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MICROSOFT HONORS PATIENTKEEPER WITH 2006 MS-HUG AWARD
PatientKeeper Charge Capture Wins Best in Class in the Category of Administrative/Financial Systems BOSTON, Mass. – February 9, 2006 – PatientKeeper®, the leading developer of physician information systems, today announced that Microsoft has honored the company with a 2006 Microsoft Healthcare User Group (MS-HUG) award. The PatientKeeper Charge Capture Suite™ won "Best of Class" in the category of Administrative/Financial Systems. The MS-HUG Awards are designed to award healthcare independent software vendors and systems integrators who best utilize Microsoft technology to provide tangible business benefits to healthcare organizations. PatientKeeper Charge Capture is a powerful billing solution that enables physicians to quickly, accurately, and easily record charges for services they deliver – using PDAs, Smartphones, tablet PCs, and laptops/desktops. Healthcare organizations using PatientKeeper Charge Capture are gaining substantial financial advantage. Many PatientKeeper clients report that Charge Capture pays for itself in less than a year and can help fund much of their key IT initiatives. Increased revenue is realized by eliminating lost charges, reducing charge lag, eliminating unnecessary rework, and improving coding compliance. By saving a few minutes for each patient encounter, physicians can gain as much as an extra hour of productive time per day. "PatientKeeper has developed a very affordable software solution for healthcare organizations," said Steve Shihadeh, General Manager, Microsoft Healthcare and Life Sciences. "Charge Capture Suite has delivered proven results in billing solutions, making PatientKeeper a strong ally in Microsoft's pursuit of a more connected healthcare system." PatientKeeper Charge Capture is one of many applications available on the PatientKeeper Platform®. Taken together, organizations can extend existing systems to encompass clinical results, electronic prescription, documentation and dictation, clinical surveillance, inter-provider communications, and much more. "We are thrilled that an independent, industry-recognized panel of judges selected PatientKeeper as a leading software vendor in healthcare," said Paul W. Brient, president and CEO, PatientKeeper. "We are proud of our track record of innovation and success." PatientKeeper is demonstrating their broad portfolio of applications at the PatientKeeper Booth (#1218) at the HIMSS 2006 Conference & Exhibition, Feb. 12-16, in San Diego. In addition, PatientKeeper will be featured at the Microsoft booth (#4533). 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 message to other caregivers -- all in a single integrated environment. For more information, visit www.patientkeeper.com or call 617-987-0300. Contact: Stephen S. Hau, PatientKeeper, shau@patientkeeper.com, (617) 987-0304 |