Lake Regional Selects GroupOne Health Source to Implement eClinicalWorks(R) EMR

The Main Health Care Provider for Residents and Visitors to the Lake of the Ozarks Chooses Leading Medical Consulting Firm and Billing Specialist to Implement Award Winning Electronic Medical Records Software


JEFFERSON CITY, MO--(Marketwire - February 28, 2011) - GroupOne Health Source, Inc, an electronic medical record consulting and billing firm, was selected by Lake Regional Medical Group to implement the eClinicalWorks (eCW) electronic medical records system. The group has approximately 50 affiliated healthcare providers. 

GroupOne Health Source is a "Gold Certified" distribution, installation, training and implementation partner of the CCHIT and stimulus certified eClinicalWorks system. eClinicalWorks has maintained current CCHIT certification of its Ambulatory EMRs since 2006 and has been certified for Meaningful Use by an ONC-Authorized Testing and Certification Body (ONC-ATCB). GroupOne has been a partner with eClinicalWorks and a top reseller since 2004.

Lake Regional Medical Group is a wholly owned for-profit subsidiary of Lake Regional Health System, a leader in implementing technology for electronic medical records. Recently, the hospital achieved Stage 6 of the federal government's electronic medical record adoption model, a level reached by less than 2 percent of U.S. hospitals.

"Service quality, patient-centered care, and effective technology are priorities throughout the organization," said Kevin McRoberts, senior vice president of business development for Lake Regional Health System. "We selected the unified eClinicalWorks system for its superior functionality and overall excellent performance. We chose GroupOne as our implementation partner because of their unique combination of skills, knowledge of the eCW application and their overall expertise in the best practices of modern, paperless medical clinics." 

"We are pleased to be working with the Lake Regional Medical Group," said Dianne Swanson, president and co-founder of GroupOne. "The eClinicalWorks electronic health record system will be an important resource that will allow Lake Regional practices to effectively and efficiently meet high quality of care goals set by the system, through Meaningful Use and other initiatives designed to improve patient care."

About Lake Regional Medical Group
Lake Regional Medical Group operates seven free-standing primary care clinics, 14 specialty clinics, three retail pharmacies and an urgent care clinic. Lake Regional Health System employs more than 1,200 individuals, and 100 providers serve on its medical staff. The hospital serves as the main health care provider for the estimated five million visitors to the Lake of the Ozarks each year.

About eClinicalWorks
eClinicalWorks® is a privately held leader in the ambulatory clinical systems market. The company's unified electronic medical record (EMR) and practice management (PM) solutions are proven for every market segment: large practice groups, as well as medium, small and solo practices regardless of specialty. With an established customer base of more than 50,000 providers and 250,000 healthcare professionals across all 50 states, eClinicalWorks has been awarded multiple top industry honors including being named to the Inc. 5000 in 2009, 2008 and 2007, and prominently placed in a report released by IDC company Health Industry Insights, titled Healthcare Provider Industry Short List Ambulatory Electronic Health Records and Electronic Medical Records.

About GroupOne Health Source, Inc.
Founded in 1991, GroupOne Health Source is a full-service medical billing, transcription, technology and consulting firm. GroupOne's "Best in Class" services have been recognized by the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) in the association's list of top medical business service organizations. GroupOne has extensive experience in all aspects of healthcare practice management, and maintains a diverse client base located throughout the U.S.

GroupOne's Medical Billing Center also utilizes eClinicalWorks to provide billing services for hundreds of physician practices. As an everyday user of the eClinicalWorks system, GroupOne has a unique advantage when implementing the award winning system in a variety of practice settings. When transitioning to an EHR, it's an important advantage to utilize a firm that possesses eCW expertise, Electronic Health Records (EHR) billing experts, and Meaningful Use consulting services.

For more information about GroupOne or to register for various online demonstrations, visit http://www.grouponehealthsource.com or call 800-769-5288.

eClinicalWorks is a registered trademark of eClinicalWorks, LLC. All other trademarks or service marks contained herein are the property of their respective owners.