BOSTON, Aug. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- MedAptus, a provider of point-of-care solutions to healthcare enterprises, today announced that its Electronic Charge Capture has been successfully deployed on Tablet PCs. The application, which supports accurate and compliant professional charge capture and submission, was previously available to physicians via PocketPC(TM) handheld devices and computer workstations.
Usage of MedAptus' charge capture, the cornerstone of its solution suite, has been repeatedly demonstrated to yield healthcare enterprises with significant revenue improvements. It has additionally been met with high physician adoption given its ease-of-use and ability to provide rapid access to valuable patient and encounter information. The Tablet PC version affords physicians the same application functionality and benefits as does the widely utilized handheld version.
Many MedAptus customers seek its charge capture solution as a foundation for an eventual EMR strategy given its ability to dramatically increase revenue while simultaneously easing physicians into technology adoption. However, this deployment milestone also speaks to the role of MedAptus' charge capture as an EMR add-on capable of augmenting powerful clinical applications with its unparalleled coding intelligence.
Prime Care Physicians, PLLC, based in Albany, New York, is one of the first MedAptus customers to migrate physician-users from handheld devices to the increasingly popular Tablet PCs. Prime Care, a MedAptus customer since 2003, decided to make this change in order to support the use, and integration, of charge capture with its own acclaimed electronic medical records system, Vertex.
According to Denise Palermo, chief information officer of Prime Care, "Even though physicians had been using the handheld version of the application for more than a year, the transition to the Tablet version was inevitable. Organizationally, adopting this solution has allowed us to increase revenues, improve efficiencies and now extend the value of our EMR. Physicians, our administration, and even patients have all benefited."
"MedAptus is largely known as a premier handheld technology company - but what this announcement demonstrates is that we are much more than that. Our aim is to provide customers with tools based on needs and workflow, which we understand are fluid. For example, with our system a physician can use a Tablet in his office and later take his handheld device to the hospital for use during rounds. All components are completely interchangeable, which is highly unique," said Dennis Mitchell, president and CEO of MedAptus.
About MedAptus
MedAptus believes that in order for point-of-care technologies to make sense, they must be easy to use, deliver demonstrable returns and also leverage an organization's current information technology investments. In addition to practice-proven electronic charge capture, MedAptus also offers integrated dictation, powerful clinical content, electronic prescribing, and results viewing. Enterprises that have deployed MedAptus solutions have realized millions of dollars in increased revenue, improved organizational productivity, and enjoyed enthusiastic physician adoption. For more information, visit http://www.medaptus.com or call 617.523.1221.
Contact: Jennifer Crowley jcrowley@medaptus.com
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