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eClinicalWorks Partners With UpToDate
New Technology
Allows Physicians to Access Up-to-date Clinical Information Directly
from Patients' Electronic Medical Records
WALTHAM and WESTBOROUGH, Mass.—OCTOBER 28, 2007—
UpToDate, the leading evidence-based electronic clinical information
resource, and eClinicalWorks™, a market leader in unified EMR/PM
systems, today announced a partnership to provide physicians with access
to UpToDate directly through the eClinicalWorks electronic medical
record (EMR) and practice management (PM) solution. This integration
allows physicians who have access to UpToDate and eClinicalWorks EMR/PM
Version 7.6 or higher to receive answers to clinical questions quickly
and easily, without having to close out of the patient record.
“Primary care physicians are under constant time pressure. As a result,
it can be a challenge to find the time to answer clinical questions,”
said Paul Pettinato, MD, a Brockton, Mass.-area physician who now
accesses UpToDate though eClinicalWorks. “Integrating UpToDate into the
EMR gets me the answers to my questions instantly—right from the patient
record. That means that I no longer have a ‘to do’ list of questions to
look up after the patient leaves the office. I’m confident that my
patients get the best care possible, based on the best evidence
available.”
UpToDate, the pre-eminent clinical resource for timely and practical
clinical information, is used by more than 250,000 clinicians in more
than 130 countries. In the United States, more than 87% of major
teaching hospitals and almost 1,300 community hospitals subscribe to
UpToDate. The widespread use of UpToDate has had a profound impact on
patient care, and positively affects thousands of decisions made every
day by clinicians around the world.
UpToDate and eClinicalWorks began their collaboration as part of the
Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative (MAeHC). The MAeHC project is
charged with implementing electronic health records (EHRs) in
community-based settings in three Massachusetts communities: Brockton,
Newburyport and North Adams. eClinicalWorks is the largest provider of
EMRs to the project.
“Integrating with eClinicalWorks is a major step forward in bringing
medical information to the point of care to ensure that all patients
receive quality, evidence-based care,” said Denise Basow, MD, vice
president and executive editor of UpToDate. “Providing clinicians with
access to UpToDate from within the patient’s electronic medical record
means instant access to information that we know changes doctors’
decisions.”
UpToDate is a comprehensive electronic information resource that
provides practical and reliable answers to clinical questions at the
point of care. Written and systemically peer reviewed by a faculty of
more than 3,600 physician authors, editors, and peer reviewers, UpToDate
provides evidence-based diagnosis and treatment recommendations.
UpToDate’s library of practical clinical information includes more than
7,000 topics in 13 specialties, with more than 22,000 graphics, 250,000
Medline abstracts and a drug database. In addition, individual
subscribers can accrue CME/CE credit while using UpToDate.
“eClinicalWorks works continuously to provide the most comprehensive
solution on the market and partners with companies that share the same
vision,” said Girish Kumar Navani, president of eClinicalWorks.
“UpToDate will provide our customers with an important tool that they
can use when treating their patients. By integrating this with our
EMR/PM system, providers can seamlessly access this information at the
point of care.”
About eClinicalWorks
eClinicalWorks is a privately held leader in the unified electronic
medical record (EMR) and practice management (PM) market. The company’s
EMR/PM solutions are proven for every market segment: large practice
groups, including Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative (MAeHC),
Electronic Health Records of Rhode Island (EHRRI) and the New York City
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, as well as medium, small and
solo practices regardless of specialty. The company enjoys high
profitability with a five-year compounded growth rate of more than 100
percent year-to-year. With an established customer base of 3,000
customers across all 50 states, eClinicalWorks has been awarded multiple
top industry honors including being named to the Inc. 500 in 2007, Best
in KLAS in 2006, 2005 and 2004, and a top solution by TEPR for four
consecutive years. Based in Westborough, Mass., eClinicalWorks has
additional offices in New York City and Alpharetta, Ga. More information
on eClinicalWorks can be found at www.eclinicalworks.com or by calling
866-888-MYCW.
About UpToDate
UpToDate, which is accessible through the Web, desktop, and PDA, is an
electronic information resource designed to provide clinicians with
practical and reliable answers to clinical questions at the
point-of-care. All of UpToDate’s content is original material written by
a faculty of more than 3,600 authors who are practicing physicians and
leading experts in their specialties. The material is systematically
peer reviewed and includes evidence-based recommendations. UpToDate
accepts no advertising or sponsorships – a policy that helps to ensure
that UpToDate’s content remains unbiased by any commercial interests.
UpToDate is an official educational program of, recommended by, or
produced in cooperation with leading medical societies in the United
States. For more information visit www.uptodate.com.
About MAeHC
MAeHC is a non-profit entity charged with creating a state-wide health
information network to improve the quality, safety, and affordability of
health care in Massachusetts. The initiative is providing more than 600
physicians in 200 practice sites with access to electronic medical
records systems, decision support tools, and clinical data exchange
capabilities to support the care of more than half a million people in
the three communities. The three demonstration projects, launched in
2005, are expected to run though the spring of 2008.
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eClinicalWorks is a trademark of eClinicalWorks, LLC. All other
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respective owners.
Heather Caouette
eClinicalWorks
112 Turnpike Road (Route 9)
Suite 200
Westborough, MA 01581
Phone: 508-836-2700 ext. 203
Fax: 508-836-4466
heather.c@eclinicalworks.com
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