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| Community Care Physicians Selects Allscripts Practice Management System for 190 Physicians in New York Capitol Region |
Agreement Creates Seamless Connection to Allscripts Electronic Health Record and adds Allscripts Clinical Quality Solution to Automate Quality Reporting for 'Pay For Performance' Programs (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081013/AQM041LOGO) The agreement follows Community Care Physicians' implementation of the Allscripts Enterprise(TM) (formerly TouchWorks) Electronic Health Record, providing one fully integrated information solution for the physician-run organization. In addition to the practice management solution, the group will implement the Allscripts Clinical Quality Solution (CQS), which automates the quality reporting requirements of "pay-for-performance" programs and provides additional real-time clinical decision support information to improve the quality of patient care. "Community Care Physicians is committed to providing quality patient care
in the most effective and efficient manner possible, and the Allscripts
practice management solution makes it easier for us to deliver on that
promise," said Shirish Parikh, MD, MBA, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
of Community Care Physicians. The group operates 35 offices located across
The Allscripts practice management solution combines sophisticated scheduling and revenue cycle management tools to help physician practices become more productive while improving service to patients. Important features include advanced billing and reconciliation, referral and eligibility indicators, and automated patient appointment reminders. Pay-for-performance programs aim to lower the overall cost of healthcare by providing financial bonuses to physicians who deliver high quality care. "We're building a single, integrated workflow between the clinical and administrative sides of our medical group and clinics, and we chose Allscripts based on our success with the electronic health record, and our faith in the partnership," said Dr. Morris. "Allscripts is a company that really listens to the client and encourages you to be a part of its forward strategy. They're also a company that's going to be there for us over the long haul, unlike many of the companies that have come and gone in this industry." Allscripts Chief Executive Officer About Community Care Physicians Each year more than 100,000 Capital Region residents lead healthier lives thanks to the medical staff of Community Care Physicians. The physician-owned, physician-run multi-specialty medical group includes more than 190 doctors and other clinicians practicing out of 35 offices throughout the New York Capital District. True to its name, Community Care Physicians is an organization dedicated to ensuring that physicians oversee and manage all aspects of patient care. Over the past 20 years, Community Care has grown because both doctors and patients recognize the special value created when the physician is free to focus on the practice of medicine. About Allscripts Allscripts (Nasdaq: MDRX) uses innovation technology to bring health to
healthcare. More than 150,000 physicians, 700 hospitals and nearly 7,000
post-acute and homecare organizations utilize Allscripts to improve the health
of their patients and their bottom line. The company's award-winning
solutions include electronic health records, electronic prescribing, revenue
cycle management, practice management, document management, medication
services, hospital care management, emergency department information systems
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