AcerMed goes belly-up, president points to lawsuit

AcerMed, an ambulatory EMR provider in Irvine, California, has gone out of business, and its president, Richard Younis, blames a lawsuit with MedInformatix for the company's demise.

AcerMed had been entangled in a legal dispute with MedInformatix, a Los Angeles-based health IT provider, who alleged that AcerMed stole its software code. AcerMed was fined, but not found in copyright violation. The ruling is currently under appeal.

In an interview with EMR Update, Yonis said the lawsuit drained the company of its resources and prevented it from securing additional funding.

In AcerMed’s final release on Sept. 5, it addressed its customers in an unsigned letter: “Meanwhile, if you need product support you may contact some of our former employees who are willing to work with you independent of AcerMed support purposes, on a best effort basis."

AcerMed may be the first company with a CCHIT-certified product to collapse.