Carle Clinic Association Implementing InteGreat's EMR.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers SCOTTSDALE Scottsdale, city (1990 pop. 130,069), Maricopa co., central Ariz.; settled in 1895 by Winfield Scott, inc. 1951. It is a resort and retirement center in the Phoenix metropolitan area. , Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 19, 2004 InteGreat Inc. Monday Monday: see week. announced that Carle Clinic Association, Urbana Urbana (ûrbăn`ə). 1 City (1990 pop. 36,344), seat of Champaign co., E central Ill., adjoining Champaign; inc. 1833. With Champaign, its twin city, Urbana is a trade, medical, and educational center in a fertile farm area. , Ill., has purchased and begun the implementation of the InteGreat IC-Chart(TM) electronic medical record (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. ). The system was chosen to provide a high degree of safety for patients and immediate access to clinical data for physicians. Carle Clinic is a physician-owned, multispecialty group practice of nearly 300 physicians. "Carle Clinic physicians have had access to a good deal of online patient information for several years, but not everything they need in their office practices and not in the easiest to use format," said Bruce Bruce, Scottish royal family descended from an 11th-century Norman duke, Robert de Brus. He aided William I in his conquest of England (1066) and was given lands in England. Wellman, M.D., chief executive officer, Carle Clinic. "We have spent many hours over the past three years evaluating a number of products that would meet our physicians' and clinicians' needs for easy access to online clinical information at the time of a patient visit or call. In addition, we were seeking a system that would provide electronic checks and balances to ensure greater patient safety. For example, electronic prescription ordering eliminates any potential problem with physician handwriting HANDWRITING, evidence. Almost every person's handwriting has something whereby it may be distinguished from the writing of others, and this difference is sometimes intended by the term. 2. and prompts physicians on dosages and potential negative interactions with other medications the patient may already be taking; and reports generated in the system track whether a physician has seen and signed off on test results. After that evaluation, IC-Chart(TM) met our requirements and was affordable." IC-Chart software is a modular electronic medical record that helps physicians and other clinicians streamline their workflow The automatic routing of documents to the users responsible for working on them. Workflow is concerned with providing the information required to support each step of the business cycle. , resulting in more time spent on patient care, and less time on clerical tasks. IC-Chart automates the most common physician activities including prescribing, capturing charges, ordering lab tests, viewing results, and documenting clinical encounters. Using a single sign-on An identification system that lets users log into multiple Web sites on the Internet with one username and password. Single sign-on systems are also used within an enterprise, enabling users to access all authorized resources in the local network using the same username and password. , physicians can access clinical data anytime and anywhere, regardless of where it resides. "Because of its browser-based design, intuitive user interface and compatibility with existing physician workflow, we believe our physicians will quickly adapt to the new technology," Wellman added. "We were looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a company that could demonstrate its ability to implement an EMR in a large multispecialty group like Carle Clinic. InteGreat took us to an IC-Chart client site, and the staff of that organization was able to demonstrate how it uses IC-Chart every day, and to discuss its positive impacts for patients, physicians and support staff," stated Michael W. Bukosky, chief administrative officer A chief administrative officer (CAO) is responsible for administrative management of private, public or governmental corporations. The CAO is one of the highest ranking members of an organization, managing daily operations and usually reporting directly to the chief executive . "In addition, a modular implementation and pricing model ensured that IC-Chart would fit within our budget," Bukosky added. Once implementation is complete and a back-up system is established, Bukosky indicated the unwieldy paper charts will no longer be maintained. "We are extremely pleased that Carle Clinic Association selected InteGreat as their EMR partner," commented David Koeller, InteGreat's president. "One of our primary objectives in any IC-Chart implementation is to help create an environment where the usefulness of IC-Chart drives widespread use by physicians and other clinicians. We look forward to working with the staff at Carle Clinic with this same objective." About Carle Clinic Association Carle Clinic Association is a physician owned multispecialty group practice of nearly 300 physicians in more than 50 specialties and sub-specialties. With its main clinic facility in Urbana, Ill., Carle Clinic operates 10 branch clinic locations throughout east central Illinois Central Illinois is a region of the U.S. state of Illinois that consists of the entire central section of the state, divided in thirds from north to south. It is an area of mostly flat prairie. . For more information, go to www.carle.com. About InteGreat InteGreat is a leading provider of clinical software and information solutions for physician group practices. The company's IC-Chart software is a modular electronic medical record that helps physicians and other clinicians streamline their workflow, resulting in more time spent on patient care, and less time on clerical tasks. IC-Chart automates the most common physician activities including prescribing, capturing charges, ordering lab tests, viewing results, and documenting clinical encounters. IC-Chart supports HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191) Also known as the "Kennedy-Kassebaum Act," this U.S. law protects employees' health insurance coverage when they change or lose their jobs (Title I) and provides standards for patient health, compliance programs through comprehensive access audits. Because of its browser-based design, intuitive user interface and compatibility with existing physician workflow, IC-Chart has the widest acceptance by physicians of any EMR on the market today. Its modular implementation not only fits with most groups' capital budgets, it can also produce a significant return on investment in the first year of use. Using a single sign-on, physicians can access clinical data anytime and from anywhere. InteGreat is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. in Scottsdale, Ariz., with clients nationwide. For further information, please visit www.igreat.com. |
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