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Complete Healthcare Solutions, Inc. to Become Value Added Reseller for DrFirst's Rcopia e-Prescribing and Charge Capture Products.


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Pri-MedEast Conference

ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 6, 2003

DrFirst announced today an agreement with Complete Healthcare Solutions, Inc. (CHS (Cylinder Head Sector) An earlier method of addressing a hard disk by referencing all three physical elements of the drive. It was superseded by logical block addressing (see LBA). ) to become a Value Added Reseller See VAR.

(company) value added reseller - (VAR, or "value added retailer") A company which sells something (e.g. computers) made by another company (an OEM) with extra components added (e.g. specialist software).
 (VAR) of DrFirst's Rcopia e-Prescribing and Charge Capture products. Under the agreement, CHS will offer onsite sales and services of the Rcopia product line to physicians, independent physician associations (IPAs), and large physician clinics, primarily in New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. . CHS, based in Palmer, Massachusetts Palmer is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 12,497 at the 2000 census. The estimated 2005 population is 12,925.

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, is a leading full-service provider of software, installation, training, and practice management solutions to healthcare providers.

"DrFirst is pleased to partner with CHS as part of our efforts to promote the physician adoption of e-Prescribing in New England," said John F. Bartos, Jr., President of DrFirst. With its reputation as one of the top providers of healthcare solutions in the country and its unique position in the New England marketplace, CHS is strategically situated to reach providers at the practice level.

DrFirst considers CHS the first of many business partners and VARs that it will attract as it introduces Rcopia, its highly regarded electronic prescription writing solution, to physicians nation-wide.

CHS decided to offer Rcopia because it is the most complete end-to-end, networked solution in the marketplace, offering state-of-the-art electronic prescribing service and charge capture functionality. "As a truly mobile solution, we were greatly impressed with Rcopia's unique ability to serve the workflow needs of the physician," said Michael Penna pen·na  
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, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  of CHS. "We haven't found another solution combining Rcopia's ability to check allergy and drug interactions and formulary formulary /for·mu·lary/ (for´mu-lar?e) a collection of recipes, formulas, and prescriptions.

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 compliance at the point-of-care along with Rcopia's robust back-end connectivity," said Penna. The ease of implementation was another decisive factor Noun 1. decisive factor - a point or fact or remark that settles something conclusively
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causal factor, determinant, determining factor, determinative, determiner - a determining or causal element or factor; "education is an important determinant of
 in choosing to offer Rcopia.

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 from November 7-9 at booth #2023.

About DrFirst

Utilizing the latest advancements in Internet, security, wireless and Personal Digital Assistant (PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). ) technology, DrFirst provides a suite of integrated, affordable, intuitive and easily implemented products and services to the healthcare community. DrFirst's products include e-prescribing, charge capture, and secure messaging. These comprehensive solutions solve critical communication, business productivity and clinical needs of physicians, clinics, hospitals and health systems. More information about DrFirst can be found at www.drfirst.com.

About Complete HealthCare Solutions, Inc. (CHS)

CHS, Inc. services over 2,000 providers in the Northeast U.S. This base of clients is growing rapidly, as medical practices realize the benefit of a single source for an integrated set of software applications that can automate virtually every aspect of their medical practice. Most of these practices switched to CHS, Inc.'s products from outdated, expensive proprietary systems that were not able to share data with other software applications that are appealing to clinicians and practice managers. As system integrators, CHS, Inc. has empowered medical professions by offering solutions that allow information to be more readily available and useable. To contact Complete HealthCare Solutions visit our website at www.completehealthcaresolutions.com or call (800) 250-8687.
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