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Axolotl's Community Wide Electronic Health Record Improves Patient Care in Western Colorado

Posted on: Tuesday, 12 December 2006, 09:01 CST

Axolotl Corporation announced today that Quality Health Network (QHN), a regional health information organization (RHIO) funded by local healthcare groups to improve care through shared technology, is using Axolotl's Elysium community-wide electronic health record (EHR) to provide emergency room clinicians with instant access to complete patient data. Consolidated patient data from a variety of sources, including lab, radiology reports, transcription and ADT information is constructed in real time and displayed through a single user interface, providing a complete picture, eliminating the need for repeat tests and enabling appropriate care.

"Patients presenting at the emergency room are being diagnosed more quickly, thereby increasing the speed and efficacy of treatment," stated Dick Thompson, executive director, Quality Health Network.

"When a patient comes to the emergency room there is seldom time to order a chart, have it transported to the ED, and then sort through all the data to find specific information," stated Dr. Kent Black, MD, chief of Community Hospital's Emergency Department. "We have found Elysium to be convenient and very helpful for securing patient information. Instead of trying to reach the patient's physician by phone or pager, we can view the relevant results via Elysium. Knowledge of prior medical history enables us to more quickly make a diagnosis and plan for care," Dr. Black continued.

Axolotl's Elysium community-wide EHR consolidates patient information from disparate hospital, lab, radiology, and transcription information systems in the community, and provides, through a single user interface, up-to-date patient information, improving the ability to deliver quality treatment and improve patient care. All reports are presented in a unified view, in real time. With a simple log in, users can access the most current patient reports as well as reports from prior admissions or encounters, whenever, and wherever they are needed.

About Quality Health Network

Quality Health Network (QHN) is a nonprofit organization founded and funded by local healthcare groups to improve care through shared technology. Founders include Hilltop Health Resources, St. Mary's Hospital, Community Hospital, Rocky Mountain Health Plans, and the Mesa County Physicians' Independent Practice Association. QHN began its operations in Mesa County, which spans 3,328 square miles and will expand services to include the entire Western Colorado area, which encompasses a 40,000 square mile area.

About Axolotl Corporation

Axolotl provides advanced Web-based products and services that automate health information exchange and management between HIM departments, hospitals, clinics, labs, and physician offices. By connecting the healthcare community, our e2 technology increases efficiency, cuts the cost of information exchange, and improves the quality of care. Thousands of healthcare professionals nationwide are using Axolotl for electronic health record creation, health information access, exchange, and management, and transcription services. For more information, visit www.axolotl.com.

 Contacts:  Nicole Spencer Axolotl Corporation (530) 269-1806 Contact via http://www.marketwire.com/mw/emailprcntct?id=4F22F983FE6E343D  

SOURCE: Axolotl Corp.

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