ProMedica Health System Adopts PatientKeeper as its Physican Information System
Award-Winning Software Saves Physicians Time, Enhances Patient Safety, and Increases Revenue
Boston, Mass and Toledo, Ohio - May 23, 2006 - ProMedica Health System, the largest health care provider in northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan, today announced that it has adopted PatientKeeper® as its physician information system. Physicians use the PatientKeeper Mobile Clinical Results™ application to access their patients' medical records and the PatientKeeper Charge Capture™ application to accurately record the services they provide. ProMedica is the top ranked integrated health system in the United States, according to the 2006 edition of Verispan's annual IHN health assessment report. PatientKeeper supports ProMedica's commitment to provide high-quality, cost-effective healthcare to the communities it serves.
"PatientKeeper is a key part of our information technology and quality improvement strategy," said Tom Della Flora, vice president of information services for ProMedica Health System. "This software is a true information system for physicians, helping them manage clinical and financial information throughout the day. PatientKeeper provided the proven track record we required for this important and highly visible initiative."
Only PatientKeeper is designed to support a physician's entire day. PatientKeeper's 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. PatientKeeper can support any tablet or PC running a Web browser as well as Palm OS® and Windows Mobile® devices.
All ProMedica physicians can access PatientKeeper applications, including PatientKeeper Mobile Clinical Results and PatientKeeper Charge Capture:
- PatientKeeper Mobile Clinical Results delivers access to essential patient clinical information - anytime, anywhere with PDAs and Smartphones
- PatientKeeper Charge Capture enables clinicians to quickly and easily record charges for services they deliver - at the point of care, in the office, or anywhere in between
"PatientKeeper is an effective and efficient tool for physicians at ProMedica," said Dale A. Patterson, M.D. of ProMedica. "The program makes lab results, radiology results, medication lists, and dictated consults readily available at the point of care. The billing module simplifies the process and ensures that charges are not lost. Having used the program for two months, I am hooked and could not imagine not having PatientKeeper."
"We are pleased that ProMedica Health System has made PatientKeeper a key part of its information technology initiative," said Paul W. Brient, president and chief executive officer of PatientKeeper. "We are committed to supporting ProMedica in continuing to be recognized as the top-ranked health system in the country and ensuring their physicians have easy access to information so that their patients can receive the best care."
About ProMedica Health System
ProMedica Health System, ranked the most integrated health system in the country, was formed in 1986 and is a Toledo, Ohio-based, not-for-profit health care organization with 15,000 employees, 70 corporations and joint ventures, 2,900 physicians, and more than 233 facilities in its 23-county service area in Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan. ProMedica facilities treated over 2.25 million patients in 2005 and includes 10 hospitals; ProMedica Continuing Care Services with senior, rehabilitation, and integrative services; ProMedica Physician Group, a large network of primary care, obstetrics, and specialist physicians; Paramount Health care, the largest HMO in northwest Ohio; and the Health, Education, and Research Corporation, with more than 60 academic affiliations.
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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