Dr. James R. Morrow Named HIMSS Physician IT Leader of the Year
February 28 2007 - 1:56PM
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Allscripts Client Wins Top Honor NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 28
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- From the floor of the 2007 HIMSS
(Healthcare Information Management Systems Society) Annual
Conference and Exhibition, Allscripts is excited to join in the
recognition of Dr. James R. Morrow of North Fulton Family Medicine,
winner of the HIMSS Physician IT Leadership award, and a
long-standing user of the Allscripts Electronic Health Record.
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Physician IT Leadership award, announced in a ceremony here last
night, is presented annually to one individual who has demonstrated
significant leadership in the area of applying IT to the needs of
physicians, serving the Society and the industry. "The Electronic
Health Record has revitalized my purpose in life," said Dr. Morrow,
who is a family practice physician and a Commissioner on the
Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology
(CCHIT). "After twenty-some years in practice and being in an exam
room every day, I have an opportunity to impact a lot more lives.
Through my advocacy work, I feel like I am reaching out to people
who will then reach thousands, and that has energized me all over
again for healthcare." Dr. Morrow has achieved solid success using
technology to improve patient care and reduce costs at North
Fulton's 11-physician practice in suburban Atlanta. In 2004, Dr.
Morrow received the Nicholas Davies Award for Ambulatory Care
Excellence, the industry's top honor for achieving significant
success with an Electronic Health Record. In addition to his
position at CCHIT, Dr. Morrow is Director of the Medical
Association of Georgia Institute for Excellence in Medicine, a
member of the JCAHO Healthcare IT Advisory Panel and Physicians
Foundation Functional Review Panel, and volunteers his time in a
number of roles within HIMSS. He is also president and founder of
Healthcare Quality, Technology, & Research, Inc., a healthcare
information technology consulting firm. "As a physician dedicated
to quality patient care and a former HIMSS Davies Award of
Excellence recipient, Dr. Jim Morrow recognizes the benefit that
technology brings to his patients and to his medical practice,"
said H. Stephen Lieber, HIMSS President and Chief Executive
Officer. "He is a physician leader and volunteer with HIMSS, who
continues to share his knowledge and expertise with other
physicians who want to make the transition from paper to digital
records. HIMSS is honored to recognize Dr. Jim Morrow as the 2006
recipient of the Physician IT Leadership award." Thanks to Dr.
Morrow's leadership and drive throughout the implementation process
of North Fulton's HealthMatics(R) Electronic Health Record from
Allscripts, the practice experienced a full first-year return on
investment of $1,249,568. Automating the practice has also enabled
North Fulton to significantly increase the number of patients
treated annually from 21,000 to 80,000, while decreasing the number
of full-time physician support staff from 4.7 per physician prior
to implementation to 2.1 per physician today. "Dr. Morrow is a true
physician leader, based not only on his key role in implementing
HealthMatics at North Fulton, where they have achieved incredible
results, but also on his leadership within the broader physician
and IT community," said Glen Tullman, Chief Executive Officer of
Allscripts. "Allscripts is extremely proud to count Dr. Morrow as
our client and we congratulate him on this well-deserved honor."
Dr. Morrow attended Clemson University for his bachelor's and
master's degrees before graduating from the University of South
Carolina School of Medicine. Prior to joining North Fulton Family
Medicine in 1998, he practiced in his home of Greenville, South
Carolina. Today he practices in and manages North Fulton's office
in Cumming, Georgia. About North Fulton Family Medicine North
Fulton Family Medicine, which is comprised of three sites located
in Alpharetta, Cumming and Woodstock, Ga., handles 72,000 patient
encounters annually, primarily serving patients between the ages of
15 and 60. The practice provides such services as complete physical
examinations, onsite X-rays, cardiac exercise stress testing,
flexible sigmoidoscopy, pulmonary function testing, school and
sports physicals, immunization updates and worker's compensation
examinations. For more information, visit http://www.nffm.md/ .
About Allscripts Allscripts is the leading provider of clinical
software, connectivity and information solutions that physicians
use to improve healthcare. The Company's business groups provide
unique solutions that inform, connect and transform healthcare. The
Clinical Solutions Group's award-winning software applications
include electronic health record, practice management, electronic
prescribing, document imaging, emergency department and care
management solutions. Additionally, Allscripts provides clinical
product education and connectivity solutions for physicians and
patients through its Physicians Interactive(TM) Group and
medication fulfillment services through its Medication Services
Group. To learn more, visit Allscripts on the Web at
http://www.allscripts.com/ . This announcement may contain
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risks, uncertainties and assumptions that may affect Allscripts,
see the Company's 2005 Annual Report on Form 10-K, available
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