DALLAS, Feb. 14, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- 2005 HIMSS Conference -- Optio Booth No. 2911 -- Optio Software (OTCBB:OPTO) today launches The Optio QuickRecord(r) Suite, a new model for achieving the electronic health record, at the 2005 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Annual Conference and Exhibition.
The QuickRecord Suite is a secure, cost-effective way to provide physicians and other caregivers with real-time access to patient information across the continuum of care. It establishes the foundation upon which a true community-based electronic health record system can be built.
"The Optio QuickRecord Suite enables hospitals, group practices and integrated delivery networks to implement a system that leverages their investment in existing hospital information systems, while providing a Composite Patient View(tm) that clinicians can access through a secure connection," said Steve Kaye, senior vice president of marketing and product management at Optio Software. "QuickRecord Suite helps healthcare organizations reduce errors, waste, delays and inefficiencies in clinical and business processes, while improving patient safety and the quality of care. With our integrated EHR solution, healthcare organizations can start realizing a return on investment in as few as 90 days, and our subscription-based licensing model eliminates large, upfront capital outlays required by other approaches."
At healthcare organizations such as the Colorado Region of Banner Health and Scripps Health in San Diego, QuickRecord Suite is already providing many of the components of an EHR today.
"With Optio QuickRecord Suite, we have the best of both worlds -- a robust document repository combined with a composite clinical view of the patient that moves us along the path toward a comprehensive electronic medical record," said Elaine O'Bleness, MBA, R.H.I.A., C.P.H. Q, director of health information services for the Banner Health Colorado facilities of North Colorado Medical Center, McKee Medical Center, Sterling Regional MedCenter and East Morgan County Hospital. O'Bleness' article, titled "From Electronic Document Management to EHR," was published in the January 2005 issue of Health Management Technology magazine. To download the article, click here or visit Optio's download content library at http://www.optiosoftware.com/Default.aspx?tabid=149.
Today's launch of QuickRecord Suite will include several events:
-- An invitation-only event at Optio Booth No. 2911 marks the
official launch of QuickRecord Suite at the HIMSS conference.
Optio participants include: Chief Technology Officer Daryl
Hatton; Steve Kaye, senior vice president of Marketing and
Product Management; and Don French, senior vice president of
Research and Development at Optio Software. To request an
invitation to this event, please contact Julie Clark at
juliec@optiosoftware.com or stop by the Optio booth for more
information.
-- Today's release of a new white paper, "The Community Model for
Electronic Health Records: Creating a Foundation to Meet
Evolving Needs." The white paper details the lessons learned
from previous digital health record initiatives and presents a
new model for successful development of regional health
information networks and digital health records. Download the
white paper from Optio's website at www.optiosoftware.com.
-- Ongoing demonstrations of QuickRecord Suite will be held in
Optio's booth No. 2911 throughout the HIMSS conference during
exhibitor's hours.
About Optio Healthcare Solutions
More than 700 healthcare organizations use Optio's forms automation, electronic health record and clinical document management solutions to capture, format, scan, archive and deliver real-time access to patient information at the point of need. More information about our healthcare solutions is available at http://www.optiosoftware.com/Default.aspx?tabid=151
About Optio Software
Optio Software's imaging, output and print management solutions help enterprises reduce the cost, time and complexity of managing the entire lifecycle of their transactional documents and achieve higher levels of efficiency and accuracy in their document-driven business processes. Founded in 1981, Optio Software has world headquarters in Alpharetta, Georgia, EMEA headquarters in Paris and sales offices in Germany and the United Kingdom. More information about Optio Software (OTCBB:OPTO) is available at OptioSoftware.com.
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