Pee Dee Cardiology Selects Allscripts Professional Electronic Health Record and Practice Managemen...( CHICAGO and FLORENCE S.C. Feb. 19 /- ...),Health

CHICAGO and FLORENCE, S.C., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Allscripts announced today that Pee Dee Cardiology Associates has selected Allscripts Professional Electronic Health Record (EHR) and Practice Management (PM) for its 16 clinicians in the Pee Dee River region of South Carolina. The agreement continues Pee Dee's longstanding partnership with Allscripts in providing technology solutions for their physicians.

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Pee Dee Cardiology's 13 physicians and 3 mid-level providers are expert in the treatment, diagnosis, management and prevention of cardiovascular diseases. Pee Dee had been a Misys Practice Management user since 1987. After Allscripts merged with Misys Healthcare late last year, the physicians of Pee Dee Cardiology decided to upgrade to Allscripts Professional EHR and PM.

"AllscriptsMisys has been a great partner with us for years, and the merger has expanded their product offering, feature functions, and client base throughout the Carolinas and the nation," said Alan Blaker, MD, Managing Partner of Pee Dee Cardiology Associates. "By implementing the Allscripts electronic health record and practice management solution, we're continuing our focus on reinvesting in technology that delivers the highest quality care to our patients in the most efficient and cost-effective manner possible."

Chief Operating Officer Jerry Vereen said Pee Dee Cardiology's physicians selected Allscripts for its user-friendly interface and its ability to seamlessly integrate the clinical and business aspects of the practice. Also key to the selection was the recognition, during the current economic downturn, that Allscripts will help the practice participate in financial incentive programs managed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). CM
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