PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- The GE Centricity Healthcare User Group (CHUG) awarded Kryptiq’s ClinicalMessenger 3.0 the most innovative technology solution of 2005. The CHUG Achievements and Innovations Award in the Category of Best Vendor Innovations, given annually by Centricity users, recognizes technology innovations that enhance Centricity Physician Office EMR and positively impact patient care quality, safety, efficiency, practice performance, and usefulness.
ClinicalMessenger 3.0 integrates with a practice’s electronic medical record (EMR), giving users the ability to securely send and receive electronic messages within the EMR application. With ClinicalMessenger, physicians and staff are able to securely and efficiently share patient-specific clinical information, such as visit notes and the results of diagnostic tests and interventions, with patients and with providers at other locations of care. Physicians can annotate a chart summary, visit note, or test result and send it by email directly from the GE Centricity EMR, saving time and practice resources, and virtually eliminating the need for outgoing paper communications. ClinicalMessenger can integrate with any EMR system to achieve similar benefits in enhancing communications across care communities, further extending the value of those systems.
Dr. Michael Zaroukian, president of CHUG, has been using ClinicalMessenger for over a year and has seen the many benefits of integrated secure messaging. “ClinicalMessenger simplifies and streamlines our office communications,” said Dr. Zaroukian. “ClinicalMessenger gives our nurses and medical assistants an alternative to time-consuming telephone tag and physicians appreciate the efficiency and time savings of being able to send test results and other important information directly from within the EMR. ClinicalMessenger is an incredible innovation for practices already using an EMR and Kryptiq deserves to be recognized for this important contribution.”
The Providence Medical Group and the Oregon Clinic, located in Portland, Oregon, have replaced the paper-based process for sending referrals between their organizations by using ClinicalMessenger. By integrating ClinicalMessenger with the EMRs of both groups, the new and highly efficient workflow has resulted in a net savings of $10.37 per referral. “Processing referrals electronically provides meaningful cost savings by increasing our efficiency,” said Michelle Haller, Project Manager for Providence Health System. “Returning to our previous paper-based method would be like trading my SUV in for a horse and carriage.”
CHUG is an organization made up of the over 750 medical organizations utilizing GE Healthcare’s Centricity Physician Office solutions. CHUG’s mission is to promote the optimal use of Centricity EMR through enhanced communication and quality interactions between Centricity EMR users and the leadership of GE Healthcare. ClinicalMessenger is currently being utilized in connection with the GE Centricity EMR at over 40 organizations nationwide.
About Kryptiq
Kryptiq is the leading provider of interoperability and workflow connectivity solutions for healthcare. Kryptiq streamlines healthcare communications among patients, providers, pharmacies and payers with secure messaging, electronic prescribing, disease management, and contract management technologies. By integrating these solutions with existing systems and applications, Kryptiq enables the trusted transport of health information where and when it is needed. Kryptiq’s fast growing customer base includes many of the nations top 100 integrated health networks, spans 46 states plus Washington, D.C., and includes well-known providers and health plans such as Providence Health System, Michigan State University HealthTeam, Capital Region Healthcare, MeritCare Health System, Eastern Maine Healthcare, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, and Northwest Permanente. For more information on the company, visit www.kryptiq.com.
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