Waltham, MA (PRWEB) January 24, 2012
PatientKeeper?, Inc., the leading provider of physician healthcare information systems, today announced that Montrose Memorial Hospital, a 75-bed not-for-profit hospital in Montrose, Colorado, has purchased PatientKeeper?s suite of advanced clinical applications to automate physician workflow and drive physician adoption of healthcare information technology.
Montrose Memorial, which already attested to Stage 1 Meaningful Use and received its Stage 1 incentive payment from the federal government, is looking to PatientKeeper to help it achieve much higher levels of physician adoption of computerized physician order entry (CPOE) and electronic physician documentation, which will be required to meet anticipated Stage 2 and 3 targets.
Montrose Memorial officials said they were attracted to PatientKeeper for its proven physician appeal ? more than 40,000 physicians nationwide already use PatientKeeper products ? and its strong mobile offerings. PatientKeeper enables physicians to access their patient information and workflow applications on Apple iPhones, iPads, and Android devices, as well as on desktop and laptop computers.
In addition, since PatientKeeper is an overlay to a hospital?s existing IT infrastructure, it?s a far more cost-effective solution than ripping and replacing current systems. Montrose Memorial will integrate PatientKeeper with its existing MEDITECH Client Server hospital information system and other clinical software currently used throughout the hospital.
Montrose Memorial?s PatientKeeper implementation will include the PatientKeeper Physician Portal, CPOE, Medication Reconciliation, NoteWriter, Mobile Clinical Results, Sign-Out, Provider Directory, and e-Signature.
?We took a very collaborative approach with our physicians in selecting a physician portal they would really use,? said Carlos Lovera, Montrose Memorial?s director of information technology. ?They chose PatientKeeper because it?s very comfortable and easy for them. They want to log into one location to access all the systems they need from one place, and PatientKeeper provides that.”
?CPOE was another important driver for selecting PatientKeeper,? Lovera added. ?Our physicians really like the user experience PatientKeeper provides. As a result, our physicians are committed to helping us attain 80 percent CPOE usage throughout the hospital to exceed our Stage 2 Meaningful Use targets.?
Dr. Bryce Lokey, an internist in private practice at Internal Medicine Specialty Group and one of the leading physician champions for healthcare IT at Montrose Memorial, said PatientKeeper offered the most physician-friendly solution he and his colleagues had seen. ?It?s appealing and simple and brings forward the information I need,? Lokey said. ?In fact, a common reaction from the staff when they see it is, ?How soon can I start using it?? The web portal is great, but I think eventually many of our physicians will use PatientKeeper on their smartphones and iPads.?
Dr. Lokey also was impressed with PatientKeeper?s commitment to maximizing the physician?s user experience. ?The company has shown a great interest in working with end users to ensure the experience is what they want,? he said.
?Montrose Memorial is situated in a hotbed of healthcare IT innovation, and has positioned itself on the leading edge of Meaningful Use, so the hospital understands what it takes to engage physicians with technology,? said Paul Brient, president and CEO of PatientKeeper. ?We?re delighted to be a significant part of their healthcare IT initiative, and look forward to helping improve physician workflow and patient care as Montrose exceeds the requirements for Stages 2 and 3 of Meaningful Use.?
About PatientKeeper
PatientKeeper? Inc., the leading provider of physician healthcare information systems, enables physicians and hospitals to focus on their patients, not technology. PatientKeeper provides highly intuitive software for physicians that streamlines workflow to improve productivity and patient care. PatientKeeper?s CPOE, physician documentation, electronic charge capture and other applications run on desktop and laptop computers and popular handheld devices and tablets. PatientKeeper?s software integrates with existing healthcare information systems to create the most effective solution for driving physician adoption of technology, meeting Meaningful Use and transitioning to ICD-10. For more information about PatientKeeper, which is headquartered near Boston, Mass., visit http://www.patientkeeper.com or call 781-373-6100.
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Waltham, MA (PRWEB) January 11, 2012
PatientKeeper? Inc., the leading provider of physician healthcare information systems, today announced that Massachusetts Eye and Ear Associates, Inc. (MEEA) will use PatientKeeper Charge Capture? to migrate professional fee charge capture for its 250 clinicians from paper to computers. The switch is driven by MEEA?s desire for greater efficiency and accuracy in capturing professional charges, and to accommodate the impending nationwide transition to the ICD-10 medical diagnosis coding system, mandated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
MEEA also will use PatientKeeper P4P?, which adds the ability to capture and report compliance information for any of the claims-based Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) measures defined by CMS. PQRS is a pay-for-performance program that offers compelling financial incentives to healthcare providers if they report on at least three quality measures in 80 percent of cases where measures are reportable.
MEEA is the physician group of the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, an independent specialty hospital providing patient care for disorders of the eye, ear, nose, throat, head and neck. Mass. Eye and Ear is an international leader in ophthalmology and otolaryngology research and a teaching partner of Harvard Medical School.
PatientKeeper Charge Capture allows healthcare providers to improve revenue cycle management by dramatically reducing lost charges and lag days through the elimination of inefficiencies associated with paper-based charge systems. The system allows physicians to record charges on whatever device they prefer, including desktop and laptop computers, popular smartphones, and tablets.
?Electronic charge capture is something we?ve needed for many years, and the advent of ICD-10 has made the requirement more urgent,? said Barbara Scully, Director of Professional Revenue Cycle at MEEA. ?We?re excited that we now have an opportunity to implement PatientKeeper, which will offer multiple benefits to MEEA, as it has for other major hospital-affiliated physician groups in the Boston area.?
Initially MEEA plans to deploy PatientKeeper on desktop computers; over time, Scully expects more physicians to use PatientKeeper on Apple iPhones, iPads and other handheld devices.
?MEEA is a prestigious addition to our PatientKeeper Charge Capture client roster,? PatientKeeper president and CEO Paul Brient said. ?Their decision further validates the importance of electronic charge capture as an element of a comprehensive ICD-10 solution.?
About PatientKeeper
PatientKeeper? Inc., the leading provider of physician healthcare information systems enables physicians and hospitals to focus on their patients, not technology. PatientKeeper provides highly intuitive software for physicians that streamlines workflow to improve productivity and patient care. PatientKeeper?s CPOE, physician documentation, electronic charge capture and other applications run on desktop and laptop computers and popular handheld devices and tablets. PatientKeeper?s software integrates with existing healthcare information systems to create the most effective solution for driving physician adoption of technology, meeting Meaningful Use and transitioning to ICD-10. For more information about PatientKeeper, which is headquartered near Boston, Mass., visit http://www.patientkeeper.com or call 781-373-6100.
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