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Partnership offers hospitals an interoperable platform to help physician practices automate and exchange data with facilities QuadraMed Corporation announced an agreement with e-MDs, Inc. to enable QuadraMed's hospital clients to offer an interoperable, state-of-the-art ambulatory electronic health record (EHR) and practice management solution to affiliated physician group practices.

QuadraMed, a leading provider of IT solutions for hospitals, and e-MDs, an industry leader in physician office EHR and practice management (PM) solutions, have entered into an agreement that is intended to help hospitals more easily reach out to independent physicians using information technology. "QuadraMed's outstanding acute care QCPR program, coupled with their industry-leading EMPI (enterprise master patient index), makes them an ideal inpatient partner for e-MDs," said Michael Stearns, M.D., president and CEO of e-MDs. "Secure, accurate and updated healthcare information will be available to physicians across the continuum of care. Healthcare communities looking to take advantage of the EHR incentives within the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and the Stark Antitrust Safe Harbor Act will benefit greatly from the partnership. This initiative from QuadraMed and e-MDs will help these physicians and other healthcare organizations meet their enterprise-wide needs for connected and certified health information technology."

According to the New England Journal of Medicine, only 17 percent of the country's physicians have an EHR. "Many of the 83 percent of physicians without EHRs are in small practices that haven't invested in technology due to cost barriers and lack of interoperability," said James E. Peebles, interim president and CEO of QuadraMed. "This relationship delivers a cost-effective, interoperable solution suite for the ambulatory market that supports high-quality, cost-effective patient care while strengthening hospital relationships with referring physicians."

"With our QCPR product, QuadraMed provides a clinician-oriented electronic health record (EHR) and when combined with our advanced EMPI, we can deliver a longitudinal patient record linking the inpatient and the ambulatory patient history to enhance care coordination, quality and patient safety," stated Peebles. "Our partnership with e-MDs underscores our commitment to delivering solutions that meet our clients' needs. e-MDs consistently earns top ratings in objective evaluations sponsored by independent third parties such as the American College of Physicians, the American Academy of Family Physicians and the American Academy of Neurology. Together, we will work to ensure that our clients -- within and beyond the four hospital walls -- realize the vision of integrated, collaborative patient care."

About e-MDs
e-MDs is a leading developer of healthcare software solutions and is headquartered in Austin, Texas. The company, founded in 1996 by a primary care physician, remains physician-managed and actively participates in national health information technology and interoperability efforts. e-MDs Solution Series(TM), with more than 19,000 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.

About QuadraMed Corporation
QuadraMed Corporation advances the success of healthcare organizations through IT solutions that leverage quality care into positive financial outcomes. QuadraMed provides real world solutions that help healthcare professionals deliver outstanding patient care efficiently and cost-effectively. For more information about QuadraMed, visit http://www.quadramed.com/

Source: e-MDs