United Medical Centers Leverages Sage Intergy Meaningful Use Edition.

Sage Healthcare Division, a unit of Sage North America and a provider of electronic health records (EHR) and practice management software and services, announced that United Medical Centers, an eight-practice community health center in Eagle Pass, Texas, will implement the Sage Intergy Meaningful Use Edition to meet the practice's financial and clinical needs.

According to company officials, United Medical Centers provides primary healthcare services to insured and uninsured patients, in a bilingual, bi-cultural community, encompassing Maverick, Val Verde and Kinney counties located in southwest Texas on the U.S. border. United Medical Centers offers pediatric, OB/GYN, family medicine and internal medicine, among other specialties, in addition to operating an in-house laboratory and pharmacy and providing radiology services.

"After considering 18 EHR systems and listening to sales presentations from 11 vendors, UMC's team of medical providers and IT leadership staff felt that the Sage was the best fit for our center," said Georgia Kypuros, CEO of United Medical Centers.

United Medical Centers is moving from the Sage Medical Manager practice management system to Sage's EHR solution.

Kypuros said the Sage Intergy Meaningful Use Edition will provide greater patient safety, quality patient care and chart documentation, aid in coding, reduce patient wait times and create more efficient compliance with and reporting of outcome indicators for federal, state and regulatory agencies.

"At UMC, we believe that access to healthcare is a right, not a privilege," Kypuros said. "Therefore, we strive to ensure that our doors are open to all individuals in our communities, that we provide the absolute best in care and are able to create more efficiencies while meeting our business needs. We believe Sage helps us meet these goals."

Sage Intergy Meaningful Use Edition provides an integrated clinical, financial and administrative solution with consolidated reporting and efficient system maintenance. Patient data can be shared or isolated across practices and locations, allowing secure access from anywhere to providers and staff. Patients have access to their clinical record and a range of web-based services from the Sage Intergy Practice Portal from anywhere there is an Internet connection. The solution also features a full complement of integrated clinical and financial services including claims, remittance, eligibility verification, e-prescriptions and lab results.

"Sage Healthcare Division maintains its commitment to supporting our clients, and dedicating ourselves to a physician-focused, patient-centric approach," said Betty Otter-Nickerson, president of Sage Healthcare Division. "We are dedicated to providing solutions for CHCs and their patients and helping all CHCs meet their healthcare and business needs."

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