Misys nets 17 EMR installations

Misys Healthcare Systems has landed 17 new contracts with U.S. physician practices for its Misys EMR.

Misys EMR expedites record-keeping processes and enables physicians to retrieve and input patient data from a PC, handheld or wireless device. The modularly designed product, which is part of Misys Optimum portfolio, provides electronic capabilities for tasks related to clinical data, such as transcription, imaging, orders management, messaging and prescription writing.

The 17 practices that recently chose Misys EMR include:
  • Arlington Ear Nose and Throat Associates, PA (Texas)
  • Arnot Ogden Medical Center (Elmira, N.Y.)
  • Center for Infections (Pensacola, Fla.)
  • Fairbanks Clinic (Fairbanks, Alaska)
  • Foot and Ankle Specialists of W. Michigan (Kentwood, Mich.)
  • Fremont Medical Center (Las Vegas, Nev.)
  • G&T Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine (Elmhurst, Ill.)
  • Genesee Infectious Diseases (Grand Blanc, Mich.)
  • Bruce E. Johnson, MD, PC (Richmond, Va.)
  • Liberty Medical (Brooklyn, N.Y.)
  • Michigan Eye Care Institute, PC (Southfield, Mich.)
  • Pamlico OB/GYN (Washington, N.C.)
  • Red Cedar ENT & Audiology (Owosso, Mich.)
  • Tidewater Heart Specialists (Hampton, Va.)
  • Tucson Orthopaedic Institute (Tucson, Ariz.)
  • The Vein Institute of Idaho (Boise, Idaho)
  • Wichita Ear Clinic (Wichita, Kan.)

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