WALTHAM, Mass., May 26, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- At the 2015 International MUSE Conference that opens today in Nashville, PatientKeeper®, Inc. will showcase its suite of physician workflow applications, which complement MEDITECH™ hospital information systems and are used at more than 200 MEDITECH hospitals across North America and the UK.
PatientKeeper will demonstrate its software at MUSE booth #1416 under the theme "Healthcare IT for Physicians… The Way It Should Be." In addition, PatientKeeper solutions will be discussed at two MUSE conference sessions. PatientKeeper's Associate Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Erin Jospe, will present a session (#513) entitled "PatientKeeper Physician Workflow Applications" on Thursday, May 28, at 11:15 a.m. Two representatives from PatientKeeper customer Madison Memorial Hospital in Rexburg, Idaho, will present a session (#1151) entitled "Improving Patient Care with Physician-Friendly IT: A Rural Hospital's Story" on Friday, May 29, at 10:30 a.m.
PatientKeeper provides a single environment for physicians to access and act on patient information, enabling them to take care of patients more effectively and efficiently. PatientKeeper offers numerous clinical applications – including CPOE, medication reconciliation, documentation, sign-out and more – as well as revenue cycle applications for charge capture, charge analytics and quality reporting. The PatientKeeper platform is an overlay to existing hospital information systems and EHRs, making PatientKeeper an affordable and effective solution for hospitals and practice groups seeking to improve care, meet Meaningful Use, and bolster physician satisfaction.
PatientKeeper's most recent enhancements include an interface between PatientKeeper CPOE and MEDITECH's pharmacy application that enables physicians' medication orders to be entered directly into MEDITECH PHA for pharmacist verification and fulfillment; and a new native Android Mobile Clinical Results and CPOE app.
About PatientKeeper
PatientKeeper®, Inc. is a leading provider of healthcare applications for physicians, and is consistently mentioned on Modern Healthcare's list of most important mobile medical apps. PatientKeeper's highly intuitive software streamlines physician workflow to improve productivity and patient care. PatientKeeper's CPOE, physician documentation, electronic charge capture and other applications run on desktop and laptop computers and popular handheld devices and tablets. PatientKeeper's software integrates with many existing healthcare information systems to effectively support healthcare providers in adopting technology, meeting Meaningful Use, and transitioning to ICD-10. PatientKeeper has more than 60,000 active physician users today. For more information about PatientKeeper, visit www.patientkeeper.com or call 781-373-6100.