ANDOVER, Mass., May 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Amicore(R) announced today its declaration of support for the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Partners for Patients initiative, which aims to provide physicians with access to affordable and robust electronic medical record solutions. Amicore has adopted the Partners for Patients principles, which include affordability, compatibility, interoperability and data stewardship, as guidelines for Amicore's new suite of clinical and practice management solutions.
"Physicians need effective technology tools to manage patient health, adhere to regulatory requirements and improve practice efficiency," said David C. Kibbe, M.D., Director of the AAFP Center for Health Information Technology. "We are pleased that Amicore's new software suite adheres to the principles in the Partners for Patients initiative."
Amicore's software architecture and unique performance-enhanced application service provider (ASP) delivery model give physicians access to the latest technology at an affordable, subscription-based price. Amicore customers enjoy a lower total cost of ownership and faster deployment time over traditional software because the ASP model allows Amicore to update each practice's software in real time without disrupting practice workflow.
"Amicore is committed to serving the unique needs of primary care physicians, and our support for the AAFP Partners for Patients initiative parallels that commitment," said Rich Noffsinger, president of Amicore. "Amicore's technology solutions follow the AAFP initiative's core principles while offering physicians unmatched value, innovation and stability."
Amicore's new software suite, Amicore Integrated Management, is built on the Microsoft .NET Framework, an architecture designed to support XML Web services. Applications built using the .NET Framework can connect with existing systems and packaged applications regardless of the underlying platform. Amicore is one of the first vendors to publicly support and incorporate Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004 and BizTalk Accelerator for Health Level Seven (HL7) into its products. The HL7 standard enables disparate healthcare applications to exchange key sets of clinical and administrative data. Amicore's software architecture and commitment to industry standards offer customers interoperability with existing systems and compatibility with third-party systems. In addition, IBM hardware and system infrastructure ensure that patient information and other critical data are stored, transmitted and backed up securely.
About Amicore
Amicore believes physician practices are the center of the healthcare delivery system. Amicore helps physicians streamline practice workflow, improve quality of care, and increase profitability by providing clinical and practice management solutions that fit the way physicians practice medicine. Amicore's mobile, easy-to-learn solutions automate the entire practice and connect providers to patients, hospitals, payers, labs and pharmacies. Amicore's founding partners -- Pfizer, IBM, and Microsoft -- offer a commitment to innovative technology, quality, service and trust -- the business stability that makes a long-term difference for Amicore customers. For more information, please visit http://www.amicore.com/ or call 1-877-AMICORE.
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