AC Group is one of the most eminent companies, specializing in the evaluation, selection and rating of EMR Vendors. AC Group publishes a detailed report on EMR Rating of vendor’s PMS/EMR functionality, usability, and company viability. This evaluation decision tool has been used by more then 25,000 physicians since 2002.
The AC Group Technology Functionality report is based on 60 months of research and the cumulative results of a 90-page questionnaire distributed to all EMR Companies which were participating in the survey. The EMR Vendors survey includes 2,300 functional questions divided into 47 categories, while the PMS survey includes over 1,000 functionality questions divided into 26 categories.
In the beginning of May of 2005, AC Group included a “confidence factor” which indicates AC Group's confidence in the vendor’s reported rakings. An EMR vendor with a 5-Star confidence level indicates that their product has been tested and more than 90% of their answers are validated. A vendor with a 3-Star confidence level indicates that the product has been tested at least once and over 70% of the responses are validated. A vendor with a 1-Star confidence level indicates that AC Group has NOT been able to evaluate the vendor’s claims as of this report.
OmniMD™, one of the leading EMR Companies and has received a 5-star rating in the AC Group survey in 2006 and was published in May of 2007. OmniMD™ is a division of Integrated Systems Management, Inc. (ISM), a leader in software development, system integration, business and technology consulting for fortune 500 companies since 1989.
OmniMD™ integrated Electronic Medical Records (EMR) and Practice Management (PMS) product and services, offers unparalleled reliability, ease-of-use, efficiency, and customizability. The solution is a HIPAA compliant, web-enabled and support device, which can range from tablet PCs, handhelds to desktop computers. The solution is SureScripts Certified, which also provides real-time alerts for drug-drug, drug allergy and other interactions based on a patient’s EMR. The solution captures complete documentation such as HPI, ROS and Physical Exams, Assessment & Plan to complete patient visits. The system follows HL7 standards for information sharing and integration across practices and hospitals. The solution is secured by Thawte, which uses 128–bit encryption and digital certificates to ensure complete data security.
In addition, the OmniMD™ solution allows physicians to generate and maintain entire patient medical records. The system allows providers to customize templates as per their specialty, at the same time multiple providers can access a single chart at once. In case of a Specialty Provider, the system allows to share chartsamong providers and staff across multiple locations. OmniMD™ Medical Billing System can electronically track claimstatus, payments and work flow of the billing team. OmniMD™ Patient Portal allows patients to register on-line, update and view their information, request an appointment, order an Rx refill and view lab reports.
References:
www.acgroup.org
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