MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Oct. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- iMedica, the physician's choice for electronic medical records (EMR), today announced that its PhysicianSuite(TM) system has given doctors and clinics an important edge when they need to notify patients during drug recalls such as yesterday's withdrawal of Vioxx(TM). By integrating all patient charting and prescription records and providing access to them through an easy-to-use interface, PhysicianSuite allows doctors and clinics to generate a list of all affected patients taking a certain drug within minutes, and to notify them within hours.
"When we heard about the Vioxx recall, we immediately notified all of our PhysicianSuite users," said Matt Mesnik, MD, Chief Medical Officer at iMedica, Inc. "By aggregating all of their clinical records electronically and providing them with immediate access, PhysicianSuite allows providers to quickly identify which patients would be affected by this drug recall. As a result PhysicianSuite users can provide their patients with a new level of quality medical care that wouldn't be possible with paper records, and we can do it at a lower cost."
In addition to storing all charted patient information and speeding clinical workflows through centralized access to that information, PhysicianSuite provides real-time feedback to physicians through wireless tablet PCs as they attend patients and write orders and prescriptions. Doctors can chart findings directly into PhysicianSuite using a tablet PC, and the system automatically alerts them to potential drug interactions or other possible medical errors.
"We are delivering the benefits of integrated clinical information to doctors every day," said iMedica CEO Mike Nissenbaum. "Whether it's automatically generating billing codes, incorporating patient histories, or providing real-time alerts that prevent medical errors, iMedica is enabling better and more cost-effective medical care."
About PhysicianSuite
PhysicianSuite is a wireless electronic medical record (EMR) and automated coding solution that allows physicians to chart a patient, prescribe medicine and order follow-up procedures at the point of patient encounter. With PhysicianSuite, clinicians enter patient information rapidly through a GPS-like navigation system. The solution eliminates transcription costs and undercoding, improves care-teams' daily workflows, speeds patient record charting, and automatically generates E&M codes and bills. The sophisticated encryption and security technologies underlying PhysicianSuite also enables full HIPAA compliance.
About iMedica
Founded in 1994, iMedica is a pioneer of electronic medical records (EMR) solutions. Its flagship product, PhysicianSuite, was designed by a team of physicians to improve practice performance and communications between doctors, staff, and insurance providers. The award-winning company has been recognized by leading organizations, including TEPR, Forrester Research, and AC Group as the fastest and most reliable solution available. Based in Mountain View, California, iMedica is privately owned and operated. For more information, visit http://www.imedica.com/.
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