Pompano Beach, FL / Marshfield, WI (PRWEB) August 21, 2011

EHR Doctors announced today that Ministry Health Care will use EHR Doctors’ Medibridge.net health information exchange (HIE) technology to make patient health information securely available to patients in the communities it serves. Ministry Health Care is one of Wisconsin’s largest integrated health system serving patients in Northern Wisconsin.
The Medibridge HIE technology will enable patients at Ministry Health Care’s hospitals to access and exchange patient information in the form of interoperable summary documents. These documents — known as continuity of care documents (CCDs) — provide a portable summary of a patient’s care history, including problem lists, lab results, medications, allergies, histories of medical procedures and more.

“EHR Doctors is providing a key component that was missing in our comprehensive, multi-vendor electronic health record for our hospitals” said Ministry Health Care’s Vice President of Enterprise Applications Steve Pelton. “The electronic exchange of coded, structured patient information with the CCD generated by EHR Doctors will be the key to securely share patient information with other health care providers in our region.”

EHR Doctors will first implement the exchange of patient summary documents between Ministry’s GE Centricity Enterprise clinical systems. Ministry and will then extend the data exchange to include the health system’s hospitals that use other electronic health record systems. The immediate goal is to use the Medibridge.net technology to meet the requirements for incentive payments under the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Meaningful Use program. Over time, the Medibridge.net technology will allow Ministry to connect to the state Health Information Exchange (HIE), and engage patients through a patient portal

“The ability to create Continuity of Care Documents will enable Ministry to provide enhanced transitions in care and provide patients with a portable health record they can take with them wherever they go.” said Gerard Reeder begin_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting, president of EHR Doctors. “Cutting edge access to patient information will enhance clinical decision-making and improve the quality of care delivered to the members of Ministry Health community.”

About Ministry Health Care

Ministry Health Care is a mission-driven, integrated health system of clinics, hospitals, home care and related services, located across Wisconsin and into Minnesota. At Ministry Health Care, we earn trust by working together as One Ministry to keep patients first in everything we do. This is Our Promise to our patients, their families and our communities. Visit http://www.ministryhealth.org for more information.

Ministry Saint Clare’s Hospital in Weston has been recognized for the sixth straight year as one of the nation’s Most Wired Hospitals according to the results of the 2011 Most Wired Survey released today in the July issue of Hospitals & Health Networks magazine.

About EHR Doctors, Inc.

EHR Doctors, Inc. provides EHR software and HIE solutions to health care providers. EHR Doctors works closely with the Health and Human Service Office of the National Coordinator to ensure that its products meet regulatory requirements such as ARRA meaningful use. The company is based in Pompano Beach Florida. For more information, please visit our website at http://www.ehrdoctors.com/.

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EHR Doctors developed its own platform for Health Information Exchange, which it calls Medibridge.net. Medibridge.net includes technology to generate Continuity of Care Documents from a hospitals Electronic Health Record systems and to transport those records securely over the NwHIN. Medibridge.net also allows patients to control who has access to their information over the Medibridge.net platform, keeping patient privacy at the forefront of the exchange. Medibridge.net plans to offer physicians and other clinicians to access health records over the NwHIN in the 4th quarter 2011.

EHR Doctors, Inc. leveraged Medibridge.net in establishing the link with Midland Memorial Hospital’s OpenVista clinical information system from Medsphere Systems Corporation. Midland Memorial Hospital’s clinical document repository (CDR) is connected to EHR Doctor’s record locator service in a federated manner, meaning Midland’s patient records remain inside the hospital’s firewall while allowing records to be located and exchanged across EHR Doctors, Inc.’s gateway to the NwHIN.

EHR Doctors, Inc.’s CEO, Gerard Reeder,  “We are very pleased to welcome Midland Memorial Hospital to the growing Medibridge.Net family and to the NwHIN. Midland Memorial Hospital has the distinction of being named the recipient of the 2009 CIO 100 Award for its implementation of the open source VistA electronic health records system from the United States Department of Veterans affairs, and is a proven leader in electronic health record adoption. Midland was awarded the distinguished Level 6 designation by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, (HIMSS) recognizing its high level of automation in delivering patient care. Midland Memorial was also named a Top 100 Hospital by the Thomson organization and one of America’s Most Connected Hospitals by US News and World Report. We have thoroughly enjoyed our collaboration with David Whiles, Midland Memorial Hospital’s Director of Information Systems, and his colleagues in this collaboration.”

“This is a very important undertaking for Midland Memorial Hospital and our patients throughout Midland, and West Texas. Using EHR Doctors, Inc.’s gateway to the Nationwide Health Information Network is providing significantly faster transfer of medical records for our patients who are applying for disability benefits. We are excited to be a part of SSA’s approach to expediting the disability determination process.”, said David Whiles.

