ST. LOUIS, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Purkinje, a leading provider of electronic medical record software and evidence-based decision support, announces prescription pre-adjudication and payer messaging capability offered through collaboration with Argus Health Systems of Kansas City, MO and Essence Healthcare of St. Louis, MO. Presented at the Intelligent Medical Practice exhibit at the American Academy of Family Practice (AAFP) Annual Scientific Assembly in San Francisco, these features are designed to streamline physician workflow, increase patient convenience, improve quality and reduce prescription cost.
“We are very excited about the public announcement of these features,” said Tom Doerr, co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of Purkinje. “We believe this collaboration has resulted in the first delivery of this type of information to the point of care, and we anticipate significant positive impacts for physicians, patients and payers. Instead of the patient getting to the pharmacy and learning that their prescription needs to be changed, physicians can receive numerous safety and business rule alerts as well as formulary edits at the point of care. In addition, payers can now send preventive care reminders and HEDIS-related messages to the physician when the patient is in the exam room, instead of sending paper reports after the fact when it may be too late to impact patient care.”
Wayne Armstrong, VP of Operations at Argus stated, “This project leveraged our existing capabilities in a unique way, and goes beyond what other PBM’s are doing in physician connectivity. We serve some of the most innovative health plans in the country and look forward to making this functionality available to them to support their e-prescribing initiatives.”
Charles Willey M.D., CEO of Essence emphasized, “As a physician-owned Medicare Advantage plan, we are always looking for ways to create wins for physicians and patients alike. Our physicians have been using Purkinje’s system for years, and it’s already saved us, our members and their patients over 6 million dollars. Now, we can efficiently deliver to physicians’ health plan information that is pertinent to the care of and safety of their patient, when they really need it -- at the point of care. As a physician-owned health plan it is a dream come true to have as partners two healthcare companies like Purkinje and Argus.”
About Purkinje
Purkinje goes beyond simply automating clinical workflow by delivering context-specific, evidence based decision support to busy physicians without slowing them down. Physicians using Purkinje have dramatically improved quality of care, cost of care and patient satisfaction. For more information, please visit http://www.purkinje.com.
About Argus Health Systems, Inc.
Incorporated in 1983, Argus processed more than 205 million electronic pharmacy transmissions in 2004. As Argus evolved to meet the changing demands of the health care and pharmaceutical manufacturer industries, the company expanded its offerings to provide a complete range of products and services. In 2001, Argus began supporting pharmaceutical manufacturers’ customized programs-assisting in the design, development, implementation, and management of multiple manufacturer-sponsored programs ranging from senior prescription drug assistance programs, alternative sample vouchers, Internet applications, loyalty/reward, POS rebate, patient assistance (PAP), discount coupons, compliance & persistence (C&P), and others.
Headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, Argus is privately held as a joint venture of DST Systems, Inc., the largest provider of third-party shareholder recordkeeping services in the United States today, and Financial Holding Corporation, the holding company for the Americo Life companies. http://www.argushealth.com.
About Essence Healthcare
Essence Healthcare is the first wholly physician owned Medicare Advantage Health Plan in the country. With one of the richest member benefits in the nation at zero premium, Essence understands that it must invest in the good health of its membership. Essence is patient-centric, data-driven and committed to health promotion, early intervention, and the use of data to manage patients with chronic diseases. For more information, please visit http://www.essencehealthcare.com.
Purkinje
CONTACT: Grady Clouse of Purkinje, +1-314-824-5003, orgclouse@purkinje.com
