> News & Events Index • 2001 Press Release Medscape Announces Agreement With Atlas to Integrate Lab Ordering Software With EMR HILLSBORO, ORE. (BUSINESS WIRE) – Nov. 27, 2001 – Medscape (NASDAQ: MDLI - news), a leading provider of digital health records and online health information, today announced an agreement with Atlas Development Corporation that will enable complete automation of the laboratory ordering process–from the point-of-care in the doctor's office to the laboratory--through integration of Atlas's industry-leading Atlas LabWorks™ software solution into Medscape's Logician® electronic medical record (EMR) system. Now, clean and complete laboratory orders will be sent electronically to laboratories from a product that has been integrated into the workflow tools used every day by health care providers. Most existing laboratory order software programs are focused applications used by nurses or phlebotomists specifically for the ordering and management of laboratory services. This agreement represents the first time a best-of-breed laboratory orders module will be integrated with a best-of-breed EMR, for total integration of lab orders/results with other critical clinical data such as medications, diagnoses and procedures. This unique blend of technology will ensure that laboratories receive complete electronic laboratory orders that have already been verified for medical necessity, through a system that integrates seamlessly with the health care provider's existing Medscape EMR systems. The Atlas LabWorks software is specifically aimed at laboratories, reducing the thousands of dollars in write-offs–or "uncollectable billing"–that they face when processing requests for diagnostic tests that may not qualify as medically necessary under local Medicare or other insurance reimbursement policies. Integration with the EMR system also means the solution will become a natural part of the care provider's workflow. "We welcome the opportunity to be the first company to integrate a best-of-class lab order entry and results reporting solution with a well-established EMR system," said Robert Atlas, president and chief executive officer at Atlas. "This marriage of our system with the leading EMR provides laboratories–both independent ones and those that are part of hospitals or IDNs–with a powerful means of incorporating electronic ordering and results reporting into the care provider's workflow. Atlas LabWorks permits direct communication between health care providers and laboratories and allows providers to efficiently and accurately create laboratory orders and requisition slips, print shipping manifests and access important test information. Under the agreement, this software will now integrate with Logician. "Atlas LabWorks already provides us with clean and complete lab orders from clients using it as a stand-alone system, which has proven very successful for us," said Steve Ho, chief information officer and senior vice president of Dynacare Laboratories. "Combining the Atlas solution with a clinic-centric EMR system will allow us to provide order entry that is closely integrated with the workflow of many clients, particularly larger clinics. That should ensure wider adoption of electronic ordering, which will make us even more efficient and responsive to the needs of our customers." Both the Atlas and the Dynacare relationships will provide additional benefits to physicians following the next release of Medscape's Chart Room Services, coming soon. Chart Room Services is a suite of Web-based services that allows physicians to receive lab results, send/receive referrals, and create, store and exchange electronic records and clinical information in a protected environment. Chart Room Services will have a messaging functionality that enables Chart Room Services users and Logician users to send each other referrals, patient chart summaries and documents such as laboratory reports and receive consult reports and related documentation back. "At Medscape, we are constantly improving our core digital health record solutions, through ongoing development as well as through strategic partnerships," said Mark Leavitt, MD, PhD, chairman of Medscape. "We have the opportunity here to save time for clinicians while reducing the possibility for error–and that is good for patients." About Medscape Medscape® (NASDAQ: MDLI - news) is a leading provider of digital health records and online medical information. The Company delivers patient-centered, clinical healthcare data and medical information to healthcare professionals and consumers wherever that information is needed. The core of Medscape's product portfolio is the industry-leading Digital Health Record (DHR). DHR applications and services are an integral part of the practice of medicine and are used every day by physicians and consumers across the country. Medscape's DHR enables physicians to access patient information, share data with existing systems, communicate among practice members and capture and store quantifiable data for patient-by-patient or population-based studies. The DHR also enables practice sites to interact with their patients electronically to answer questions, schedule appointments and address personal health concerns, while offering consumers private access to their medical records and related disease management information and services. More than 15 million patients now have digital records hosted on Medscape systems. Medscape is also the leading source of peer-reviewed medical information and continuing medical education on the Web. Nearly 4.0 million members, including 675,000 registered as physicians and approximately 1.9 million registered as allied health professionals, use Medscape.com for immediate access to research, recent developments and information to guide their practices and support patient care. Approximately 1.4 million registered consumers have also come to rely on Medscape for health information. The integration of Medscape's authoritative Web sites with the breadth of its clinical applications and products, strengthen the physician-patient relationship at--and beyond--each encounter, resulting in a positive impact on healthcare costs, efficiencies, safety and outcomes. The merger of MedicaLogic, Inc. and Medscape, Inc. in May 2000 formed MedicaLogic/Medscape, Inc., d/b/a Medscape. The Company, headquartered in Hillsboro, Oregon, currently employs approximately 365 people. About Atlas Development Corporation Atlas Development Corporation is a privately-held software development company based in Woodland Hills, CA. that specializes in software solutions for the healthcare industry. Atlas LabWorks™, is widely acknowledged as one of the leading integrated software solutions for laboratory remote order entry and results reporting. The system is currently deployed by a number of reference and hospital laboratories including national reference laboratory Dynacare, Inc. (NasdaqNM:DNCR;Toronto:DNA.TO). In addition to Atlas LabWorks, the company has developed numerous healthcare software solutions, including enterprise post-acute care, communicable disease tracking and clinical trials management systems for some of the country's leading public and private institutions. Medscape, MedicaLogic, and Logician are registered trademarks of MedicaLogic/Medscape, Inc. in the United States. Other product and brand names are trademarks of their respective owners.
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