PatientKeeper Continues Its Strong Growth In The MEDITECH Hospital Market
Demand Fueled by the Need for Anytime, Anywhere Access to Patient Information and a Cost Effective Solution for Business Continuity
BOSTON, Mass.–July 16, 2008 – PatientKeeper®, Inc., the leading provider of integrated physician information systems, announces that its MEDITECH customer base has grown to over 200 hospitals, representing a significant portion of the hospitals running MEDITECH in the United States. Across the nation, the market demand for PatientKeeper software is driven by a growing need among hospitals to improve the physician experience with access to data in MEDITECH and other ancillary systems, provide a cost-effective means of accessing clinical data outside the hospital, and to implement a robust business continuity solution to allow all clinicians to access data in MEDITECH when the MEDITECH system is not available.
PatientKeeper software has recently been implemented at a number of MEDITECH facilities including Ohio’s Berger Health System, St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, Maryland (a member of Catholic Health Initiatives), and Provena St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, Illinois.
By adding the PatientKeeper Physician Information System as a layer on top of MEDITECH and other ancillary systems, hospitals deliver a unified view of patient information and provide their physicians with a tightly integrated suite of physician-centric applications. The Physician Information System gives physicians a modern browser-based view of patient data on tablets, laptops and PCs, and offers a mobile companion that runs on most major Smartphones and PDAs.
PatientKeeper’s proven integration technology connects disparate systems that physicians typically access throughout their workday into a single physician portal. With a single sign-on, the PatientKeeper Portal enables providers to review clinical data from multiple sources —including lab and test results, EKG, PACS, fetal monitoring, Ambulatory EMRs and medication histories; hand off patients to other physicians at the end of a shift; and electronically sign medical record documentation. This improves physician satisfaction with hospital IT, provides cost-effective remote access to information for the affiliated physician community and extends the value of MEDITECH and other hospital applications.
“What impressed us most about PatientKeeper’s portal solution is that not only does it provide a physician-friendly shell over MEDITECH, but it actually integrates clinical information into a physician-centric workflow,” said Andy Chileski, Berger Health System CIO. “Physicians rave about PatientKeeper’s Portal and its usability. Some of the physicians have commented that our system now outshines those offered by some of the bigger tertiary facilities in the area.”
Another benefit of the PatientKeeper Physician Information System is that it provides redundancy for clinical information — an effective and economical solution to ensure business continuity during both planned and unplanned MEDITECH system downtime. This capability ensures that physicians and other caregivers will always have the information they need for patient care while supporting the JCAHO guidelines for continuous access to clinical information.
“We are very excited to add these hospitals and their physicians to our growing customer base,” said Paul W. Brient, PatientKeeper president and CEO. “The breadth and depth of our physician applications give our customers the opportunity to expand the capabilities they can offer their physician community to improve patient care. We look forward to working with them as they continue on this bright path.”
About PatientKeeper:
As an innovator, creator and leading supplier of integrated physician information systems, PatientKeeper's applications provide a single point of anytime, anywhere access to clinical and financial data from multiple, disparate systems. PatientKeeper's technology automates the provider’s day to transform their experience and improve satisfaction. The Company’s physician-centric portal and mobile applications improve user satisfaction and patient safety, increase revenue and simplify data access and interoperability for community health information exchange. For more information, visit http://www.patientkeeper.com.