Practice Builds on the Trust, Stability and Integrity of 20-Year Partnership with Misys Healthcare Systems to Reduce Medical Errors and Improve Office Efficiency
Misys Healthcare Systems, a market leader in healthcare IT, today announced that Family Health Center (FHC) of Battle Creek, a primary care provider in Michigan, has selected Misys EMR to automate its electronic medical records. This implementation extends Misys' 20-year relationship with FHC that has included the practice's use of Misys' practice management solutions, including Misys Tiger. Misys EMR was selected after an exhaustive search that involved evaluating vendors on factors including cost, customer service, support and technology.
Once Misys EMR is fully implemented at FHC, the practice expects to see improvements in its prescription-writing process. The staff will be able to transmit prescriptions directly to the pharmacy, thus eliminating hand-written prescriptions. This process will reduce the number of pharmacy calls questioning both handwriting and dosing instructions. FHC also anticipates improved claims processing, leading to fewer key strokes in keeping patient accounts, providing more time to focus on delivering quality care.
"At the top of our list for an EMR was a system that would enable us to continue to deliver a high quality of care to our patients while improving efficiency and reducing costs," said Dr. Peter Chang, chief medical officer for FHC. "There are a number of vendors today who offer EMR solutions, but not many with the integrity, stability and longevity of Misys Healthcare Systems. It was important to FHC that we select a solution that offered more than just a pretty face with eye-appealing features, but one that would grow with us and be there in the long-term."
Misys Healthcare Systems offers physicians a specialty-focused electronic medical records system that works with a practice's existing workflow. Misys EMR works seamlessly with Misys Tiger, the company's practice management solution for small- to mid-sized practices -- or a practice's existing system -- to streamline clinical workflow and ensure seamless performance of a practice's clinical and financial systems.
"Misys Healthcare Systems is proud of our history with FHC and the true partnership we have built over the last 20 years. We continue to enable physicians to meet the ever-changing needs of the communities they serve, through our uniquely integrated solutions," said Rob Kill, president of the Physician Systems Business Unit for Misys Healthcare Systems. "We look forward to another 20 years of partnering with FHC as it strives to stay on top of the healthcare industry's next wave of initiatives, including disease management, pay-for-performance and consumer-directed healthcare."
Misys Healthcare Systems will exhibit its latest versions of Misys EMR and Misys Tiger software -- as well as other solutions in the Misys Optimum(TM) family of products -- Feb. 12-16 at the 2006 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) conference in San Diego (Booth #721).
About the Family Health Center of Battle Creek (FHC)
The Family Health Center of Battle Creek (FHC), headquartered in Battle Creek, Michigan, began in 1986 as the North Avenue Women's Center in association with Community Hospital, then a local hospital. FHC provides a full range of primary care services. Services include: family practice; pediatrics; internal medicine; ear-nose-throat care and audiology; gerontology; general dentistry and behavioral health. Other on-site services include: pharmacy; lab; social work; Spanish translation; Ask-A-Nurse (24 hour coverage); parenting education; family planning; deaf interpreter (TDD); nutrition counseling and a diabetes program.
About Misys Healthcare Systems
Misys Healthcare Systems, one of the top five healthcare IT companies in North America, develops and supports reliable, easy-to-use software and services of exceptional quality that enable physicians and caregivers to more easily manage the complexities of healthcare. Misys' family of leading clinical products and Web-based technologies - Misys Optimum(TM) solutions - are designed from the ground up to share patient data across all medical care settings. Misys Optimum connects community-based physicians and caregivers to the acute care enterprise, enabling increased efficiencies, better decision-making and improved hospital-physician relations. For more information, visit
www.misyshealthcare.com.
About Misys plc
Misys plc (FTSE: MSY), the global software company, is one of the world's largest and longest-established providers of industry-specific software. Founded in 1979, Misys serves the international banking and healthcare industries and the UK general insurance industry, combining technological expertise with in-depth understanding of customers' markets and operational needs. In banking, Misys is one of the top four software providers worldwide and the largest outside the US, with over 1,200 customers, including 49 of the world's top 50 banks. In healthcare, it is a top five software provider in the US market, serving more than 92,000 physicians in 18,000 practice locations, 1,250 hospitals and 600 home care providers. In UK general insurance, Misys is the market leader in software solutions. Through Sesame, a wholly-owned subsidiary, the company is also a leading provider of support services to about 7,800 financial advisers in the UK. Misys employs over 6,500 people who serve customers in more than 120 countries. For more information, visit
www.misys.com.
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