Physician Community at Mercy Medical Center Ecstatic About PatientKeeper Portal and Mobile Applications
Award-Winning Software Provides Organization with Important Competitive Advantage
Cedar Rapids, Iowa and Boston, Mass - May 18, 2006 - Mercy Medical Center, the leading healthcare provider in Eastern Iowa, and PatientKeeper®, the leading developer of physician information systems, today announced that physicians are saving time, enhancing patient care and service, and improving job satisfaction with software from PatientKeeper. The physician community is ecstatic about the success of the PatientKeeper portal and mobile applications, and benefits accrue to the entire organization. Mercy Medical Center has consistently earned national recognition for excellence and quality in patient care with skilled professionals working with the latest advances in medical technology.
"PatientKeeper has been very well adopted, leading to increased physician satisfaction and enhanced patient care and service," said A. Jim Tinker, president & CEO of Mercy Medical Center. "Giving our physicians an advantage has given the entire organization an important competitive advantage as well."
Physicians at Mercy Medical Center have enthusiastically embraced PatientKeeper Physician Portal™ and PatientKeeper Mobile Clinical Results™ . They now access their patients' complete medical records using PDAs, Smartphones, tablets, or any computer with a Web browser. The convenience, robustness, and ease of use of PatientKeeper have allowed physicians to focus on providing the highest quality of care rather than wrestling with information technology.
"When physicians have the proper tools for easy and timely access to clinical information, the community is the real winner," said Jeff Cash, CIO and vice president at Mercy Medical Center. "Patients receive the best health care possible, and the organization remains efficient and competitive."
Orthopaedic surgeon Sandeep Munjal, MD was one of the first area physicians to utilize the PatientKeeper technology. "It is very, very helpful. Even if you're out of town you can access patient data," said Dr. Munjal. "It has changed my routine. I can have patient information from home or anywhere I like. I don't have to call nurses for lab results or other information I need."
MercyCare family physician Marc Wilkinson, MD uses a cell phone as his PDA for PatientKeeper. "It allows me to check the status of my patients in a more timely manner and it makes rounds at the hospital easier. I no longer have to search for patient charts or find a free computer terminal," said Dr. Wilkinson.
Only PatientKeeper is designed to support physicians throughout their entire day, across all settings of care. 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. Mercy Medical Center is using PatientKeeper Physician Portal and PatientKeeper Mobile Clinical Results to enhance patient care and improve physician satisfaction.
- PatientKeeper Physician Portal provides a comprehensive, longitudinal view of a patient's entire medical history from any Web browser
- PatientKeeper Mobile Clinical Results delivers access to essential patient clinical information - anytime, anywhere with PDAs and Smartphones
Mercy Medical Center is one of over sixty MEDITECH hospitals that have selected PatientKeeper as their physician information system in just the last six months. In addition to MEDITECH, PatientKeeper has integrated to all major hospital information systems and electronic medial records (EMRs), including Cerner, Eclipsys, Epic, GE Healthcare/IDX, McKesson, QuadraMed, and Siemens.
"We are pleased Mercy Medical Center and their physicians have embraced PatientKeeper," said Paul W. Brient, PatientKeeper CEO and president. "PatientKeeper has a long track record of innovation and success with MEDITECH clients. We can provide all the benefits of direct integration and a fully redundant MEDITECH downtime solution, giving users uninterrupted access to patient information and clinical data even when the MEDITECH system is down."
About Mercy Medical Center
Mercy Medical Center is a fully accredited, not-for-profit healthcare organization serving Eastern Iowa offering state-of-the-art technology and services. When the Sisters of Mercy founded Mercy Hospital in 1900, they intended it to be not only "the peer of the best" but also a place of service to the sick and the poor. This vision of care and concern in the midst of high technology is the Sister's heritage. Today, The Mercy Touch® is embodied in the nurse who delays her dinner break to help the young mom close to delivering a child; in the housekeeper who holds the hand of an agitated patient while her coworker vacuums; in the volunteer who helps someone out of the elevator and directs a visitor. The Mercy organization exists to improve the health and wellness of the community it serves, and strives to promote excellence in all aspects of its service.
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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