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Dallas, TX (March 14, 2012) — Black Book Rankings, which conducts impartial surveys for the service and software industries, has announced that Aprima Electronic Health Record (EHR) ranked first in its 2012 survey of obstetric, gynecology, and reproductive medicine physician practices.

“Aprima achieved the highest client experience and customer satisfaction scores in the Women’s Health/OB-GYN/Reproductive Medicine specialty practice group, based on the aggregate client experience and customer satisfaction scores on eighteen key performance indicators,” Black Book Rankings wrote in its February 23rd news release. The company surveyed more than 70,000 practice administrators, healthcare records professionals, and hospital IT leaders to compare the quality and usability of the more than 1,000 EHRs currently on the market.

This announcement comes on the heels of January news that Aprima also ranked number one with Black Book among ambulatory practices with 6–25 physicians.

CEO Michael Nissenbaum said, “”It was great to be awarded first place last month for practices of 6 to 25 providers. It’s even better to be recognized once again, this time as the favorite EHR among OB/GYN practices. We’ve worked hard to ensure that Aprima offers the same fast charting, efficient workflows, and return on investment to all our customers. We appreciate Black Book Rankings for their unbiased methodology and their performance indicators that emphasize the customer experience.” Black Book Rankings’ scores look at customer satisfaction in the areas of document management, accessibility, e-prescribing, practice administration, and revenue cycle management.

In addition to the EHR, Aprima Medical Software products include a fully integrated Practice Management (PM) system as well as a Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) service to help practices maximize reimbursement and minimize payment time. The user-friendly Aprima EHR is chief– complaint-driven and offers adaptive learning capability based on each provider’s habits. The comprehensive intuitive knowledge base quickly displays appropriate content based on the presenting chief complaint, speeding up the physician’s documentation. Aprima’s robust PM software includes all the tools a busy practice requires to manage its patient population, including insurance eligibility, optical character recognition for automating data input, and built-in reporting capabilities, using Microsoft Reporting Services. The Aprima 2011 EHR is ONC Certified, enabling providers to be eligible for federal ARRA funding for Meaningful Use of an EHR.

Dallas, TX (February 17, 2012) — Aprima Medical Software is pleased to announce that the Aprima Electronic Health Record (EHR) has passed all testing by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for 2012 PQRS reporting. PQRS, or the Physician Quality Reporting System, provides reimbursement bonuses for physicians who document they meet a variety of quality measures, such as the percentage of prescriptions sent electronically or care guidelines for chronic diseases such as diabetes.

With the Aprima PQRS feature fully validated, providers who use the Aprima EHR can begin sending data to the federal CMS data registries and realizing the financial rewards of providing excellent (and well- documented) care. CEO Michael Nissenbaum says, “This PQRS validation is just the latest evidence that the Aprima EHR is out in front of the competition. We’ve always felt that we provided a significant advantage to physicians who use our system, and it’s nice to get this third -party proof.”

In addition to the EHR, Aprima Medical Software products include a fully integrated Practice Management (PM) system as well as a Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) service to help practices maximize reimbursement and minimize payment time . The user -friendly Aprima EHR is chief–complaint-driven and offers adaptive learning capability based on each provider’s habits. The unique Intuitive Navigation approach quickly displays clinically relevant content based on the presenting chief complaint, speeding up the physician’s documentation. Aprima’s robust PM software includes all the tools a busy practice needs to manage its patient population, including insurance eligibility, optical character recognition for automating data input, and built-in robust/customizable reporting capabilities.

Dallas, TX (January 31, 2012 ) — In the 2012 Black Book Rankings, Aprima Electronic Health Record (EHR) was ranked #1 by physicians in ambulatory care practices of 6 to 25 providers. Black Book Rankings is a market and opinion research company focusing on technology and services industries. The annual ranking of top EHR and EMR vendors is recognized a s an unbiased, accurate market survey.

Black Book Rankings compiled its data by surveying EHR/EMR users about client experience and satisfaction key performance indicators; 13,000 viewpoints were collected. The survey was open via invitation and validated response audits from July 31 through October 15, 2011. Results were used to compile competitive rankings in forty categories, such as specialty, location, practice size, and ambulatory vs. inpatient practices.

“The Black Book Rankings validate what we hear from our customers: Aprima EHR offers everything they were looking for in a clinical system, and our partners and support team provide the support they need to make the most of it,” says CEO Michael Nissenbaum. “It’s even better to hear that they ranked us number one in the 6 to 25- doctor category against some very well -established players. We also ranked well in other size categories from 1 to 99 providers.”

Aprima Medical Software products include a fully integrated Electronic Health Records (EHR) and Practice Management (PM) system as well as a Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) service to help practices maximize reimbursement and minimize payment time. The user-friendly Aprima EHR is chief–complaint-driven and offers adaptive learning capability based o n each provider’s habits. The comprehensive intuitive knowledge base quickly displays appropriate content based on the presenting chief complaint, speeding up the physician’s documentation. Aprima’s robust PM software includes all the tools a busy practice requires to manage its patient population, including insurance eligibility, optical character recognition for automating data input, and built -in reporting capabilities, using Microsoft Reporting Services. The Aprima 2011 EHR is ONC Certified , enabling providers to be eligible for federal ARRA funding for Meaningful Use of an EHR.

As hospital IT departments strive to manage an explosion of digital medical data – including electronic medical records, diagnostic images and a host of related applications – they are being challenged by clinicians to adopt mobile solutions that allow access to data at the point of care while protecting it from unauthorized use. The proliferation of consumer-grade devices, such as smartphones and tablets, in the healthcare setting only adds to the complexity.

