Ebix, Inc. (Nasdaq:EBIX), a leading international supplier of
On-Demand software and E-commerce services to the insurance
industry, today announced that the Company's A.D.A.M. Health
Content Exchange, including A.D.A.M.'s SmartCare patient education
program, has been officially certified by the Certification
Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT®) within
eClinicalWorks V10 Electronic Health Records (EHR) solution. EHR
technology certified in CCHIT's ONC HIT Certification Program meets
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services requirements
supporting meaningful use.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), also
known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA), is a United States federal
statute signed into law on March 23, 2010. A new electronic health
record mandate was added to PPACA to ensure the protection of
privacy, while streamlining the medical record system. This
electronic records mandate is set to take effect in 2014. Currently
the ACA requires that clinicians provide patients with
"patient-specific education" with the inclusion of this capability
being a must for an EHR vendor to be certified by CCHIT.
Through its partnership with eClinicalWorks, A.D.A.M.'s
SmartCare™ will be available to all physicians using
eClinicalWorks, to help them provide patients with detailed and
robust patient education material. Bolstered by A.D.A.M.'s
award-winning images and evidence-based content, SmartCare gives
clinicians instant access to thousands of clinically-accurate
patient education articles for every stage of the continuum –
before, during and after care. The articles are written by leading
medical experts and reviewed to meet national health literacy
guidelines, complete with award-winning A.D.A.M. images. SmartCare
also meets The Joint Commission standards for plain language and
available information, is HL7/infobutton-friendly, and navigation
is enabled via keyword, ICD-9, ICD-10, SnoMed, Loinc, RxNorm, NDC
and/or CPT codes to access articles.
Vice President of A.D.A.M. Soula Chronopoulos said, "We have
created the next generation of Patient Education and this CCHIT
certification will showcase our interoperability along with our
numerous methodologies to deliver it to all aspects of the
healthcare industry."
As the healthcare industry continues to implement the Affordable
Care Act, EHRs have become the cornerstone in managing a patient's
health, not just documenting it. To that end, A.D.A.M. has created
robust, interactive patient content that helps the clinician manage
and coordinate the patient's care and helps the patient understand
how to better comply with their own care. A.D.A.M.'s comprehensive
content coupled with its contemporary technology and easy-to-use
interface has proven to be a leader in assisting clinicians in
educating patients on complex medical subjects, while providing
them with a better understanding of how and what they should do to
increase positive outcomes.
With its team of in-house educators, medical writers, editors,
programmers, and medical illustrators, A.D.A.M. develops exciting
interactive solutions for educators, health professionals,
pharmaceutical representatives, medical students, search engines,
media, hospitals, insurance companies, patients and consumers etc.
on an on-Demand basis.
About eClinicalWorks
eClinicalWorks® is a privately-held leader in ambulatory
healthcare IT solutions. With organizations across all 50 states
relying on its solutions, customers include ACOs, physician
practices, out-patient departments of hospitals, health centers,
departments of health and convenient care clinics. Ten
eClinicalWorks customers have received the prestigious HIMSS
Davies Awards during the past six years, honoring excellence in
electronic health record implementation. The company is the second
largest vendor in the country for e-prescribing. Based in
Westborough, Mass., eClinicalWorks has additional offices in New
York City, Chicago, California and Georgia. For more information,
please visit healow.com,
eclinicalworks.com, Facebook, Twitter or call
866-888-6929.
About Ebix, Inc. and A.D.A.M.
A.D.A.M. is a business unit of Ebix focused on providing
innovative multimedia health content trusted by best-in-class
websites, consumer health portals, healthcare, biomedical, medical
device, pharmaceutical, and education organizations.
A leading international supplier of On-Demand software and
E-commerce services to the insurance industry, Ebix, Inc.,
(Nasdaq:EBIX) provides end-to-end solutions ranging from
infrastructure exchanges, carrier systems, agency systems and BPO
services to custom software development for all entities involved
in the insurance industry.
With 30+ offices across Brazil, Singapore, Australia, the U.S.,
New Zealand, India and Canada, Ebix powers multiple exchanges
across the world in the field of life, annuity, health and property
& casualty insurance while conducting in excess of $100 billion
in insurance premiums on its platforms. Through its various
SaaS-based software platforms, Ebix employs hundreds of insurance
and technology professionals to provide products, support and
consultancy to thousands of customers on six continents. For more
information, visit the Company's website at www.ebix.com.
CONTACT: Investors
Steven Barlow, Vice President - Investor Relations
678-281-2043 or steve.barlow@ebix.com
Aaron Tikkoo
678-281-2027 or atikkoo@ebix.com
Marketing
Kristin Blake Harper, Marketing
404-418-9892 or kristin.harper@ebix.com
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