SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- ARUP Laboratories, a national clinical and anatomic pathology reference laboratory and a leader in innovative laboratory research and development, has entered into a service agreement with Atlas Development Corporation, to provide physician office connectivity solutions for ARUP clients as part of the company's ARUP Direct(TM) Total Outreach Solution. Atlas LabWorks(R) will enable ARUP client laboratories to seamlessly interface with referring physicians through online order entry and test results. This interface will assist in reduction of turnaround times and specimen handling errors, increased revenue, improved productivity, and enhanced client communications.
"In order to maintain ARUP's long-held belief that testing should be performed as close to the patient as possible, the company realizes it is critical to partner with experts who can help clients access outreach business. We chose Atlas for their experience in laboratory outreach connectivity solutions, which will help our clients excel in their laboratory's performance. This solution complements ARUP's commitment to community-based medicine," said ARUP President and COO Ronald Weiss, M.D., M.B.A.
"Atlas and ARUP Laboratories share a common mission, vision, and business strategy," commented Weiss. "We have chosen to partner with them in order to focus on our core competencies of esoteric laboratory testing, while simultaneously providing our clients with the opportunity to access a connectivity solution, which is a vital component for our customers."
Under the agreement, qualified ARUP clients can take advantage of the benefits of physician office connectivity using Atlas LabWorks, including:
* Timely, accurate results directly to physicians' desktops; * Reduced data entry errors to ensure clean orders; * Reduced Medicare Medical Necessity write-offs and ABN generation; * Multiple workflows tailored to specific compliance needs and user preferences; * Optimized handling of both electronic and manual laboratory orders at Patient Service Centers using the LabWorks PSC module; * Increased efficiency and improved customer service through the support of multiple office workflows.
"We are pleased that ARUP has chosen Atlas as its physician office connectivity partner," said Rob Atlas, CEO of Atlas Development. "Atlas is committed to creating solutions that help outreach programs realize their full potential. We understand the important role that seamless integration plays in outreach success and Atlas LabWorks is engineered to ensure that success. We look forward to working with ARUP in delivering these benefits to its client laboratories."
About Atlas Development Corporation
Atlas Development Corporation is a privately held software development company based in Calabasas, CA. that specializes in software solutions for the health care industry. Atlas LabWorks(R), which is currently in use in numerous laboratories throughout the United States, is widely acknowledged as one of the leading integrated physicians office connectivity solutions for laboratory outreach. In addition to Atlas LabWorks, the company has developed numerous health care software solutions for health care industry leaders, including an award-winning communicable disease and bio-terrorism surveillance system that electronically links public health officials with physicians, hospitals, and laboratories.
About ARUP Laboratories
ARUP Laboratories is a national clinical and anatomic pathology reference laboratory and an enterprise of the University of Utah and its Department of Pathology. With more than 1,800 employees, ARUP offers in excess of 2,000 tests and test combinations, ranging from routine screening tests to highly esoteric molecular and genetic assays, for patients throughout the country. Rather than competing with its clients for physician office business, ARUP chooses instead to support clients' existing test menus by offering highly complex and unique tests, with accompanying consultative support, to enhance their abilities to provide local and regional laboratory services. ARUP's clients include more than half of the nation's university teaching hospitals and children's hospitals, as well as multihospital groups, major commercial laboratories, group purchasing organizations, military and government facilities, and major clinics. In addition, ARUP is a worldwide leader in innovative laboratory research and development, led by the efforts of the ARUP Institute for Clinical and Experimental Pathology(TM). Further information about ARUP Laboratories is available at www.aruplab.com.
ARUP LaboratoriesCONTACT: Ronald L. Weiss, M.D., M.B.A., President and Chief OperatingOfficer of ARUP Laboratories, +1-801-584-5188
Web site: http://www.aruplab.com/
