Dean McGee Eye Institute Selects ifa united i-tech as Its Future Electronic Health Record Software
March 16 2012 - 2:58PM
Business Wire
ifa united i-tech, a U.S. subsidiary of ifa Systems AG, the
global leader for IT solutions in ophthalmology, announced that the
Dean McGee Eye Institute (DMEI) selected ifa EMR v6 as its future
Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system.
“Health IT will play an important role in the future practice of
ophthalmology,” said Gregory Skuta, M.D., DMEI President and CEO.
“We are dedicated to providing the highest level of patient care
using the latest technology platforms. This decision, spanning two
years, was based on a broad market analysis followed by a
comprehensive evaluation of the leading EMR vendors. The entire
DMEI team of clinicians, technicians, IT specialists and other
future users were actively involved in the selection process.”
“The Board and the entire team at ifa united i-tech are honored
by the decision of the Dean McGee Eye Institute to choose ifa
systems as its EMR application,” said Rainer Waedlich, Chairman of
ifa Systems, AG. “We are committed to the project and will
establish, together with the DMEI team, a ‘Center of
Excellence’ for Health IT in Ophthalmology.”
About Dean McGee Eye Institute
The Dean McGee Eye Institute is one of the largest and most
respected eye institutes in the United States and houses the
Department of Ophthalmology for the University of Oklahoma College
of Medicine. Its research and training programs are among the most
highly regarded in the country. More than half of the Institute’s
ophthalmologists are listed in The Best Doctors in America; its
Director of Vision Research is a past president of the
International Society for Eye Research; two members of the faculty
are recent or current directors of the American Board of
Ophthalmology; three serve on the Board of Trustees of the American
Academy of Ophthalmology; and one recently served as president of
the American Glaucoma Society.
About ifa united i-tech
The ifa Group of Companies is a professional Health IT provider
dedicated to ophthalmology. With more than 10,000 user licenses
worldwide, ifa is the leading provider for Electronic Medical
Record systems for eye care professionals. The DMEI project will
become a “Center of Excellence” for ifa and INOVEON Corp., an ifa
subsidiary based also in Oklahoma City, OK. The US is the most
rapidly growing market for Electronic Health Records due to the
government stimulus incentives. The ifa system is ONC certified
(Office of National Coordination) and is compliant with all
requirements published by the American Academy of Ophthalmology
(AAO). The DMEI implementation process will follow certified
quality management regulations (ISO 9001:2008). ifa Systems AG is
listed in the Entry Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange
(symbol IS8).
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