Jul 12 2010
Eclipsys Corporation (NASDAQ:ECLP), The Outcomes Company®, today announced that Eclipsys' PeakPractice™ electronic medical record (EMR) solution recently received preferred provider endorsement by the National EyePA Coalition (NEyePA), a large independent physician association (IPA) representing 4,900 optometrists and ophthalmologists in 28 IPAs in 26 states. Under terms of the endorsement, FoxFire Systems Group, a South Dakota-based value added reseller (VAR) of PeakPractice with a strong reputation in providing education, consultation and system implementation to its clients, will be the preferred EMR provider to the IPA.
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"We selected Eclipsys' PeakPractice solution because it is backed by a large enterprise vendor with a strong health information exchange (HIE) strategy and a positive track record for helping clients look to the future to achieve significant outcome improvements," said Dr. Dave Reynolds, Executive Director of the NEyePA. "In addition, PeakPractice is the only EMR in our market that is CCHIT certified, instilling even more confidence in the interoperability and information exchange capabilities the solution will provide to our optometrists."
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According to Korry Petterson, president of FoxFire Systems Group, optometrists will find themselves under increased pressure to meet the expected "Meaningful Use" requirements of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), not only in 2011, but through 2015. "If providers haven't adopted an EMR by 2015, they will start to see reductions in their Medicare reimbursements," explained Petterson. "The reality is that approximately 40 percent of patients seen by optometrists are on Medicare, yet a predominant amount of optometrists still use paper documentation to track their patients."
PeakPractice appeals to a wide variety of physician specialties, such as optometry, because the state-of-the-art technology enables users to customize specific workflows based on how they practice medicine. Eclipsys' PeakPractice is an integrated, award-winning, .NET-based ambulatory EMR solution that includes e-prescribing, patient portals, patient kiosk, image management and a Web portal for physicians and patients. By selecting PeakPractice, members of the IPA also will be equipped to utilize Eclipsys' vendor-neutral HIE platform, Eclipsys HealthXchange™, powered by Medicity, another important capability given that optometrists frequently refer patients to other specialists such as endocrinologists and ophthalmologists.
PeakPractice solution (version 1093) is a CCHIT Certified® 08 Ambulatory electronic health record (EHR), and meets the Certification Commission's EHR criteria for office-based use. The CCHIT Certified "seal of approval" for EHR products provides a consensus-based, government-recognized benchmark for ambulatory EHR products. By looking to products with the CCHIT Certified seal, physicians and other providers can reduce their risk in selecting an EHR product, allowing them to focus their evaluation on the special needs of their practices.
"We congratulate Korry and FoxFire Systems Group for the dedication that led to earning the respect and trust of the NEyePA," said Jay Deady, Eclipsys' executive vice president of Client Solutions. "Optometrists play an important role as gatekeepers in the physician community, frequently referring patients to other specialists. By supporting NEyePA members to realize their clinical innovation and business goals, FoxFire Systems Group and Eclipsys' PeakPractice EMR solution will be playing an important role in connecting the larger care community across the nation."
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