e-MDs Applauds e-MDs Applauds Louisiana Health IT Achievements
July 15, 2008
AUSTIN, TX – Today e-MDs, an industry leader in the development and implementation of electronic health records ( EHRs ), recognized Louisiana health care providers earning Electronic Health Record Quality Awards. The honor comes from the Louisiana Health Care Review Inc. (LHCR), the accepted Medicare quality improvement organization in the state.
The awards recognize efforts to improve the quality of care given by moving toward nationwide implementation of EHRs. The awards were announced in April at the first Louisiana Health Care Quality Summit hosted by LHCR in Baton Rouge. The following providers are customers of e-MDs award winning EHR, Solution Series:
Natchitoches Regional Medical Center, Natchitoches
Shaun McIntire, MD, Ruston
Citizens Rural Clinic/Robert Connell, MD, Columbia
Vincent Internal Medicine, Crowley
St. James Primary Care, Gramercy
Fontenot Healthcare, Inc., Ville Platte
Family Doctor of Natchitoches, Natchitoches
Family Medical Clinic, Natchitoches
“Louisiana should be praised for helping lead a nationwide movement for the implementation of electronic health records,” stated Dr. Michael Stearns, President of e-MDs. “Governor Jindal and the Legislature are playing a critical role in a national push to modernize health care through technology and the implementation of electronic health records. Louisiana is taking giant steps in enhancing the quality of care by cutting cost and saving valuable time often lost in paper records.”
For further information on the EHR Quality Awards click here. For a complete list of awards given and recipients click here.
About e-MDs
e-MDs is a leading developer of healthcare software solutions headquartered in Austin, Texas. e-MDs Solution Series™, is the standard for affordable and integrated EHR and PRACTICE MANAGEMENT software solutions, including clinical, financial and document management modules designed to automate medical practice processes and chart management. The product was designed by physicians to improve care, reduce errors and simplify business so that time spent with patients is time billed and coded properly. With e-MDs, medical practices can visit, code and bill with a single application. The product is 2006 and 2007 CCHIT certified. The company has over 16,000 current users throughout the United States. The company is physician lead and actively participating in national health information technology and interoperability efforts. e-MDs was founded in 1996 by a primary care physician, David Winn, MD, CEO of the company. For more information, please visit e-MDs.
e-MDs, Inc., Andrea Lesh, 512.257.5200 alesh@e-MDs.com