EHR Vendor GroupOne Signs OrthopaediCare for EHR System Implementation

A Large Orthopedics Sub-Specialty Provider in Suburban Philadelphia Chooses Leading Medical Consulting Firm and Billing Specialist to Implement Award Winning Electronic Medical Records Software


JEFFERSON CITY, MO--(Marketwire - Mar 15, 2012) - GroupOne Health Source, Inc., an electronic health record implementation and billing firm, was selected by OrthopaediCare to implement the eClinicalWorks (eCW) electronic health records system for its approximately 38 affiliated healthcare providers.

GroupOne Health Source is a "Gold Certified" distribution, installation, training and implementation partner of the CCHIT and stimulus certified eClinicalWorks system. GroupOne was named one of the top resellers of eClinicalWorks for 2011. 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.

As part of eClinicalWorks' comprehensive EHR solution, OrthopaediCare will receive the following product features:

  • eClinicalWorks EMR/PM enables clinicians to manage patient flow, immediately access patient records in-house or remotely, electronically communicate with the referring physicians and securely send consult notes and clinical data
  • eClinicalWorks Patient Portal allows patients and doctors to communicate securely via the Internet
  • eBO® performs clinical and financial analytics
  • eClinicalMobile® permits COPCP's physicians to access the system at any time through their smart phone
  • eClinicalMessenger® acts as a messaging service that utilizes Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) to enable physician practices to send messages, in batches or singularly, to patients for aspects of care. This includes appointment reminders, lab results, diagnostic imaging and statements
  • eClinicalWorks P2P™ provides practice-to-practice, provider-to-provider communications in a peer-to-peer environment

"We selected the unified eClinicalWorks system for its superior functionality and overall excellent performance," said Lois Wilkinson, practice administrator at OrthopaediCare. "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 OrthopaediCare," said Dianne Swanson, president and co-founder of GroupOne. "The eClinicalWorks EHR system will be an important resource that will allow the OrthopaediCare physicians 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 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 180,000 providers and 370,000 healthcare professionals across all 50 states, eClinicalWorks has been awarded multiple top industry honors including being named to the Inc. 5000 for the past five consecutive years., 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. It's an important advantage to have eCW and Electronic Medical Records (EMR) billing experts assisting with a transition to an EMR.

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

About OrthopaediCare
OrthopaediCare was formed to bring together specialists from all branches of musculoskeletal medicine to provide comprehensive care for people with injuries, diseases or abnormalities of the bones, joints, or tendons. The mission of the OrthopaediCare is to provide the highest quality care for their patients, provide a challenging and rewarding work environment for their staff, and provide superior business services in support of our patients and physicians. Their goal is to organize our resources to meet these three priorities in an effective, efficient and professional manner.

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