The EMH Regional Healthcare System Selects Allscripts to Automate Emergency Departments

CHICAGO and ELYRIA, Ohio, April 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Allscripts (Nasdaq: MDRX) announced today that EMH Regional Healthcare System will implement the Allscripts Emergency Department Information System (EDIS) to streamline and improve emergency operations in its three locations, which together received nearly 85,000 emergency room visits in 2009.

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Founded in 1908, EMH today is a 434-bed hospital system with campuses in Elyria, Amherst, and Avon, Ohio. EMH is an 11-time winner of the Thomson Reuters "100 Top Hospitals" award, and has been recognized as one of the nation's "100 Top Hospitals" for Cardiovascular Services three times.

Ed Duryee, Vice President of Information Technology and Chief Information Officer of EMH, said the Allscripts EDIS will benefit the health system's physicians and nurses, as well as patients. "Today, our ED physicians spend a significant amount of their time looking for information, but with Allscripts we'll push the information to them so they can make faster and more informed decisions," Duryee said. "That in turn will improve our throughput so patients spend less time in the ER waiting to be treated."

Allscripts Emergency Department Information System streamlines processes for the entire Emergency Department, including tracking, triage, nurse and physician charting, disposition and reporting. Integrated features include "one-click" access to individual patient charts, the ability to view multiple charts simultaneously, to track the entire patient treatment experience at a single glance, and alerts that notify the clinician of overdue treatment times, medication conflicts and conflicting orders.

"The challenge for emergency department physicians is to operate quickly and accurately while delivering the best care for patients, and along the way keeping excellent documentation," said Daniel Walsh, DO, FACEP, Chairman of EMH's ED physicians. "The Allscripts EDIS has built-in forms for every clinical procedure and literally walks you through the documentation process without interrupting the normal workflow of the ED physician. The advent of Allscripts' ability to do direct physician order entry and retrieval of results translates to a huge time saver that will decrease patient wait times. That lets us spend more time doing what we were trained to do – caring for patients."

EMH selected Allscripts primarily due to the system's comprehensive functionality as well as a track record of success at similar hospitals across the country. Also influential in the decision, Duryee said, was EMH's 20-year relationship with North Ohio Heart Center, the region's largest cardiology physician group, whose 30 cardiologists and 24 primary care physicians use the Allscripts Electronic Health Record.

"North Ohio Heart Center is a major source of referrals to our hospitals and because they use Allscripts we'll be able to provide ED charts to them electronically," Duryee said. "When patients arrive after visiting the emergency room, their physician will know in full detail what happened to them there."

Glen Tullman, Chief Executive Officer of Allscripts, said, "the connection between EMH and North Ohio Heart Center mirrors that of hospitals and referring physicians in communities across the country. Our goal is to support the mission of great organizations like EMH and North Ohio Heart by creating an 'information safety net' for patients moving between different care settings like the ED and their physician's office. Better information available to physicians leads to higher quality care and better health outcomes at reduced cost."

EMH will integrate the Allscripts EDIS with its Siemens Soarian inpatient health information system to enable the seamless exchange of information for the 25 percent of patients who are admitted to the hospital directly from the Emergency Department.

About EMH

EMH Regional Healthcare System's mission is to improve the health of our community through safe, high-quality and cost-effective care. To fulfill this mission, EMH Regional Medical Center, Amherst Hospital, The EMH Center for Health & Fitness in Avon, and a multi-disciplinary medical staff provide services to meet the needs of the community. EMH Regional Medical Center was founded in 1908 as a community hospital and has evolved into one of the nation's 100 Top Hospitals. For more information, visit www.emh-healthcare.org.

About North Ohio Heart Center

For over 30 years, North Ohio Heart Center (NOHC) has provided state-of-the-art cardiology services to families in Lorain County, Ohio. For the past 10 years, NOHC has partnered with Ohio Medical Group (OMG) to provide primary care services throughout the same geographical area. With 14 convenient locations, the NOHC/OMG partnership is a convenience for people who want to maintain a healthier lifestyle and find life-long, complete solutions all from a single source. NOHC is among the top five cardiology practices in the Great Lakes Region, with over 30 cardiologists working from seven locations, and privileges at eleven area hospitals and regional medical centers. For more information, visit www.nohc.com.

About Allscripts

Allscripts uses innovation technology to bring health to healthcare. More than 160,000 physicians, 800 hospitals and nearly 8,000 post-acute and homecare organizations utilize Allscripts to improve the health of their patients and their bottom line. The company's award-winning solutions include electronic health records, electronic prescribing, revenue cycle management, practice management, document management, care management, emergency department information systems and homecare automation. Allscripts is the trade name of Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions, Inc. To learn more, visit www.allscripts.com.

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