EHR Doctors today announced a strategic partnership with DSS, Inc. of Juno Beach, FL. The partnership makes EHR Doctors’ MediBridge.net Health Information Exchange (HIE) service available as part of vxVista, DSS’ comprehensive Electronic Health record system. The solution enables HIE connectivity while meeting new HIPAA and meaningful use requirements for security, reliability, and interoperability.

“Healthcare providers need the ability to securely exchange Continuity of Care Documents to meet Stage 1 meaningful use requirements,” comments EHR Doctors’ CEO Gerard Reeder. As part of the passage of the HITECH Act, healthcare providers are required to generate records in standard formats and start transmitting health data electronically. They must also meet specifications that demand that health data be encrypted in transit and that all recipients of the data be authenticated. Medibridge.net is certified to meet these meaningful use requirements by the ONC-ATB program.

“The next 5 years will be both interesting and exciting for health IT professionals. DSS, Inc. is ready to help healthcare providers meet new Meaningful Use regulations and requirements by implementing vxVistA with solutions like Medibridge.net.” said Mark Byers, President of DSS, Inc.

EHR Doctors CCD technology is used in its contract with the US Social Security Administration to deliver a CCD from Midland Memorial Hospital in Midland, Texas over the Nationwide Health Information Network. “The SSA contract has been a proving ground for our CCD technology. It has allowed us to design and build bridges that aggregate data from different sources and perfect a configurable process for CCD generation. It has also allowed us to prove out our HIE technology with real live patient data, not just academic challenges.” said Richard Braman, EHR Doctors’ Chief Technology Officer.

About EHR Doctors, Inc.

EHR Doctors, Inc. provides EHR software and HIE solutions to health care providers. EHR Doctors works closely with the Health and Human Service Office of the National Coordinator to ensure that its products meet regulatory requirements such as ARRA meaningful use. The company is based in Pompano Beach, Florida. For more information, please visit our website at http://www.ehrdoctors.com/. A copy of the certification mentioned in this article can be found here: http://www.ehrdoctors.com/EHR_Doctors_Compliance_Certificate.pdf

About DSS, Inc.

DSS, Inc. develops and supplies integrated enhancements to the Veterans Affairs VistA system and specializes in healthcare IT solutions that improve quality and productivity. The organization also designs applications that are compatible with the Indian Health Services RPMS and the Department of Defense’s healthcare systems.

vxVistA is DSS Inc.’s open source version of VistA that has been enhanced to meet the needs of non-VA users. The company also offers add-on products including behavioral health treatment planning, clinical decision support, dental electronic records, document imaging and revenue cycle solutions. To foster the adoption of open source in healthcare organizations, DSS is a founder and supporter of a community-driven, collaboration environment Web site, www.vxVistA.org that acts as a forum for discussion and best practices among worldwide vxVistA and VistA EHR users. For more information on DSS, Inc., visit www.dssinc.com.

EHR Doctors announced today that The Social Security Administration (SSA) approved their C32 Continuity of Care Document (CCD). EHR Doctors, Inc. has a contract to deliver Electronic Health Records in CCD format to the Social Security Administration over the Nationwide Health Information Network.

The capability to generate CCDs is a critical piece of technology that hospitals need to meet the Meaningful Use requirements of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The technology enables an interoperable health record that can be shared between organizations for purposes ranging from transitions in care to adjudication of insurance claims. EHR Doctors CCD technology is certified for Meaningful Use under the ONC-ATB program.

EHR Doctors’ contract with the Social Security Administration enables SSA to use EHR Doctor’s Medibridge Health Information Exchange to electronically gather health records in support of disability claims, and get them rapidly into the hands of SSA adjudicators. This technology, “will improve our disability programs and provide better service to the public,” said Social Security Commissioner Michael Astrue. “The use of health IT will dramatically improve the speed, accuracy, and efficiency of this process, reducing the cost of making a disability decision for both the medical community and the American taxpayer,” he added.

The CCD is a standard developed by HL7, a health information technology standards body. The document consists of textual information which ensures human interpretation of the document contents and structured parts which allows for software processing. The structured part is based on the HL7 Reference Information Model (RIM) and provides a framework for referring to concepts from coding systems from medical vocabularies such as ICD9, SNOMED, CPT, and LOINC.

EHR Doctors was pleased with the announcement. “Our unique approach to Health IT and Health Information Exchange will provide our partner hospitals with a valuable system for a fraction of the cost,” said Gerard Reeder begin_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting, President of EHR Doctors. “This contract with Social Security is a remarkable opportunity to demonstrate the power of Health IT to transform health care at every level,” he added.

About EHR Doctors, Inc.

