Best of Show Health Information Solutions Shine at TEPR '03; Judges Select Winners of 4th Annual TEPR Awards.

Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers

TEPR 2003

SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 13, 2003

During the Exhibit Hall Reception at the 19th Annual TEPR Conference, www.tepr.com, twenty-four impressive healthcare information system solutions in eight categories were recognized as TEPR Award winners. Robecca Quammen, of The Quammen Group served as the lead on the fifteen member judges' panel.

The independent panel of judges reviewed application information and customer testimony, scored each entry, and selected three finalists for each category. The finalists were announced on April 14, and then presented on Saturday, May 10, during TEPR pre-conference activities.

First, Second or Third Honors were then determined in each category.

Solutions chosen by the TEPR Awards process serve to streamline system selection and implementation for the professional interested in developing electronic healthcare.

The names of the Award Categories and First, Second and Third Honors are listed below:

Practice Management Systems - Physicians Offices

1. NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, Inc. - Enterprise

Practice Management

2. Epic Systems Corporation - Cadence Enterprise

Scheduling/Resolute Professional Billing

3. Microsys Computing, Inc. - MicroMD

Document Imaging Solutions for Hospitals

1. Advanced Imaging Concepts, Inc. - IMPACT.MD

2. McKesson Corporation - Horizon Patient Folder

3. IDX System Corporation - Carecast Document Management

System

Wireless Solutions for Hospitals

1. MercuryMD - MData Enterprise System

2. Epic Systems Corporation - EpicCare Inpatient Clinical

System

3. Acer America and Teges Corporation- i-Rounds on the Acer

Convertible Tablet Notebook Computer 

Wireless Solutions for Physician Offices

1. Midmark Diagnostics Group - IQmark Digital ECG 

2. Epic Systems Corporation - EpicCare Ambulatory EMR 

3. MDanywhere Technologies, Inc - MDAMobile

EMR Systems for Small Hospitals (Up to 199 beds)

1. Siemens - Soarian Cardiology

2. Cerner Corporation - Community Hospital Solutions

3. Askesis Development Group, Inc. - PsychConsult Provider 5.0

EMR Systems for Medium/Large Hospitals (200+ beds)

1. Epic Systems Corporation - EpicCare Inpatient

2. Cerner Corporation - PowerChart

3. MDanywhere Technologies, Inc. - MDAClinical

EMR Systems Small/Solo Practice (1-14 physicians)

1. eClinicalWorks - eClinicalWorks EMR

2. JMJ Technologies, Inc. - EncounterPRO

3. Hamilton Scientific/VerizonIT - myPatientCharts

EMR Medium/Large Practices (15+ physicians)

1. NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, Inc. - NextGen EMR

2. Epic Systems Corporation - EpicCare Ambulatory EMR

3. iMedica - PhysicianSuite

The TEPR Award judges include; Margret Amayatakul, Margret\A Consulting, LLC, Mark Blatt, MD, Intel Corporation, Edmund Billings, MD, Billings Brand Development, Barry Blumenfeld, MD, Partners Healthcare System, Inc., Michael Cohen, MRC Consulting Group, Chuck Jaffe, MD, PhD, Astra Zeneca, Helen Jesse, Cap Gemini, Ernst & Young, Mindi McKenna, PhD, eHealthCoach, Mindi McKenna, PhD, eHealthCoach, David Miller, Cap Gemini, Ernst & Young, David Mohr, MD, Mayo Clinic, Cali Samuels, CSMed, LLC, Walter Sujansky, MD, ePocrates, Kraig Sullivan, Centura Health, Claudia Tessier, MoHCA, Robecca Quammen, The Quammen Group.

TEPR '03 Conference and Exhibition is produced by Medical Records Institute, celebrating its 19th anniversary May 10 - 14, 2003, at the San Antonio Convention Center inTexas. TEPR is widely regarded as the most comprehensive educational health IT event in the industry offering 400+ accredited presentations, demonstrations and tutorials, and more than 140 vendor exhibits. TEPR celebrates its 20th year in Fort Lauderdale, May 17 - 21. 2004.