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Calyx Delivers Turnkey IT Solutions, EMR Implementation Services To Solo and Group Physician Practices With CalyxUnity.


CLEVELAND -- Calyx calyx (kā`lĭks): see sepal. , provider of innovative IT solutions & services for the healthcare community, today introduced CalyxUnity. The comprehensive products & services package enables solo & group physician practices to enjoy enterprise business-class IT solutions that increase security, maximize workflow, and reduce costs all at a low monthly subscription rate.

"Today's physician faces mounting challenges from all sides," said William Bryson, Director of Clinician clinician /cli·ni·cian/ (kli-nish´in) an expert clinical physician and teacher.

cli·ni·cian
n.
 Relations for Calyx. "With insurance costs rising, reimbursement Reimbursement

Payment made to someone for out-of-pocket expenses has incurred.
 rates declining, and government pressures increasing every day, the independent practice needs to adapt in order to thrive. Information technology solutions in general and CalyxUnity in particular, are at the heart of that adaptation."

Electronic Medical Records (EMR (ElectroMagnetic Radiation) The emanation of energy from everything in the universe. Although the EMR from electrical and electronic devices is typically measured for practical, every-day situations, every object, including humans, emanates energy. ) adoption is widely touted as the key component to overcome what many experts consider to be a healthcare crisis in this country. Estimates range up to $86 million in annual cost savings if all US providers adopt EMR.

CalyxUnity provides doctors and practice managers with a single source for all their computing needs including EMR selection & implementation, hardware procurement The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases.  & installation, network security & support, remote backup & recovery, and software help desk services. Packages also include broadband connectivity and can be customized for VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol See Internet and TCP/IP.

(networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol.
).

"By bundling these services and bringing them to a wide audience of physicians we can leverage economies of scale and provide our clients with enterprise-level products and services at a predictable low monthly cost," said Jason Fordu, Director of Business Development for Calyx. "That helps to remove one of the most commonly cited barriers to adoption - high capital outlay capital outlay

See capital expenditure.
 - and delivers exceptional value to our doctors."

About Calyx

Calyx provides innovative IT solutions and managed services An umbrella term for third-party monitoring and maintaining of computers, networks and software. The actual equipment may be inhouse or at the third-party's facilities, but the "managed" implies an ongoing effort; for example, making sure the equipment is running at a certain quality  to the healthcare community. Applying insights gained through years of working with solo & group physicians, community hospitals, and regional health networks, Calyx develops & delivers effective solutions that address our clients' business model as a whole and create long-term value for those clients. Calyx is the single-source provider of hardware, software, training & services to the modern healthcare provider. For more information about Calyx and how our products and services are changing the way IT solutions are delivered, visit us on the web at www.calyxllc.com or visit our blog, Innovative IT for Healthcare at http://calyxllc.typepad.com.
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