eClinicalWorks Kicks Off 2009 National Users’ Conference with Record Attendance

By: Bhakti Shah | Tags: eClinicalWorks, EHR, EMR, healthcare, National Users Conference, National Users’ Conference 2009, NUC 2009 | September 13th, 2009

Conference Draws More Than 2,200 Attendees, Almost Double the Amount of Previous Year

Las Vegas, eclinicalworks Users’ Conference—September 13, 2009—eClinicalWorks^®, a market leader in ambulatory clinical systems, today kicks off its 2009 Users’ Conference at The Venetian Las Vegas, with 2,200 attendees—nearly double the amount from last year. The conference, which runs through September 15, brings together users of eClinicalWorks software for training and networking. This event also marks the 10th anniversary of the company and will outline how the company has grown and evolved during that period.

“Last year, eClinicalWorks hosted its first formal national users’ conference and registration sold out,” said Girish Kumar Navani, CEO and co-founder of eClinicalWorks. “For this year’s event, which is also our 10th anniversary, the number of attendees has almost doubled. It is a wonderful confirmation of the value our customers and partners receive by coming together and working with us to exceed their needs. These conferences provide invaluable information for both the company and our customers and we look forward to sharing our anniversary with the people that helped bring us here”

Conference highlights include:

• Keynote Presentation and Panel discussing various experiences in healthcare, and paths towards the improvement of care for patients. Panelists include:
  • John D. Halamka, MD, MS, Chief Information Officer of the CareGroup Health System, Chief Information Officer and Dean for Technology at Harvard Medical School
  • Mickey Tripathi, President & CEO, Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative (MAeHC)
  • Amanda Parsons, Acting Assistant Commissioner, Primary Care Information Project, New York City
  • William C. “Reddy” Biggs, MD, FACE, Amarillo Medical Specialists LLP, Amarillo, Texas
• Unveiling of a new product and enhancements to existing solutions.
• Nearly 50 presentations given by customers discussing successful electronic medical records projects and lessons learned, and an additional 80 by eClinicalWorks’s product specialists.

Conference sponsors include:

Platinum Sponsors: Dell, Emdeon, Gateway EDI, Midmark, Navicure and Nuance.
Gold Sponsors: Cardiac Science, Comprehensive Practice Resources, Concordant, EMC, Fujitsu, GROUPONE Healthsource, IntelliDose, Mainpine, Panasonic Scanners, Quest Diagnostics, WelchAllyn and Wolters Kluwer.
Silver Sponsors: Antek HealthWare, Array Networks, Availity, ClaimRemedi, Clinical Practice Solutions, Inc., DataFile Technologies, Eye Controls, Healthwise, Krames Exit-Writer, Ingenix, Logan Practice Solutions, MedAssets, Medicity, MedicScan, R1Soft, RealTech Enterprises, Skyscape, Topaz Systems, Inc., UpToDate and Zynx Health.

More information on the conference can be found at www.eclinicalworks.com/userconference.

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 30,000 providers and 100,000 healthcare professionals across all 50 states, eClinicalWorks has been awarded multiple top industry honors including being named to the Inc. 500 in 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 and Alpharetta, Ga. More information on eClinicalWorks can be found at www.eclinicalworks.com or by calling 866-888-MYCW.

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