QuadraMed awarded EMR contract in Puerto Rico

Correctional Health Services Corporation (CHSC) of Puerto Rico has awarded QuadraMed Corp. a contract to implement a new electronic medical record (EMR) system.

 The technology will become part of the CHSC Medical Services Information System (MSIS) project.

 CHSC will implement QuadraMed's Affinity healthcare information system (HIS) to enhance patient safety and privacy compliance, streamline workflow and raise efficiency across CHSC's network of 17 correctional health facilities.

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