Guadalupe Regional Medical Center Selects PatientKeeper to be its Physician Information System
Best-In-Class Physician Portal, Mobile Applications, and Downtime Solution Help PatientKeeper Win 58 MEDITECH Hospitals in the Last Two Quarters
Seguin, Texas - March 14, 2006 - Guadalupe Regional Medical Center, a regional hospital committed to providing doctors state-of-the-art facilities and services, and advanced healthcare for patients, has selected PatientKeeper's award-winning Physician Information System™ to address its information technology needs with one integrated environment. At any time, anywhere physicians will be able to access clinical results, collaborate with other providers, and sign clinical notes and orders using PDAs, Smartphones, and Web browsers on tablet and desktop PCs. In addition, PatientKeeper® will provide physicians access to all available clinical information even during scheduled and unscheduled system downtimes of their MEDITECH system.
"We wanted our physicians to have a best-in-class physician portal, mobile applications, and a downtime solution," said Chuck McWorter, director of information technology at Guadalupe Regional Medical Center. "After an extensive evaluation of numerous pure play vendors, we discovered that PatientKeeper had the breadth and depth to address all our needs without compromise."
Only PatientKeeper is designed to support a physician's entire day. Applications allow physicians to access their patients' electronic records, write prescriptions, enter charges for services, document patient encounters, place orders, and securely send messages to other caregivers - all in a single integrated environment. Guadalupe Regional Medical Center's implementation will include PatientKeeper Mobile Clinical Results™, PatientKeeper Physician Portal™, and PatientKeeper eSignature™.
- PatientKeeper Mobile Clinical Results delivers access to essential patient clinical information - anytime, anywhere with PDAs and Smartphones
- PatientKeeper Physician Portal provides a comprehensive, longitudinal view of a patient's entire medical history from any Web browser
- PatientKeeper eSignature enables physicians to sign clinical notes and orders - anytime, anywhere - from a handheld PDA, laptop, wireless tablet, or desktop PC
Nearly 60 MEDITECH hospitals have become PatientKeeper customers in the last two quarters in large part because PatientKeeper offers the ability to combine direct MEDITECH integration with a fully redundant MEDITECH downtime solution, giving users uninterrupted access to patient information and clinical data even when the MEDITECH system is down.
"We were impressed with the range and maturity of PatientKeeper's applications - allowing us to address the entirety of a physician's workday," said Sankararao Tamtam, M.D., internal medicine, Guadalupe Regional Medical Center. "We are deploying clinical results, electronic signature, and a physician portal, knowing that we can easily add more applications as our needs dictate."
"We are excited to welcome Guadalupe to our large and growing MEDITECH customers base," said Paul W. Brient, president and chief executive officer of PatientKeeper. "Its vision for patient care excellence and a strong desire to provide leading edge technology for its physicians is what makes Guadalupe Regional Medical Center a leader in its market."
About Guadalupe Regional Medical Center
Guadalupe Regional Medical Center began operations in 1961. Since then, the medical center has grown from a small community medical center to a regional healthcare leader, serving residents of Guadalupe, Caldwell, Hays, Comal, and Wilson Counties. As a response to the managed care market, Guadalupe Regional Medical Center formed Guadalupe Regional Healthcare Network to remain competitive and help coordinate managed care contracts. Guadalupe Regional Medical Center takes pride in its ability to provide advanced healthcare and amenities like private patient suites while remaining focused on its responsibilities and goals as a community heath provider.
About PatientKeeper
PatientKeeper®, Inc. provides physicians with software that delivers clinical and financial benefits. Only PatientKeeper is designed to support a physician through the entire day. At any time, anywhere, physicians can access their patients' electronic records, write prescriptions, enter charges, dictate notes, document encounters, place orders, or send secure messages to other caregivers — all in a single integrated environment. For more information, visit www.patientkeeper.com or call 617-987-0300.
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