Cornerstone Health Care Selects PatientPoint's Patient Engagement Platform to Drive Value within the Accountable Care Organization

ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- PatientPoint®, the leader and innovator in care coordination solutions that drive engagement with patients and providers, today announced that Cornerstone Health Care, the Triad's largest independent physicians group serving more than 80 locations in North Carolina, will be deploying the PatientPoint patient engagement platform to enhance the patient experience, while also aligning front office and back office workflows to provide more cohesive care throughout the continuum.

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During the first phase of a multi-phase implementation, PatientPoint will deploy electronic point-of-care check-in/check-out devices to streamline administrative processes, perform medication management, administer screenings and assessments for identified patients, and render patient satisfaction surveys. PatientPoint is also helping Cornerstone develop clinical workflows for its care team members within the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) and accountable care organization (ACO) models by delivering content directly through its patient monitoring dashboard and to the group's electronic medical records (EMR). As a result, physicians can review patient data quickly and easily at the point of care, and within their already established workflow, rather than having to leave their workflow to find and review the data manually.

"As we advance our PCMH and ACO models, we aim to strengthen the physician-patient engagement to improve clinical outcomes and manage costs," said John Walker, MD, CPE, chief medical officer of Cornerstone. "We see PatientPoint as a tool that not only allows us to enhance our patients' experience, but also one that augments our existing population health tools by creating a delivery infrastructure to message patients at the point of care. We believe this will help patients become more actively involved in managing their conditions more effectively and create more meaningful conversations with their physicians. Cornerstone envisions becoming 'The Medical Home' for our patients, and PatientPoint is a foundational component to help us achieve that vision."

PatientPoint technology supports Cornerstone as it moves toward the ACO model under the Medicare Shared Savings Program. Through this program, Cornerstone will work with CMS to provide Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries with high-quality service and care, while reducing the growth in Medicare expenditures through enhanced care coordination.

As a true leader in the physician group space, Cornerstone also has future plans to partner with other physician groups to assist in making the transition from the traditional fee-for-service model to newer fee-for-value based care models.

"We applaud Cornerstone Health Care for building an innovative strategy for the future based on a foundation of patient engagement and population health principles," said Raj Toleti, president, PatientPoint Coordinated Care Solutions. "PatientPoint is the right partner for Cornerstone's ACO, as we offer an efficient way to get the right information into the hands of physicians and staff members at the point of care, and perfect the patient experience in and out of the office. We look forward to working with Cornerstone to enable better patient engagement with the care team and drive action to improve health outcomes."

Cornerstone Health Care also uses PatientPoint Waiting Room Networks and Exam Room Networks health information programs in several of its locations. These interactive digital- and print-based programs educate patients, encourage treatment adherence and facilitate patient-physician discussions.

About Cornerstone Health Care
Cornerstone Health Care is a group of more than 300 physicians and mid-level health professionals representing a wide range of specialties. The physician-owned and managed multi-disciplinary practice has over 75 locations in communities throughout central North Carolina. One of the fastest growing physician groups in the Southeast, Cornerstone is transitioning from the traditional "fee-for-service" model to a patient-centered medical home system providing expanded access, increased coordination of care, enhanced patient education for prevention and treatment of chronic disease, and sophisticated technological support.

About PatientPoint^®
PatientPoint is an innovator and leading provider of patient and physician engagement solutions at the point of care. The company serves more than 61,000 physicians across all programs, and more than 550 hospitals throughout the U.S., and reaches over 456 million patient and caregiver visits each year. The PatientPoint award-winning health information and care coordination products drive meaningful outcomes for patients, healthcare providers and program sponsors. For more information, visit www.patientpoint.com.

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