Dell will demonstrate its latest healthcare solutions – including Unified Clinical Archiving (UCA) and Mobile Clinical Computing (MCC) – at the Healthcare Information & Management Systems Society (HIMSS) 2012 Annual Conference and Exposition at the Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas, Feb. 20-24 (Booth #3607).

Cloud-based Archiving
Since acquiring InSite One in December 2010, Dell has developed a complete clinical archiving solution that enables easy and secure data retrieval and sharing for the clinician, while simplifying IT management and maintenance overhead with a variety of storage options. Global expansion and a new alliance with Siemens will extend the reach of Dell’s UCA solution and cloud-hosting capabilities into new markets in 2012.

Dell and Siemens have forged an alliance to deliver a cloud-based vendor-neutral image archiving and sharing solution. Under the agreement, Siemens will incorporate Dell’s clinical data management software into its Image Sharing & Archiving (ISA) solution. In addition, the Dell Cloud Clinical Archive will provide redundant archiving support for Siemens Healthcare Cloud Computing Center. The two companies will collaboratively market the joint solution.

Beginning in the late first quarter of 2012, Dell plans to offer its cloud-based medical archive platform as part of its UCA solution in the United Kingdom, supported by the new data center located in Slough. Cloud-based medical archiving is scheduled to be available to healthcare providers in France and Germany later in the year. Several European hospitals already have been using Dell’s On-Premise Clinical Archive featuring the DX6000 platform as part of a pilot study.

The Dell Cloud Clinical Archive is now managing more than 68 million clinical studies, nearly 4.8 billion diagnostic imaging objects and supports more than 800 clinical sites in one of the world’s largest cloud-based clinical archives. Growing at a rate of more than a million new studies under management each month, the archive will soon surpass the 5 billion mark, making Dell one of the largest healthcare cloud computing service providers in the industry.

Dell recently attained ISO-13485 certification for its cloud-based image archive operations. Achievement of this globally recognized quality standard demonstrates a commitment by Dell to provide healthcare solutions and services that consistently meet the most stringent industry requirements.

Mobile Clinical Computing
Dell’s MCC solution, introduced just three years ago, has seen significant gains over the last year as hospitals seek to make information more accessible for clinicians while adhering to privacy and security regulations. Of particular concern is the proliferation of consumer-grade devices in the healthcare setting.

According to the HIMSS 2011 Mobile Technology Survey, 97 percent of respondents indicated that clinicians at their organizations accessed information using a mobile device, yet only 38 percent noted that their organization has a mobile technology policy in place that regulates use of mobile devices and outlines the organization’s mobile strategy. [1] Healthcare data breaches increased 32 percent from 2010 to 2011 and cost the industry $6.5 billion, according to a study by the Ponemon Institute and sponsored by ID Experts. The three leading causes of data breaches in healthcare are lost or stolen equipment, errors by third parties and employee mistakes. [2]

Designed to improve clinician efficiency without compromising security, Dell’s MCC solution combines desktop virtualization, single-sign-on and strong authentication technologies with expert consulting, implementation and support services. By storing information in the data center – not the endpoint device – MCC helps reduce the risk of lost or stolen data and simplifies HIPAA compliance.

The solution also increases clinician productivity. Findings of MCC pilot projects at 10 European hospitals demonstrate that medical professionals can reclaim up to three hours a week for patient care by improving access to patient information and reducing application access time by an average of 83 percent. The time savings adds up to approximately $15,000 in annual productivity gains for each medical professional. [3]

Dell at HIMSS12
Dell will showcase its solutions and services for healthcare providers at the 2012 Annual Healthcare Information & Management Systems Society (HIMSS) 2012 Annual Conference and Exposition, Feb. 20-24, at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas (Booth #3607). Dell will also participate in the Interoperability Showcase (booth #11000, Hall G) to demonstrate the UCA cloud archive capabilities as well as Dell Cloud Clinical WebAccess.

In conjunction with HIMSS12, Dell will host a Healthcare Think Tank on Feb. 22, 6-8 p.m. PST. Dell has invited industry thought-leaders to take part in an interactive discussion exploring the challenges and opportunities on the path to information-driven healthcare. Join the conversation via live stream or follow on Twitter at #DoMoreHIT

Quotes
“Dell is committed to simplifying access to information for clinicians, whether through secure mobile solutions or long-term storage and sharing platforms. We’re pleased to be working with an industry leader like Siemens to create new channels for archiving solutions tailored to meet the unique needs of our customers.”
James Coffin, Ph.D.,
vice president and general manager,
Dell Healthcare and Life Sciences

“Imaging departments face significant cost pressures and, as a result, administration must look for ways to optimize productivity while, at the same time, lower the cost of maintaining imaging archives. The ISA provides archiving for DICOM and non-DICOM imaging as well as non-imaging data, making it possible to store almost any type of digital file. This approach allows customers to save on the cost of storing data and also allows them to save on the cost of resources, presenting a complete cost of ownership picture, allowing customers to plan their investments accordingly."
Kurt Reiff,
vice president, business management,
SYNGO Americas, Siemens Healthcare

“Creating and managing a clinical mobility capability is a significant priority for healthcare providers. Integrating patient information, imaging and applications at the point of care creates real opportunities to improve the quality of care while eliminating medical errors, reducing cost and improving outcomes. By offering integrated cloud services, image archiving and a mobile computing infrastructure, Dell has created an attractive option for customers deploying mobile clinical capabilities.”
Scott Lundstrom,
group vice president,
IDC Health Insights

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