Hutchinson Selects Allscripts Electronic Health Record and Practice Management
CHICAGO and HUTCHINSON, Kan., May 8 // -- Allscripts (NASDAQ:MDRX), the leading provider of clinical software, connectivity and information solutions that physicians use to improve healthcare, announced today that Hutchinson Clinic will deploy the TouchWorks(TM) Electronic Health Record (EHR) and Practice Management (PM) solution to automate and connect clinical and administrative processes for its 65 physicians.
Hutchinson Clinic is a multi-specialty group practice with its main campus in Hutchinson and satellite clinics serving small towns across a 100-mile swath of rural Central Kansas. When the Clinic decided recently to replace its outdated practice management system, it used the opportunity to automate the clinical side of the practice as well.
"When you operate across a huge territory like ours, you have to make sure that the current patient record is available at all times to every provider, and that's not possible without an Electronic Health Record," said Les Zimmerman, Hutchinson Clinic's Chief Executive Officer. "Allscripts is the answer, for both the clinic and the back office."
TouchWorks will enable Hutchinson's physicians to instantly access patient information when and where they need it -- in the main campus or satellite offices, at the hospital or while on-call at home. The web-based solution speeds and automates everyday clinical tasks such as prescribing and refilling medications, ordering and viewing tests, and documenting care. Additionally, TouchWorks combines sophisticated scheduling and financial management tools in a single package and incorporates advanced functionality such as rule-based appointment scheduling, multi-resource and recurring appointment features, referral and eligibility indicators, and appointment and claims management. The combined EHR-PM solution is built on a single intelligent platform with Microsoft SQL Server technology to meet the clinical and administrative needs of medical groups across the country.
"We wanted a combined system that would make us more efficient across the business, that was intuitive and powerful enough to easily handle our volume of patients, and Allscripts was the clear choice," said Hutchinson Clinic President James Ruhlmann, MD. "What also sold us was the company's track record on implementations, where they have a stellar reputation for making sure that clients get up on the system without a drop-off in production."
Hutchinson Clinic plans to offer the Allscripts solution to smaller physician groups in Central Kansas via a Medical Service Organization (MSO) model, said Zimmerman. The Clinic would host the solution and offer technical support to the smaller groups in return for a monthly or annual fee.
"We are proud to have been selected by one of the nation's leading rural practices to transform their business," said Glen Tullman, Chief Executive Officer of Allscripts. "With our solutions in place, Hutchinson Clinic will no longer have to shuffle paper charts between distant clinics and struggle to keep critical information up to date because their physicians will have it instantly available at all times."
About Hutchinson Clinic
Founded in 1959, the Hutchinson Clinic is a team of 65 physicians and more than 700 healthcare professionals that have pooled their resources to provide the highest possible standard of comprehensive medical and surgical care. Representing every major specialty of medicine, the Clinic serves a population of 150,000 spread across a 100-mile area of Central Kansas. For more information, visit the Hutchinson Clinic on the web at http://www.hutchclinic.com/.
About Allscripts
Allscripts is the leading provider of clinical software, connectivity and information solutions that physicians use to improve healthcare. The Company's business units provide unique solutions that inform, connect and transform healthcare. Allscripts award-winning software applications include electronic health records, practice management, e-prescribing, document imaging, emergency department, and care management solutions, all offered through the Company's Clinical Solutions units. Additionally, Allscripts provides clinical product education and connectivity solutions for physicians and patients through its Physicians Interactive(TM) unit, and medication fulfillment services through its Medication Services unit. To learn more, visit Allscripts on the Web at http://www.allscripts.com/.
Source: Allscripts
CONTACT: Dan Michelson, Chief Marketing Officer, +1-312-506-1217, dan.michelson@allscripts.com, of Allscripts; or Les
Zimmerman, Chief Executive Officer of Hutchinson Clinic, +1-620-669-2626, zimmermanl@hutchclinic.com
Web site: http://www.allscripts.com/
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