Integrated technology solution will allow OB-GYN physicians to manage patients across all settings and stages of obstetrical care –antepartum to delivery to postpartum
Princeton, NJ- (May 17, 2010)-PeriGen, Inc., the only OB-specific risk reduction company to provide solutions which generate immediate quantifiable clinical and financial value, today announced a partnership agreement with digiChart, Inc. Under the partnership, clinics affiliated with PeriGen’s client hospitals will have the opportunity to use digiChart’s award-winning electronic health record—digiChart OB-GYN. The companies are developing a pioneering, integrated technology solution which will stream the patient’s OB-GYN medical data directly to the hospital’s clinical decision support system, PeriBirth®. The integration of digiChart’s electronic health record (EHR) with the PeriBirth system enables realtime patient management and documentation—dramatically reducing patient risks and improving the quality of care.
“Today, when many women arrive at the hospital to deliver their babies, their prenatal medical information is not available to guide clinicians in delivering the most effective care,” said Donald A. Deieso, PhD, Chairman and CEO of PeriGen. “PeriGen and digiChart agree that it shouldn’t—and doesn’t—have to be this way. We want to provide OB-GYNs with supporting technology and updated data to care for every woman from the moment a pregnancy is confirmed through delivery and back to the office for postpartum evaluation. We have joined our solutions to provide hospital- and office-based clinicians the most advanced OB-specific solutions available today. The beneficiaries are clearly, however, mothers and babies.”
"This relationship positions two strong and rapidly growing companies to carry out their shared mission of improving women’s healthcare through OB-GYN specific technology,” added digiChart President & CEO, Dr. G. William Bates. “digiChart and PeriGen’s true end-to-end system will lead the way in linking physicians’ offices with the hospitals’ labor and delivery units across the country.” Under the terms of the agreement, PeriGen is licensed to sell digiChart OB-GYN, an award-winning, specialty-specific EHR, to its hospital-affiliated and employed physician clinics.
About PeriGen, Inc.
PeriGen is a technology-enabled professional services company specializing in risk reduction and clinical quality improvement in Obstetrics and is the only OBspecific risk reduction company to provide solutions which generate immediate, quantifiable and clinical value. Singularly focused on reducing risk and improving financial performance, PeriGen’s clinical decision support and fetal monitoring solutions are installed in over 100 hospitals across North America. A pioneer in clinical decision support, PeriGen provides innovative solutions and a full suite of complementary professional and consulting services that reduce risk and improve clinical outcomes. PeriGen is a US corporation headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey, with offices in Canada and Israel. For more information, please visit us at www.perigen.com.
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About digiChart, Inc.
Based in Nashville, TN, digiChart, Inc. is a leader in healthcare information technology solutions and services. Dedicated to improving women’s healthcare, digiChart provides Electronic Health Record (EHR) and Practice Management System (PMS) solutions, along with the related training, implementation and workflow improvement services. OB-GYN practices across the country use digiChart’s solutions to streamline and optimize their practices clinically and financially, as well as achieve higher rates of patient satisfaction. Every day, over 100,000+ active pregnancies and nearly 1,800,000 women’s records are managed through digiChart’s solutions. digiChart is a MedCare company. MedCare is a healthcare-focused fund invested in a portfolio of healthcare services, healthcare IT and medical device companies with combined revenues of over $350M. For more information, please visit us at www.digichart.com.
Shelley Predmore, COO 615-777-1630 spredmore@digichart.com
