CEO Reports Rigorous Process Led to ‘Physician-friendly’ Choice
TAMPA, Fla. September 10, 2007 – Sage Software Healthcare, Inc. has announced that The Doctors Clinic, a 75-physician multi-specialty medical group in Bremerton, Wash., has chosen Sage Software Healthcare’s Intergy suite of products for all of its Electronic Health Records (EHR, practice management, analytical and radiology management) needs. This combination of products—including Sage Intergy, Sage Intergy EHR, Sage Practice Analytics and Sage Intergy RIS—will help The Doctors Clinic enhance efficiency, streamline systems and support physician recruitment according to CEO Linda Brown.
“We had an EHR system in place,” Brown said, “however we wanted a system that combined both the practice management and Electronic Health Record on the same platform.”
Brown heralds EHR as the “key to the modernization of healthcare,” and notes that her practice did not take the decision of implementing a system lightly. “Selecting an EHR vendor is a 10 to 20-year decision,” she said. “We wanted to ensure that the supplier is going to be there to support us in the decades to come.”
The Doctors Clinic began its selection process from an initial listing of 110 vendors, then narrowed that field to include only those providers scrutinized by MGMA. From that list, Brown says they pared the field to those vendors offering EHR and PM on the same platform. The organization narrowed it to their top three choices, then had their physicians test the EHR for user-friendliness. Sage Software Healthcare was ultimately selected based on their hands-on evaluation, Brown added.
“Ultimately, Sage Software Healthcare’s system proved to be the most efficient and user-friendly,” she said. “Physicians are concerned about being slowed down. We wanted them to have ample hands-on opportunity to work with the system prior to our purchase.”
For The Doctors Clinic, Brown adds that physician recruitment is a top-line priority. They currently bring aboard about five new physicians each year, according to Brown. And those physicians demand technology and functionality.
“The younger doctors have been exposed in big university settings to EHR systems, and they don’t want to go back to paper charting,” Brown said. “From our perspective, having an EHR system is an important recruitment tool.”
Sage Software Healthcare applauds the vision of customers like The Doctors Clinic who are forward-thinking and seek a vendor for a long-term commitment and partnership.
“We are delighted that following a very rigorous decision-making process, The Doctors Clinic chose Sage Software Healthcare,” said Sharon Howard, Senior Vice President of Marketing. “Our software provides the functionality and ease of use that the rapidly changing healthcare environment demands. An organization like The Doctors Clinic evaluates technology with a focus on future growth, and we’re pleased to partner with them to support that growth for the long-term.”
About Sage Software Healthcare, Inc.
Sage Software Healthcare, Inc., provides integrated Electronic Health Records, EDI applications and practice management systems to thousands of ambulatory care practices throughout North America. These systems enable physicians and practice managers to better manage their practices and improve profitability. Sage Software is CCHIT CertifiedSM for its product, Sage Intergy EHR Version 3.5 for CCHIT Ambulatory EHR 2006. Sage Software Healthcare, Inc. is based in Tampa, Fla., and is a division of Sage Software, Inc., a North American subsidiary of The Sage Group plc and one of the world’s leading providers of business management software. For more information, please visit www.sagehealth.com or call (877) 932-6301.
About Sage Software
Sage Software supports the needs, challenges and dreams of more than 2.8 million small and mid-sized business customers in North America through easy-to-use, scalable and customizable software and services. Our products support accounting, operations, customer relationship management, human resources, time tracking, merchant services and the specialized needs of the construction, distribution, healthcare, manufacturing, nonprofit and real estate industries. Sage Software is a subsidiary of The Sage Group plc, a leading international supplier of accounting and business management software solutions and related products and services for small to mid-sized businesses. Formed in 1981, Sage was floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1989 and the Group now has 5.4 million customers and employs over 13,000 people worldwide. For more information, please visit the Web site at www.sagesoftware.com or call (866) 308-2378.
About The Doctors Clinic
The Doctors Clinic is a physician-owned multi-specialty medical group with more than 75 physicians serving the healthcare needs of the 250,000 residents of Kitsap County, Washington. The group has a network of seven clinical locations through the Kitsap Peninsula with a variety of ancillary services including full service imaging and lab. The medical group includes more than 30 specialties. For more information, visit the group’s Web site: www.thedoctorsclinic.com.
Contact
Lynne Durham
Sage Software Healthcare Division
574-247-7533
lynne.durham@sage.com
