Soundview Medical Associates Selects Allscripts Electronic Health Record and Practice Management
October 29 2009 - 10:44AM
PR Newswire (US)
Misys practice management client upgrades to Allscripts to enhance
quality of care and help achieve 'Medical Home' status CHICAGO and
NORWALK, Conn., Oct. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Allscripts
announced today that Soundview Medical Associates has selected
Allscripts Electronic Health Record (EHR) and Practice Management
(PM) to enhance the quality of the care delivered by its 22
physicians, improve patient communications, and better manage the
cost of care delivery. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081013/AQM041LOGO) Soundview
has used the Misys TigerĀ® practice management solution since 1998
and wanted an Electronic Health Record that would integrate
seamlessly with the administrative billing and scheduling system.
Allscripts merged with Misys Healthcare in October 2008. "When
Allscripts and Misys joined forces, we immediately took a long look
at the Allscripts electronic health record, not only because we
have a lot invested in our practice management system but because
no other EHR could integrate with that system and its years of
accumulated patient information as seamlessly as Allscripts," said
Eileen Smith, Executive Director of Soundview Medical Associates.
"Once our physicians decided they wanted the Allscripts EHR, we
realized it made sense to upgrade to their latest practice
management solution as well. We're confident that the integrated
solution will improve our ability to offer safe, quality health
care for our patients and do so in the most efficient and cost
effective manner." Smith said Soundview's physicians selected
Allscripts for its "user friendly interface," its reputation for
reliability and its ability to seamlessly integrate the clinical
and business aspects of the practice. Integration with Hospital
Information Soundview plans to establish connectivity between the
new system and key information systems at Norwalk Hospital, a
328-bed private not-for-profit acute-care community hospital that
is a teaching affiliate of the Yale University School of Medicine.
"Our goal is to provide state-of-the-art care for the patients of
the Norwalk region, and Allscripts is helping us get there with
capabilities like connectivity to Norwalk hospital's clinical
information systems so our providers have all the information
needed, whether from other physicians or the hospital, to provide
true continuity of care for better health results," said Smith.
Achieving "Medical Home" Status Smith added that the Electronic
Health Record's ability to share information with other IT systems
and between its providers will help Soundview qualify as a "Patient
Centered Medical Home" (PCMH). This designation, available to
physician groups through the National Committee for Quality
Assurance (NCQA), is built upon emerging practice standards that
seek to strengthen the physician-patient relationship by replacing
episodic care based on illnesses and patient complaints with
coordinated care and a long-term healing relationship. The PCMH
model of care requires technology such as the Electronic Health
Record that integrates information from hospitals, physician
offices, post-acute facilities and other care settings into a
single system to support comprehensive, coordinated patient care.
"Soundview's selection of Allscripts confirms the strength of our
electronic health record and practice management solution and its
growing appeal to the 110,000 physicians nationwide who use our
Misys solutions," said Glen Tullman, Chief Executive Officer of
Allscripts. "As our nation continues to look for ways to improve
our healthcare system, it is organizations like Soundview that are
leading the way by leveraging technology to take their practice to
the next level and achieving meaningful results like those
supported by the patient centered medical home model." About
Soundview Medical Associates "Formed with seven physicians in 1998,
Soundview medical Associates has grown to its current 22
multispeciality physician group, with three mid-level providers who
offer internal medicine, family practice, gastroenterology,
endocrinology, nephrology, pulmonary, non-invasive cardiology, and
rheumatology. In February 2008 Soundview moved to a new 25,000
square foot facility that includes state -of-the art technologies
such as digital X-Ray, cardiac digital echo and stress tests, Bone
Density Scan (DEXA) for osteoporosis, thyroid ultrasound, Pulmonary
function testing, Lactose intolerance testing, amulatory blood
pressure monitoring, as well as a full service laboratory.
Soundview also has recently opened on premise an Infusion center
for therapies such as remicade and reclast, as well as hydration to
help keep patients out of the emergency room. Soundview Medical
also offers nutrition counseling and a diabetes center. The hours
of operation include regularly scheduled appointments, as well as
walk-in urgi care until weekdays to 8:00 pm, and Saturday and
Sundays. To learn more, visit http://www.soundviewmedical.com/.
About Allscripts Allscripts uses innovation technology to bring
health to healthcare. More than 160,000 physicians, 800 hospitals
and nearly 8,000 post-acute and homecare organizations utilize
Allscripts to improve the health of their patients and their bottom
line. The company's award-winning solutions include electronic
health records, electronic prescribing, revenue cycle management,
practice management, document management, hospital care management,
emergency department information systems and homecare automation.
Allscripts is the brand name of Allscripts-Misys Healthcare
Solutions, Inc. To learn more, visit http://www.allscripts.com/.
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