OrthoMaryland Implements SRS Software Enterprise Digital Chart Management Solution.

MONTVALE, N.J. & BALTIMORE -- In an era of positive changes for OrthoMaryland that includes the opening of two new facilities, a surgery center and the adoption of a PACS digital imaging system, the 17-physician practice selected the award-winning SRS Chart Manager[TM] as a direct route to establishing a paperless enterprise.

"Our busy musculoskeletal practice, which handles 175,000 patient charts, was hurling rapidly toward opening two new sites, introducing additional capabilities, creating five comprehensive centers of excellence and changing our name to OrthoMaryland -- all simultaneously and with the same due date," says James Demopoulos, MHA, CEO, OrthoMaryland. "In the midst of this, we decided to go paperless and chose SRS after an exhaustive two-year review of the alternatives. Accolades for SRS from physician groups throughout the area provided the comfort level we were seeking."

With three busy sites strategically located throughout Baltimore, Owings Mills and Towson, Maryland, OrthoMaryland conducted extensive research into the market's best-selling technology.

"We found that most systems were very physician-labor intensive as opposed to digital dictation, which the physicians prefer," Demopoulos explains. "Systems were also prohibitively expensive, and the implementation experiences by similar large orthopaedic practices in our market left much to be desired. SRS allows us the benefits of paperless electronic records without sacrificing clinic efficiency while generating substantial savings with a quick and painless implementation process."

Demopoulos says that scanning the thousands and thousands of existing records was actually less painful than expected. He also points out that SRS exceeded expectations for implementation, with an incredibly short lead time to go live with the document management system.

"To our delight, the physicians and staff received web-based and on-site training that led to a rapid and completely successful implementation of SRS within 68 days," adds Demopoulos. "SRS has improved our throughput, patient satisfaction and, above all, quality of care. We are extremely pleased."

Robert Keehn, M.D., President of OrthoMaryland, articulates the physician and staff perspectives with these words: "SRS Chart Manager allows our physicians to view each patient's complete record by section, from anywhere -- at home if we are on call, at the hospital, operating room or from satellite clinics. Our billing staff can review the records for coding and documentation."

As a result of integrating the contents of the chart with multiple users and uses, "There is greater continuity in patient care," says Dr. Keehn.

About SRS Software, Inc.

SRS Software develops, markets and supports digital chart software for the healthcare industry. The company has a nationwide customer base encompassing every medical specialty and is headquartered in the New York City metropolitan area. SRS provides an award-winning solution that combines powerful workflow tools such as digital messaging, electronic prescriptions, referral order management, integrated transcription services and customized flow sheets with a robust clinical document management engine that eliminates the need for paper charts.

For more information on SRS or to schedule a demonstration, visit www.srssoft.com, e-mail [e-mail] or call 800-288-8369.