PatentKeeper Appoints New CMO to Support Continued Leadership in Physician Information Systems
Donald P. Burt Jr. Brings Extensive Clinical and Operational Experience in the Business of Healthcare Delivery
Newton, Mass. - April 25, 2007 - PatientKeeper®, Inc., the industry's leading physician information system vendor, today announced it has named Donald P. Burt Jr., MD as chief medical officer. Burt will oversee corporate and product strategy, ensuring PatientKeeper continues to deliver strong clinical and financial benefits to its customers.
Burt brings to PatientKeeper a unique combination of clinical, business and information technology experience including proven success in clinical operations, EMR deployment, business development, and strategic planning. Prior to joining PatientKeeper, Burt spent four years at Berkshire Health Systems (BHS), one of the leading providers of comprehensive health care services in western Massachusetts, where he served as president of Berkshire Faculty Services, the system's large multi-specialty physician group practice. Prior to BFS, Burt served as a vice president at McKesson Corporation. He also served as the vice president and medical director for Health New England, a provider owned health maintenance organization. Earlier in his career, Burt was founder and co-director of the department of occupational medicine and a physician partner in internal medicine and geriatrics. Currently, Burt continues as an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Massachusetts School of Medicine.
"Over the past few years, PatientKeeper has grown at an extremely rapid rate as our Physician Information System has been adopted by a large number of organizations throughout the country," said Paul W. Brient, PatientKeeper chief executive officer. "Don's expertise and extensive clinical and business knowledge will be a tremendous asset to PatientKeeper as we continue our strong growth."
PatientKeeper is designed to support a physician throughout the entire day, across all settings of care. PatientKeeper's applications allow physicians to access their patients' electronic records, write prescriptions, enter charges for services, document patient encounters, and securely send messages to other caregivers - all in a single, integrated environment. PatientKeeper supports PCs running a Web browser as well as Smartphones and PDAs.
"PatientKeeper has earned a reputation as software that physicians actually get excited about because of its physician-intuitive design and positive impact on healthcare delivery," said Burt. "This is an exciting opportunity for me to help shape the company's growth and enhance how care is delivered."
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. PatientKeeper has been recognized with the 2006 Microsoft Healthcare User Group (MS-HUG) Award, 2006 and 2005 AMDIS (Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems) Awards for clients' successes, 2005 Frost & Sullivan Award for Industry Innovation and Advancement, and other industry awards. For more information, visit www.patientkeeper.com.
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