New York City Regional Extension Center Selects eClinicalWorks
Extends Relationship Award-winning Electronic Health Records (EHR) Company Holds with New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene for Providers City-wide
Westborough, Mass.—June 15, 2010—eClinicalWorks®, a market leader in ambulatory clinical systems, today announced that the non-profit NYC Regional Electronic Adoption Center for Health (NYC REACH), the federally-recognized Regional Extension Center (REC) for New York City, has selected eClinicalWorks unified electronic medical records (EMR) and practice management (PM) system as an option for providers located in New York City.
“With one of the nation’s largest health care systems, New York is leading the way for the adoption of electronic health records,” Assistant Commissioner Dr. Amanda Parsons, head of the Primary Care Information Project at the New York City Health Department. “We work closely with eClinicalWorks to deploy EHR technology to improve health outcomes across our health care system. eClinicalWorks has been a partner in this endeavor since 2007 and we have successfully helped more than 2,000 primary care physicians in small physician practices, community health centers, and hospitals adopt and use this EMR/PM system. We look forward to extending this relationship with our joint efforts through NYC REACH.”
The federal department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded a $21.7 million grant to NYC Regional Electronic Adoption Center for Health (NYC REACH), which has selected eClinicalWorks EMR/PM as an EHR recommended for implementation by healthcare practitioners within New York City’s five boroughs.
“eClinicalWorks has a proven track record of successful implementations in New York City,” said Girish Kumar Navani, CEO and co-founder of eClinicalWorks. “NYC REACH and eClinicalWorks have a shared commitment to providing the most comprehensive solution for their physicians to improve the quality of health. We look forward to working with NYC REACH and all providers in the City on improving public health outcomes.”
About NYC REACH
The NYC Regional Electronic Adoption Center for Health (NYC REACH) is the federally designated regional extension center serving physicians in New York City. It was launched by the NYC Health Department’s Primary Care Information Project (PCIP), in partnership with the Fund for Public Health in New York (FPHNY). NYC REACH will encourage health IT adoption in physician offices and community health centers to coordinate care and improve health outcomes, specifically through the use of prevention oriented electronic health records (EHRs). More information can be found at www.nycreach.org.
About eClinicalWorks
eClinicalWorks® is a privately held leader in the ambulatory clinical systems market. The company’s unified electronic medical record (EMR) and practice management (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 more than 40,000 providers and 120,000 healthcare professionals across all 50 states, eClinicalWorks has been awarded multiple top industry honors including being named to the Inc. 5000 in 2009, 2008 and 2007, and prominently placed in a report released by IDC company Health Industry Insights, titled Healthcare Provider Industry Short List Ambulatory Electronic Health Records and Electronic Medical Records. Based in Westborough, Mass., eClinicalWorks has additional offices in New York City, Pleasanton, Calif., and Alpharetta, Ga. More information on eClinicalWorks can be found at www.eclinicalworks.com or by calling 866-888-MYCW.
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