Patient Access Solutions Inc. and iMedicor Inc. Announce Agreement With Federally Recognized New Jersey Health Information Techn
November 30 2010 - 7:30AM
Marketwired
PATIENT ACCESS SOLUTIONS INC. (PINKSHEETS: PASO) AND IMEDICOR INC.
(OTCBB: VMCI), a New Jersey/New York based, healthcare IT
consulting firm with a demonstrated track record of providing
critical IT support for clinical and financial applications to the
healthcare industry, today announced a partnership with New Jersey
Health Information Technology Extension Center (NJ-HITEC). Under
the terms of the agreement, Patient Access Solutions, Inc. and
iMedicor, Inc. will act as a health IT consultant and collaborate
with NJ-HITEC in its efforts to promote meaningful use of EHRs
among New Jersey-based providers.
Organized by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health
Information Technology (ONCHIT), NJ-HITEC has been established to
provide technical assistance, guidance, resources and information
to accelerate provider adoption and support the meaningful use of
EHRs. Patient Access Solutions and iMedicor, under the direction of
NJ-HITEC, will work to assist the state's providers in their use of
health information technology through targeted outreach, one-on-one
consultation and user support.
"Patient Access Solutions and iMedicor have the expertise to
help physicians enhance care delivery, improve patient outcomes and
achieve meaningful use by providing support and strategic direction
as these individuals prepare for, select and ultimately implement
EHR's," said Bill O'Byrne, executive director, NJ-HITEC. "We are
committed to providing assistance to our state's primary care
providers serving at-risk populations in a cost-effective manner so
that they can further their adoption of health information
technology."
As part of the partnership, Patient Access Solutions and
iMedicor will provide the following services:
- Support to help practices understand how to deploy technology
in a way that complies with meaningful use standards;
- Join in clinical and administrative workflow examination to
ensure each organization leverages the technology to its full
potential.
- Work closely with each physician practice in order to assess
their current network infrastructure and determine their needs for
the future.
NJ-HITEC and its partners like Patient Access Solutions, Inc.
and iMedicor, Inc. will work with an estimated 5,000 priority
primary care providers in New Jersey to meet meaningful use
standards within the next two years.
"This is an extremely important opportunity and we look forward
to partnering with NJ-HITEC and primary care providers in New
Jersey. PAS Health and iMedicor will work closely with the primary
care practices to successfully implement information technology in
their practices," said Bruce Weitzberg, CEO of Patient Access
Solutions. "Beyond achieving meaningful use, this collaboration
offers the New Jersey primary care physicians a chance to transform
their organizations through the use of clinical and administrative
technologies, resulting in more favorable clinical outcomes,
improved workflow and enhanced financial performance," said Fred
Zolla, CEO of iMedicor.
About NJ-HITEC New Jersey - Health
Information Technology Extension Center (NJ-HITEC) is a federally
recognized Regional Extension Center located on the campus of the
New Jersey Institute of Technology. The sole purpose of NJ-HITEC is
to assist New Jersey primary care providers in the successful
adoption, implementation and use of electronic health records
systems and to become meaningful users of those healthcare
technologies, in order to deliver quality care improvements to New
Jersey residents throughout the state.
About Patient Access Solutions, Inc.
Patient Access Solutions, Inc. (PAS) is a Healthcare Solutions
Company which has created a formidable array of technology,
resources and allies to enable it to become an agent of radical
change in what has traditionally been a slowly evolving healthcare
information technology environment. The Company's products are
designed to allow health care providers an easy migration to the
EMR environment. PAS offers customizable and cost-effective
healthcare IT implementation services for the healthcare industry.
Established in 2006 and headquartered in New York with offices in
New Jersey and Florida, We help clients achieve business leadership
objectives by lowering cost and maximizing performance of their
Clinical and businesses IT systems while improving patient care.
EHR implementation, service support and training is a key
specialty.
About iMedicor, Inc. iMedicor's HIPAA
compliant, secure, core technology platform has become the basis
for its National Healthcare Communications Network (NHCN). NHCN is
the only HIPAA-compliant solution for interoperable health
information exchange (HIE) that offers a variety of related
services to healthcare providers and patients. The iMedicor portal
enables physicians, administrators and other qualified healthcare
professionals to exchange medical records, files and images in a
HIPAA compliant environment and allows disparate EMR (electronic
medical record) systems to integrate and share data. iMedicor also
delivers important information on new drugs and treatments to its
members as well as the members of its syndicated partners through
their ClearLobby platform. More information on iMedicor is
available at www.imedicor.com
The statements contained herein, other than historical
information, are or may be deemed to be forward-looking statements
and involve factors, risks, and uncertainties that may cause actual
results in future periods to differ materially from such
statements. These factors, risks, and uncertainties include market
acceptance of iMedicor's products and services; the nonexclusive
and terminable-at-will nature of certain of the company's
partnerships and agreements; rapid technological change affecting
demand for our products and services; competition from companies
providing similar products and services, availability of sufficient
financial resources to enable us to expand our operations, as well
as other risks detailed from time to time in our filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
Contact: Investor and Media Contact: Craig Stout Chief
Operating Officer iMedicor, Inc. (845) 356-5211 cstout@vemics.com
Press Contact: Patient Access Solutions, Inc. 866-280-1156
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