e-MDs Hosts Successful 2010 User Conference and Symposium

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- e-MDs, an industry leader in the development and implementation of electronic health records (EHRs) and practice management (PM) solutions, recently held their 6th annual User Conference and Symposium (UCS10). The conference, held July 22-24 at the AT&T Center in Austin, TX, sold out early.  e-MDs hosted attendees from more than 40 states, including Alaska & Puerto Rico.  Christopher Chute, MD, PhD, provided a keynote address on trends in health information technology.

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This year's conference provided users with detailed instructions on how to achieve Meaningful Use through use of the e-MDs EHR and reporting capabilities.  UCS10 events also focused on other current healthcare information technology topics, including quality of care improvements, clinical informatics, HIT Policy, patient safety, HIPAA security, practice optimization, coding audit protection, health information exchange, and advanced uses of technology.

A number of e-MDs clients also delivered presentations describing how they are able to use the software in effecting clinical and business process improvements that have improved their practice operations. "e-MDs has a knowledgeable and approachable management team, which translates well into the product," said R. Todd Stewart, MD, West Arkansas Medical Associates, LLC.  "As usual, the e-MDs User Conference provided insight into practical ways to succeed in private practice. I attended several seminars on the new Meaningful Use criteria and patient-centered medical home. The takeaway information was clear, and hopefully as I implement the ideas, they will quickly translate into a better quality practice for my patients and myself."

Over the past few years e-MDs has been providing attendees with increasingly deeper levels of exposure to the underlying principles of clinical informatics that are guiding health information technology efforts worldwide. This was evidenced by the keynote presentation by Dr. Chute, one of the best known clinical informaticists in the U.S. and Europe.  "We feel that the success of health information technology will be tied to a deeper understanding of the principles of biomedical informatics, supported by decades of experience and literature.  This conference will continue to grow as an educational resource to our customers," stated Michael Stearns, MD, e-MDs President and CEO.

e-MDs partnered with Primary Care Network at the sixth annual conference, while Microsoft, Dell and Gateway EDI all served as sponsors of the event.  This year's conference offered continuing medical education (CME) accredited courses and provided professionals the opportunity to earn up to 12.25 hours of CME.

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e-MDs is a leading developer of health care software solutions headquartered in Austin, Texas.  The company, founded in 1996 by a primary care physician, remains physician and clinical informaticist managed and actively participates in national health information technology and interoperability efforts. e-MDs Solution Series™, with more than 28,000 users nationwide, is the standard for affordable and integrated EHR and PRACTICE MANAGEMENT software solutions, including clinical, financial and document management modules designed to automate medical practice processes and chart management. e-MDs Solution Series version 6.3 is a CCHIT Certified® 2008 Ambulatory EHR additionally certified for Cardiovascular Medicine and Child Health. The e-MDs Solution Series' comprehensive suite of products facilitates improvements in clinical care, a reduction in medical errors, and optimization of business practices. As testimony to our focus on ease of use and functionality, e-MDs has ranked at the top of all independent, unbiased, physician surveys thus far. For more information, please visit www.e-mds.com.

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