ITelagen Selected by New Jersey Regional Extension Center

JERSEY CITY, N.J., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- ITelagen, a leading provider of electronic health record (EHR) software, hosting and management today announced that it was selected by the New Jersey Health Information Technology Extension Center (NJ-HITEC) to assist New Jersey Physicians, on behalf of NJ-HITEC, to achieve meaningful use of EHRs.

Organized by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONCHIT), NJ-HITEC has been established to provide technical assistance, guidance, resources and information to accelerate provider adoption and support the meaningful use of EHRs. ITelagen, under a partnership with the NJ-HITEC, will work together with the NJ-HITEC to assist an estimated 5,000 New Jersey primary care physicians in their use of electronic health records and to meet meaningful use standards within the next two years.

"ITelagen has a solid history of helping physicians nationwide to install and manage electronic health records in their practice," said Bill O'Byrne, executive director, NJ-HITEC. "With this partnership with ITelagen, we are further committed to providing assistance to New Jersey's primary care providers so that they can further their adoption of health information technology."

"New Jersey healthcare providers have been waiting for a clear path to achieving meaningful use and receiving their share of the stimulus dollars," said John O'Keefe, CEO of ITelagen. "Under this partnership with the NJ-HITEC, physicians will be able to incorporate electronic health record technology in their practices and achieve meaningful use certified by the NJ-HITEC."

The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act seeks to improve American health care delivery and patient care through an unprecedented investment in health information technology. The provisions of the HITECH Act are specifically designed to work together to provide the necessary assistance and technical support to providers, enable coordination and alignment within and among states, establish connectivity to the public health community in case of emergencies, and assure the workforce is properly trained and equipped to be meaningful users of EHRs. Combined, these programs build the foundation for every American to benefit from an electronic health record, as part of a modernized, interconnected, and vastly improved system of care delivery.

About NJ-HITEC

New Jersey – Health Information Technology Extension Center (NJ-HITEC) is a federally recognized Regional Extension Center located on the campus of the New Jersey Institute of Technology. The sole purpose of NJ-HITEC is to assist New Jersey primary care providers in the successful adoption, implementation and use of electronic health records systems and to become meaningful users of those healthcare technologies, in order to deliver quality care improvements to New Jersey residents throughout the state.

About ITelagen, Inc.

ITelagen® redefines Healthcare IT for medical practices by providing electronic medical records (EHR) as part of an entire back-office solution, one that increases revenues, speeds collections and provides unlimited IT support for all aspects of the platform, network and staff members. It's a unique combination of comprehensive billing and IT expertise bundled with EHR, all for a flat percent of the physician's collected revenue. By combining billing, IT, hosting and certified EHR experts, ITelagen becomes the single point of contact and "One-Stop Shop for EHR®" and computing infrastructure. For more information, visit ITelagen on the Web at www.itelagen.com.

SOURCE ITelagen; NJ-HITECH