EHR Doctors, Inc. provides EHR software and HIE solutions to health care providers. EHR Doctors works closely with the Health and Human Service Office of the National Coordinator to ensure that its products meet regulatory requirements such as ARRA meaningful use. The company is based in Pompano Beach Florida. For more information, please visit our website at http://www.ehrdoctors.com/. A copy of the certification mentioned in this article can be found here: http://www.ehrdoctors.com/EHR_Doctors_Compliance_Certificate.pdf

“This is an important milestone for EHR Doctors. We can now confidently partner with provider organizations in their quest to achieve meaningful use and to qualify for incentive funds under ARRA. Perhaps even more important, our solution helps spread EHR adoption and interoperability, and will further the government’s goal of moving health care to new levels though Health IT,” says Gerard Reeder, President of EHR Doctors, Inc.

MediBridge for VistA/CPRS, which met the requirements for 170.302 (O) and (V) and 170.306 F certification, delivers a comprehensive solution to securely and privately exchange clinical health information. Drummond Group’s ONC-ATCB 2011/2012 certification program tests and certifies that EHR modules meet the meaningful use criteria for either eligible provider or hospital technology. In turn, health care providers using the EHR systems of certified vendors are qualified to receive federal stimulus monies upon demonstrating meaningful use of the technology — a key component of the federal government’s push to improve clinical care delivery through the adoption and effective use of EHRs by U.S. health care providers.

Drummond Group is proud to work with leading health care vendors and help them offer certified technologies to health providers across the country. With more than ten years of software testing experience carried out in several industries, we are confident in our ability to offer an effective and cost-efficient testing process to the health care industry,” says Ric Drummond, CEO of the Drummond Group. “The snowball effect could mean great things for clinical care in our country. We can help IT vendors certify their EHR systems – vendors can then help providers implement the EHR solutions to achieve meaningful use and receive incentive funds – and ultimately providers can leverage the systems to improve clinical care across the nation.”

About EHR Doctors, Inc.

EHR Doctors, Inc. provides EHR software and HIE solutions to health care providers. EHR Doctors works closely with the Office of the National Coordinator to ensure that its products meet regulatory requirements such as ARRA meaningful use. The company is based in Pompano Beach Florida. For more information, please visit our website at http://www.ehrdoctors.com/. A copy of the certification mentioned in this article can be found here:

http://www.ehrdoctors.com/EHR_Doctors_Compliance_Certificate.pdf

Press Inquiries: Contact Gerard Reeder at 954-816-5516 or email:greeder@ehrdoctors.com

About Drummond Group

Drummond Group Inc., the trusted software test lab, provides effective and efficient electronic health record (EHR) testing to healthcare information technology vendors. As an Office of the National Coordinator Authorized Testing and Certification Body (ONC-ATCB), Drummond Group works closely with health care software vendors to certify EHRs for use by providers that are looking to qualify for incentive funds under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Drummond Group is approved to certify both complete and modular EHR for both ambulatory and inpatient. Leveraging more than a decade’s worth of interoperability, conformance testing and certification experience in multiple industries, Drummond Group delivers what’s needed in health care: highly reliable and readily affordable software testing services. For more information, go to www.drummondgroup.com.

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Contracts For Electronic Medical Records to Provider of Open source technology Services

Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, announced that EHR Doctors, Inc. and fifteen other companies (consisting of a combination of healthcare providers, health-IT systems integrators, and networks) have received a total of $17.4 million in contract awards to provide electronic medical records (EMRs) to the agency. These EMRs, which will be sent through the Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN), “will improve our disability programs and provide better service to the public,” Commissioner Astrue said. “We’ve seen a significant increase in disability applications. To process them, the agency sends more than 15 million requests annually for medical records to healthcare providers. This largely paper-bound workload is generally the most time-consuming part of the disability-decision process. The use of health IT will dramatically improve the speed, accuracy, and efficiency of this process, reducing the cost of making a disability decision for both the medical community and the American taxpayer,” he added.

EHR Doctors was pleased with the announcement. “Our unique open-source approach to health IT and Health Information Exchnage will provide our partner hospitals with a valuable system for a fraction of the cost,” said Gerard Reeder, vice-president of business development of EHR Doctors. EHR Doctors will connect to Social Security using the NHIN’s open-source Connect software.  This contract with Social Security is a remarkable opportunity to demonstrate the power and reliability of open-source medical software and the communities that support it.

The contract awards are funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. It will require EHR Doctors and its partner hospitals, with a patient’s authorization, to send medical records through the NHIN to the Social Security Administration. The NHIN, a safe and secure method for receiving access to EMRs over the Internet, is an initiative of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services supported by multiple government agencies and private-sector entities including EHR Doctors.