Zix Corporation and eClinicalWorks Form Strategic Alliance; Relationship to Provide Interoperability for Clinical Information and E-Prescribing Systems.DALLAS & WESTBOROUGH, Mass. -- Zix Corporation Zix Corporation (NASDAQ: ZIXI) is an American company based in Dallas, Texas that provides email encryption to health care organizations, financial institutions and government agencies. (ZixCorp(R)) (Nasdaq:ZIXI), a global provider of secure e-messaging, e-prescribing, and e-transaction applications and services, and eClinicalWorks, the leading provider of integrated end-to-end 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. ) and practice management systems (PMS (Pantone Matching System) A color matching system that has a unique number assigned to more than 500 different colors and shades. This standard for the printing industry has been built into many graphics and desktop publishing programs to ensure color accuracy. ), today announced a strategic alliance that will include an interface to enable bidirectional The ability to move, transfer or transmit in both directions. data exchange utilizing industry standards and an integration of applications. The two companies will also co-market and support each other's sales efforts in strategic physician and payor opportunities. The alliance will enable interoperability The capability of two or more hardware devices or two or more software routines to work harmoniously together. For example, in an Ethernet network, display adapters, hubs, switches and routers from different vendors must conform to the Ethernet standard and interoperate with each other. between ZixCorp's PocketScript(R) e-prescribing application and eClinicalWorks' clinical information systems. This joint approach will provide the ambulatory care ambulatory care n. Medical care provided to outpatients. ambulatory care, n the health services provided on an outpatient basis to those who can visit a health care facility and return home the same day. community with a convenient and cost-effective method to convert from paper-based offices to a fully digitized medical practice. Once in effect, physicians will have the choice to initially select the PocketScript e-prescribing application and upgrade to eClinicalWorks' EMR/PMS systems. Current eClinicalWorks users will have the benefit of enhanced electronic prescription features powered by PocketScript. "As both companies already have numerous customers in common, this collaboration is a natural extension of our commitment to quality service in the healthcare market," said Rick Spurr, chief executive officer for ZixCorp. "This is a testament to the importance and heightened attention of electronic records in general and e-prescribing specifically, given the surge of recent government activity to spearhead information technology in healthcare. The alliance will also help reduce medical errors and duplication of service." The strategic alliance delivers the immediate values of e-prescribing and helps physicians move to automated medical practices with full EMR capability incrementally. By working together, the companies will provide physicians with a choice of integrated offerings and expect to improve the electronic adoption rate. The Center for Information Technology Leadership (CITL CITL Center for Innovations in Technology for Learning ) projects that nationwide adoption of electronic prescribing would save $27 billion a year, primarily as a result of decreased spending on prescription drugs prescription drug Prescription medication Pharmacology An FDA-approved drug which must, by federal law or regulation, be dispensed only pursuant to a prescription–eg, finished dose form and active ingredients subject to the provisos of the Federal Food, Drug, . CITL also reports that studies in ambulatory care settings estimate that EHRs could save $112 billion per year (7.5% of healthcare spending), including $34 billion annually for in-office reduction and $78 billion annually from interoperability of those EHRs. "This alliance will help strengthen the offerings of both our companies," said Girish Kumar, founder and vice president of sales/marketing for eClinicalWorks. "By giving our current and future customers a broader choice we can help expand our partnership strategy to create a healthcare community that uses cooperation and interoperability among vendors for comprehensive, easy-to-use electronic solutions. We look forward to working closely with ZixCorp to continue to provide high-level customer service and create an offering that physicians can appreciate and use." Physician adoption of electronic office systems helps improve patient care, reduce medical errors, and cut costs through reduction of duplicate services by streamlining the care delivery process. Adoption is increased when vendors work together to provide interoperable The ability for one system to communicate or work with another. See interoperability. solutions that provide better convenience and efficiency. "As a user of both products, I see this partnership as a great match. As a three-year ZixCorp PocketScript user and one-year eClinicalWorks user, I have extensive experience with both products and find them highly useful," said Dr. Andrew Baumel of Framingham Pediatrics. "ZixCorp's ability to complement and expand upon eClinicalWorks' EMR with its extensive formulary formulary /for·mu·lary/ (for´mu-lar?e) a collection of recipes, formulas, and prescriptions. National Formulary see under N. for·mu·lar·y n. data will result in an even stronger solution." About eClinicalWorks Founded in 1997, eClinicalWorks is a leading provider of unified ambulatory Movable; revocable; subject to change; capable of alteration. An ambulatory court was the former name of the Court of King's Bench in England. It would convene wherever the king who presided over it could be found, moving its location as the king moved. clinical information systems. The company's EMR (Electronic Medical Record) and PM (Practice Management) solutions, ideal for multi-specialty and multi-location practice networks, are designed to streamline a practice's front-, mid- and back-office operations to ensure superior patient care. eClinicalWorks has an established U.S. customer base of over 3,000 medical providers, covering 50 specialties across all 50 states. eClinicalWorks has been awarded top industry honors including Best in KLAS' Ambulatory EMR (1-5) in 2004, the top Practice Management solution and Medical Records Document Imaging/Management System by TEPR TEPR Toward an Electronic Patient Record Conference 2004, the top EMR solution by TEPR 2003 and the 5-STAR rated EMR solution by ACGroup in 2002, 2003, and 2004. Based in Westborough, Mass., eClinicalWorks boasts a talented, energetic and highly educated staff of over 100 people. More information on eClinicalWorks can be found at www.eclinicalworks.com or by calling 866-888-MY-CW. About Zix Corporation Zix Corporation (ZixCorp(R)) provides easy-to-use-and-deploy e-communication services that protect, manage, and deliver sensitive information to enterprises and consumers in healthcare, finance, insurance, and government. ZixCorp's eSecure services enable policy-driven email encryption The reversible transformation of data from the original (the plaintext) to a difficult-to-interpret format (the ciphertext) as a mechanism for protecting its confidentiality, integrity and sometimes its authenticity. Encryption uses an encryption algorithm and one or more encryption keys. , content filtering See Web filtering and parental control software. and send-to-anyone capability while its eHealth services improve patient care, reduce costs, and improve efficiency through e-prescribing and e-lab solutions. For more information, visit www.zixcorp.com. |
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