Two Calif. Primary Care Physicians Lead the Way in Transitioning from Paper to Electronic Health Records

By: June 2, 2011 at 10:11

OAKLAND, Calif., June 2, 2011–Two California primary care physicians are being recognized this week by the California Health Information Partnership and Services Organization (CalHIPSO) for their leadership in the nationwide transition from paper to electronic health records (EHRs). Pediatrician Sheldon Zitman, M.D., Santa Clara, and family practitioner Joseph Bettencourt, M.D., Templeton, are among the first CalHIPSO member practices to become “meaningful users” of certified EHR technology. “Dr. Zitman and Dr. Bettencourt have demonstrated that using electronic health records in a meaningful way can help a small medical practice better serve […]
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MetroWest495: Biz Cover Story on eCW’s New Headquarters

By: June 1, 2011 at 4:07

How do you create a workplace environment that attracts and retains high-level talent in the blossoming health care and high-tech sectors? One way is to build a brand new headquarters and fill it with perks. That's exactly what Girish Navani did at eClinicalWorks in Westborough.
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Florida’s Dr. Carlos A. Labrador Secures Maximum Medicare Incentives for Meaningful Use

By: May 31, 2011 at 10:13

eClinicalWorks Customer Since 2004 Improves Quality of Care, Receives $18,000 Check; 15 Physicians Using eClinicalWorks Obtain Incentives WESTBOROUGH, Mass.—May 31, 2011—eClinicalWorks®, a market leader in ambulatory clinical systems, today announced that St. Petersburg, Fla.’s Dr. Carlos A. Labrador, a solo family practitioner and eClinicalWorks customer since 2004, has received an $18,000 check from the Centers of Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) after successfully attesting for meaningful use, the maximum amount allowed for 2011. These incentives were established by the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) to reward medical providers who successfully […]
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City of Philadelphia Selects eClinicalWorks for Electronic Health Records

By: May 16, 2011 at 10:16

Department of Public Health to Use Electronic Health Records Solution for Improved Continuity of Care among Approximately 230 Providers WESTBOROUGH, Mass.—May 16, 2011—eClinicalWorks®, a market leader in ambulatory clinical systems, today announced that the City of Philadelphia has selected the company to help improve the continuity of care for the City’s Department of Public Health. Using eClinicalWorks will provide the approximately 230 providers across 20 primary care and correctional clinics with a preventative-care oriented electronic health record (EHR) solution to improve the quality of care through reporting capabilities and the […]
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eClinicalWorks Recognized as one of Boston Area’s Fastest-growing Companies

By: April 29, 2011 at 10:18

Company Receives 2011 Pacesetters Award from Boston Business Journal WESTBOROUGH, Mass.—April 29, 2011—eClinicalWorks®, a market leader in ambulatory clinical systems, today announced that it has been ranked number 13 as a 2011 Pacesetters honoree by the Boston Business Journal. The annual Boston Business Journal Pacesetters list honors the fastest-growing private companies in Massachusetts, ranked by revenue growth. “We’re always honored to recognize dynamic, privately held companies through our Pacesetters program,” Business Journal Publisher Christopher McIntosh said. “But it’s a special privilege at a time when these businesses are widely recognized […]
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HITEC-LA Selects eClinicalWorks as Preferred Vendor for Certified Electronic Health Records

By: April 26, 2011 at 10:21

eClinicalWorks to offer provider-centric contract terms to HITEC-LA members including primary care providers and specialists in solo, small group, and clinic practice settings LOS ANGELES—April 26, 2011—HITEC-LA, the Health Information Technology Regional Extension Center (REC) for the nation’s largest county, announced today that it has selected eClinicalWorks as one of its preferred vendors for certified electronic health records (EHRs). Certified by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), eClinicalWorks’ EHR solution includes the features that providers need to successfully achieve meaningful use and as a result, […]
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2,000 Practices Using eClinicalWorks are Ready for Meaningful Use

By: April 14, 2011 at 10:25

Thousands of Customers Upgrade to eClinicalWorks Meaningful Use Version in First Quarter; Among Fastest and Smoothest Upgrade WESTBOROUGH, Mass.—April 14, 2011—eClinicalWorks®, a market leader in ambulatory clinical systems, today announced that 2,000 practices have successfully upgraded to Version 9, the company’s meaningful use (MU) version, which, with electronic prescribing and the eClinicalWorks Patient Portal, has received 2011/2012 ONC-ATCB Complete EHR certification by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT ®). “We have been using eClinicalWorks since 2004,” said Dr. Seth Eaton, of MedPeds, a practice that is a Level-3 […]
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State of Hawaii, Public Safety Department, Corrections Health Care Selects eClinicalWorks

By: April 11, 2011 at 10:28

Correctional Facilities to Use Electronic Medical Records System for Improved Quality of Care WESTBOROUGH, Mass.—April 11, 2011—eClinicalWorks®, a market leader in ambulatory clinical systems, today announced that the State of Hawaii, Public Safety Department has selected eClinicalWorks electronic medical records (EMR) system to help manage care at its seven correctional facilities, which are located on four islands. Using eClinicalWorks will allow the department to streamline operations and improve the quality of care provided through its reporting capabilities and the ability to share data between the facilities. “Facilitating care across multiple islands […]
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Pennsylvania’s Main Line Health Selects eClinicalWorks

By: March 14, 2011 at 10:37

Philadelphia-area Health System Live with First Practice in Less than 11 Weeks WESTBOROUGH, Mass.—March 14, 2011—eClinicalWorks®, a market leader in ambulatory clinical systems, today announced that Main Line Health, a non-profit health system serving the greater Philadelphia region, is implementing eClinicalWorks comprehensive electronic health records (EHR) solution, and also making assistance available to its affiliated physicians who desire to use the eClinicalWorks EHR. The health system has purchased 150 licenses to date and the first practice became live in less than 11 weeks. “The majority of our hospital patients are […]
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Arkansas REC Names eClinicalWorks a Preferred Vendor

By: March 7, 2011 at 10:39

Award-winning Electronic Health Records (EHR) Company Selected by HITArkansas, the Regional Extension Center for Arkansas WESTBOROUGH, Mass.—March 7, 2011—eClinicalWorks®, a market leader in ambulatory clinical systems, today announced that HITArkansas has named eClinicalWorks a preferred vendor. HITArkansas, a division of Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care (AFMC), is the federally designated Health Information Technology Regional Extension Center (HITREC) for the state of Arkansas. As a partner, eClinicalWorks will provide comprehensive services to help Arkansas providers demonstrate meaningful use of electronic health records (EHRs). “We at HITArkansas are excited to work with […]
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