CHICAGO and TACOMA, Wash., June 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Allscripts , the leading provider of clinical software, connectivity and information solutions that physicians use to improve healthcare, today announced that Tacoma Digestive Disease Center has selected HealthMatics(R) Office, the integrated Electronic Health Record and Practice Management System from Allscripts, to automate clinical and financial operations for the group's 14 providers.
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"We want to be the first place that people come for quality care and the clear market leader in using technology to improve patient care," said John Greg Carrougher, M.D., Medical Director of Tacoma Digestive Disease Center, which has four locations across the Tacoma area. "We feel assured that Allscripts will provide our physicians instant access to the latest patient information anytime and anywhere, while consolidating our billing, scheduling and order entry for greater efficiency and patient satisfaction."
HealthMatics Office combines the power of HealthMatics Electronic Health Record and HealthMatics Ntierprise Practice Management to provide one full-circle, seamless patient information management solution. Built on a single intelligent platform, HealthMatics Office will link Tacoma Digestive Disease Center's business and clinical departments, providing caregivers instant and secure access to complete patient records in the clinic, at the hospital or remotely.
The Allscripts solution will be integrated with the Center's Provation Medical software from Wolters Kluwer Health, which allows clinicians to create and finalize procedure notes in minutes -- complete with the appropriate codes for proper reimbursement, compliance and faster payment. Allscripts also will provide an interface between HealthMatics Office and all of the laboratory services used by the Center, to enable electronic lab orders and viewing of test results.
The Center joins more than 80 gastro-specific physician groups nationwide who use HealthMatics to automate and connect their clinical and back-office functions. Office Manager Jody Patterson, RN, CGRN, said the group selected Allscripts after a two-year search for its simple user interface and comprehensive functionality, including gastroenterology-specific content.
HealthMatics Office provides gastroenterologists the ability to:
-- Create management plans that correlate patient information from
referring doctors
-- Manage disease entities such as GERD, PUD, malignancies, hypertension,
and diabetes
-- Easily manage procedures with built-in Procedure Rules for EGD,
Flexible Sigmoidoscopy and Colonoscopy
-- Support pre-planning and post-hospitalization care
-- Import procedure-generated images into patient chart (Flexible
Sigmoidoscopy, Colonoscopy, Pentax and Olympus)
-- Meet stringent documentation requirements for better coding and
regulatory accountability
-- Easily generate professional and complete consult letters and procedure
reports
"A major selling point for us was the EHR's ability to collate diagnostic findings, procedural results, and past medical histories, which is vital for managing disease conditions," said Patterson.
Allscripts Chief Executive Officer Glen Tullman commented, "Tacoma Digestive Disease Center is yet another specialty group that has chosen Allscripts because we deliver. By incorporating Wolters Kluwer Provation software, we provide a fast and very effective way to document procedures and enhance the communication flow. Better software, better connectivity and information leads to improved patient care delivered more cost-effectively -- and we are excited to partner with the Center to deliver on that promise."
About Tacoma Digestive Disease Center
The Tacoma Digestive Disease Center (TDDC) is a medical professional corporation founded in 1992 by Richard D. Baerg, M.D. The Center's goal is to provide the highest quality care to patients afflicted with digestive diseases and to promote digestive health through education and other preventive measures in a timely fashion, utilizing comprehensive, state-of-the art diagnostic and therapeutic services for the evaluation and treatment of digestive disorders. TDDC's practitioners are nationally and internationally renowned. TDDC's four clinics and two ambulatory endoscopy centers have been accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, Inc.
About Allscripts
Allscripts is the leading provider of clinical software, connectivity and information solutions that physicians use to improve healthcare. The Company's business units provide unique solutions that inform, connect and transform healthcare. Allscripts award-winning software applications include Electronic Health Records, practice management, e- prescribing, document imaging, emergency department, and care management solutions, all offered through the Company's Clinical Solutions units. Additionally, Allscripts provides clinical product education and connectivity solutions for physicians and patients through its Physicians Interactive(TM) unit, and medication fulfillment services through its Medication Services unit. To learn more, visit Allscripts on the Web at http://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 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K, available through the Web site maintained by the Securities and Exchange Commission at http://www.sec.gov/.
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CONTACT: James Leigh, IT Manager of Tacoma Digestive Disease Center,
+1-253-284-5156, jleigh@tddc-tec.com; or Dan Michelson, Chief Marketing
Officer, +1-312-506-1217, dan.michelson@allscripts.com, or Todd Stein Senior
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