EHR Implementation Endorsed by Allina for Regional Providers
CARROLLTON, Ga., Jan. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Greenway Medical Technologies, Inc. today announced that Allina Hospitals & Clinics has selected PrimeSUITE®, the company's integrated electronic health record (EHR) practice management and interoperability solution, for endorsement to healthcare providers across Minnesota and western Wisconsin.
The endorsement was based, in part, on PrimeSUITE's ability to interface tightly with Allina's Epic-based electronic medical record system used throughout its hospital and clinic operations.
"Allina fully understands the needs and challenges associated with EHR adoption, and as a result, has endorsed Greenway® for our data exchange and interoperability expertise," said Greenway President and CEO Tee Green. "Allina's affiliated practices that choose Greenway can adopt a full interoperability capacity, thus helping advance care coordination and patient safety across the region."
"We are pleased to have Greenway Medical Technologies join our select roster of health IT companies that will partner with us in striving to reach the goals of significantly improving the quality and effectiveness of physicians across Minnesota and western Wisconsin," said Robert Wieland, MD, executive vice president, Allina Clinic and Community Division.
About Allina Hospitals & Clinics
Allina Hospitals & Clinics is a not-for-profit system of hospitals, clinics and other health care services, providing care throughout Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Allina owns and operates 11 hospitals, more than 90 clinics, and health care services, including home care, hospice and palliative care, oxygen and medical equipment, pharmacies and emergency medical transportation. www.allina.com
About Greenway Medical Technologies, Inc.
Greenway Medical Technologies provides innovative EHR, ambulatory healthcare and clinical research business solutions and services to more than 23,000 healthcare providers nationwide, in 31 specialties and subspecialties, by enhancing the delivery of patient care through advanced health IT software and on-demand services that allow physician practices to function at their highest level of efficiency in group practice, IDN, REC, HIE, IPA, Accountable Care Organization (ACO) and Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) settings. Established in 1998, Carrollton, Ga.-based Greenway is a privately held company with more than 400 employees.
About PrimeSUITE 2011 Meaningful Use Certification
PrimeSUITE® 2011 is an ONC-ATCB Complete EHR. The 2011/2012 criteria supports the Stage 1 meaningful use measures required to qualify eligible providers and hospitals for funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). This Complete EHR is 2011/2012 compliant and has been certified by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT®), an ONC-ATCB, in accordance with the applicable certification criteria adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. This certification does not represent an endorsement by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services or guarantee the receipt of incentive payments. PrimeSUITE 2011 was certified on October 14, 2010, certification number CC-1112-699072-1 for clinical quality measures NQF 0421, 0013, 0028, 0041, 0024, 0038, 0031, 0032 and 0034.
Review complete details of PrimeSUITE 2011's meaningful use certification on CCHIT and ONC websites: http://www.cchit.org/get_certified/ONC-ATCB-Certified-2011-2012 and http://onc-chpl.force.com/ehrcert.
For more information about Greenway, visit www.greenwaymedical.com. You can also follow developments at Greenway through online and social media:
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Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in the press release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe-harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially, including but not limited to economic, competitive, governmental, and technological factors affecting the Company's operations, markets, services and related products, prices, and other factors.
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