CHICAGO – The good times just keep on rolling for Allscripts.
The Chicago-based provider of clinical software, connectivity and information solutions for physician practices has announced its largest-ever contract for its electronic health record (EHR). The contract with the Columbia University Medical Center positions the company to provide EHRs to Columbia’s outpatient physician group and planned community-based Independent Practice Association.
“This is an important step to enhance the quality of patient care by facilitating access to clinical information for patients and their physicians,” said Richard U. Levine, MD, president of Columbia’s physician group, in a press release. “We, as is the case with major medical centers, have complex information sharing needs and this investment should allow our healthcare providers to interact in a flexible and coordinated way.”