NextGen Healthcare Achieves Vendor Agnostic Interoperability
Care Providers Share Clinical Information through Direct, Integrated
Messaging
HORSHAM, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Eighth paragraph, first sentence of release should read: "Our nationwide
clinical network is growing to meet the interoperability needs of the
entire health system as it moves from a volume- to a value-based
approach to care," said Paul Uhrig, acting chief executive officer of
Surescripts (instead of "Our nationwide clinical network is growing to
meet the interoperability needs of the entire health system as it moves
from a volume- to a value-based approach to care," said Harry Totonis,
president and chief executive officer of Surescripts).
The corrected release reads:
NEXTGEN HEALTHCARE ACHIEVES VENDOR AGNOSTIC INTEROPERABILITY
Care Providers Share Clinical Information through Direct, Integrated
Messaging
NextGen
Healthcare Information Systems, LLC., a wholly owned subsidiary of Quality
Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: QSII) and a leading provider of healthcare
information systems and connectivity solutions, announced today it now
is capable of successfully transmitting clinical care information
between disparate technology platforms, thereby achieving vendor
agnostic interoperability.
Arizona Community Surgeons, a Tucson-based multispecialty surgical group
is using NextGen® technology to successfully exchange C-CDA
(Consolidated Clinical Document Architecture) Summary of Care messages
via direct secure transport with Tucson Medical Center, a 600-bed
nonprofit community hospital utilizing an Electronic Health Record (EHR)
from Epic. The interoperability leverages the Surescripts clinical
network, a certified Health Information Service Provider (HISP).
The Surescripts clinical network enables clinical care information,
including immunization summaries, CCDs, referrals, discharge summaries
and lab results, to be transmitted between peers, practices and health
systems locally and nationally across all technology platforms. The
network supports all federal and state policies and standards for health
information exchange, including privacy and security standards,
technology interoperability standards and message type.
Through this level of interoperability, NextGen Healthcare clients can
seamlessly communicate and share important clinical information via a
secure and integrated messaging service with any provider on the
Surescripts network, regardless of their health technology vendor.
Interoperability is required for success throughout many key areas of
Meaningful Use Stage 2 (MU2), particularly MU2 Core Measure 15: Summary
of Care. The exchange of Summary of Care documents requires clinical
connectivity through a network platform whereby the more providers in
the network, the more valuable it becomes to all of them.
"It is exciting to finally reach the point of exchanging records
securely with an outside system," said Connie Choza, CEO of Arizona
Community Surgeons. "As a surgical group, we share patients with
multiple hospitals on a daily basis. The ability to exchange vital
information improves accuracy, efficiency and, ultimately, patient
safety because there is less risk of data entry error."
"As an organization with a Stage 7 [Electronic Medical Record] EMR, the
most advanced level to date, we're committed to leveraging health
information technology to improve the quality of patient care. The
ability to efficiently share patient information with our community
partners is a major priority for us, and we're excited about the
opportunity to establish direct secure messaging with Arizona Community
Surgeons. This is a critical step to elevating the interoperability of
sophisticated EMR systems and improving both quality and safety on
behalf of patients," said Frank Marini, senior vice president and chief
information officer for Tucson Medical Center.
"Our nationwide clinical network is growing to meet the interoperability
needs of the entire health system as it moves from a volume- to a
value-based approach to care," said Paul Uhrig, acting chief executive
officer of Surescripts. "The Surescripts network allows care providers
to leverage their technology investment and strategically prepare for
the future, by enabling clinicians to share information with community
partners, and providing a clear path to meet regulatory requirements."
"The ability to share health information electronically across care
teams - regardless of technology platforms - is essential to addressing
care and compliance mandates among rapidly evolving healthcare
communities," explained Michael Lovett, executive vice president and
general manager for NextGen Healthcare. "Using Direct to generate,
transmit, and receive messages levels the playing field for
interoperability across vendors, and demonstrates that we are right
there with the capability of offering our clients a more sophisticated
approach to enhanced care, enabling them to connect with their community
and participate fully in a collaborative environment."
About Arizona Community Surgeons, PC
Arizona Community Surgeons, PC is a multispecialty surgical group
serving Tucson and surrounding communities in Southern Arizona. With
over 30 surgeons, Arizona Community Surgeons provides general,
colorectal, breast, oncologic, endocrine, thoracic, bariatric,
orthopedic, plastic and reconstructive surgical services. For more
information, visit http://acssurgeons.com/.
About Tucson Medical Center
Tucson Medical Center, licensed at more than 600 beds, has been Tucson's
nonprofit community hospital for 70 years. In addition to serving as a
regional resource for emergency and pediatric care (including Tucson's
first Pediatric Emergency Department), TMC offers top-notch intensive
care units for adults, children and newborns. New operating rooms
provide the latest technology for a full range of surgical procedures.
Specialty areas include women's, maternity, cardiac, orthopaedic,
neuroscience, imaging and senior services.
About Surescripts
Surescripts operates a national clinical network that connects
pharmacies, payers, pharmacy benefit managers, physicians, hospitals,
integrated delivery networks, health information exchanges and health
technology firms to enable the efficient and secure exchange of health
information. Guided by the principles of neutrality, transparency,
physician and patient choice, open standards, collaboration and privacy,
Surescripts provides information for routine, recurring and emergency
care. Together with our network participants, Surescripts is committed
to saving lives, improving efficiency and reducing the cost of health
care for all. For more information, go to www.surescripts.com
and follow us at twitter.com/surescripts.
About NextGen Healthcare
NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary
of Quality Systems, Inc., provides integrated clinical, connectivity and
financial solutions, including revenue cycle management services for
ambulatory, inpatient and dental provider organizations. For more
information, please visit www.nextgen.com
and www.qsii.com.
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Certain statements in this news release are forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including
but not limited to those statements made by Michael Lovett related to
interoperability, future collaboration with Surescripts, future
collaboration with Epic, the Company's future products and offerings,
and developments and trends in the healthcare industry. These statements
are based on current expectations of future events. If underlying
assumptions prove inaccurate or unknown risks or uncertainties
materialize, actual results could vary materially from the Company's
expectations and projections. Factors that could cause the
anticipated results to differ from those described in the
forward-looking statements include the possibility that the products of
Cerner or the Company will not achieve or sustain market acceptance; the
impact of incentive payments under The American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act on sales and the ability of the Company to meet
continued certification requirements; the development by competitors of
new or superior technologies; the timing, cost and success or failure of
new product and service introductions, development and product upgrade
releases; undetected errors or bugs in our software; changing economic,
political or regulatory influences in the healthcare industry;
availability of third-party products and components; competitive
pressures including product offerings, pricing and promotional
activities; the Company's ability or inability to attract and retain
qualified personnel; possible regulation of the Company's software by
the U.S. Food and Drug Administration; and general economic conditions.
Additional risks and uncertainties are set forth in the Company's
public filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission,
including the discussion under the heading "Risk Factors" in the
Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and any subsequent
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. The Company expressly disclaims
any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements
except as required by law.
© 2014 Quality Systems, Inc., Irvine, CA 92612
® marks owned by Quality Systems, Inc.
NextGen Healthcare
Michelle Rovner, 215-657-7010
[email protected]
Source: NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, LLC
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