The Company's Medication Services Group provides medication fulfillment services. 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 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K, available through the Web site maintained by the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov.
Source: Business Wire
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