CHRISTIE CLINIC SELECTS M3CONNECT FOR PROACTIVE PATIENT OUTREACH
6/17/09
(PITTSBURGH) MED3OOO Group, Inc. (MED3OOO), a privately held national healthcare management and technology company, recently announced that Christie Clinic, located in Champaign, IL, has selected the MED3OOO MED3OOO/Connect Solution powered by Phytel for Proactive Patient Outreach and Practice Communications. This agreement expands Christie Clinic’s partnership with MED3OOO.
Christie Clinic will use the automatic patient outreach and communications tool to proactively connect with patients who are “non-compliant” with preventative and follow-up care recommendations. Proactively contacting these patients will improve the quality of care and boost practice revenue, and the solution will also help the clinic develop quality reporting initiatives.
“At Christie Clinic, we are committed to providing our physicians with the best technology and tools to improve patient outcomes. We are in the process of developing quality initiatives to proactively manage our patient population in accordance with evidence-based quality guidelines. MED3OOO/Connect will help our physicians connect effortlessly to chronic disease patients who may fall off our radar screen and not receive recommended care. This is a benefit to everyone, including the patient, the physician, the clinic, and the payor community,” said Bill Pierce, M.D., Chief Medical Officer at the Christie Clinic.
The MED3OOO/Connect Proactive Patient Outreach and Communications solution automates the follow-up process for the group’s entire patient population. The tool maintains an electronic patient registry for all active patients within the clinic, and, based on the evidence-based protocols that are selected, it determines which patients need particular services to improve and maintain their health. An automated outreach message feature notifies the selected patients, and additional utilities track appointment and treatment compliance.
“MED3OOO is devoted to making healthcare a better place for physicians to practice and patient to receive care. Today’s healthcare providers are confronted with increasing challenges in the delivery of effective, quality healthcare. The population is aging, incidences of chronic diseases are increasing, and providers must ensure they are delivering the best possible care. MED3OOO has laid the foundation by implementing the right tools and methodologies to identify patients who are chronically ill and those who are at future risk for generating high cost health care expenditures. Our MED3OOO/Connect patient outreach technology will help Christie Clinic proactively treat their patients while increasing the clinic’s revenue from formerly non-compliant patients,” said Patrick Hampson, Chairman and CEO of MED3OOO.
About MED3OOO
MED3OOO is a national leader in advancing Healthcare Management and Technologies focused on improving performance and adding value to the delivery of healthcare. MED3OOO’s vision is to be considered a “Premier Operations Partner” for physicians, hospitals, employers, and municipalities throughout the U.S. Founded in 1995, MED3OOO provides services to over 15,000 physicians and has become one of the largest and most advanced private Management, Technology, and Information Management companies in the United States. For more information, please contact Karla Sartori, MED3OOO Corporate Marketing at 412-937-8887 or Karla_Sartori@MED3000.com
About Christie Clinic
Founded in 1929, Christie Clinic is one of Illinois' largest physician-owned, multi-specialty group medical practices with offices in five locations. Christie Clinic currently is staffed by more than 90 physicians in approximately 35 specialties. With the addition of psychologists, social workers, audiologists, physical therapists, sports trainers, nurse practitioners and physician assistants, more than 125 healthcare professionals provide direct patient care. At two of its larger facilities, the clinic operates full-service pharmacies and laboratories. The clinic's InteGreat EHR system makes patient information readily accessible from every clinic location. For more information, call 217.366.1200 or visit christieclinic.com.
About Phytel
Phytel, a business partner with MED3OOO, empowers physician-led health improvement. Phytel provides physicians with proven technology to deliver timely, coordinated care to their patients. Phytel uses evidence-based chronic and preventive care protocols to identify and notify patients due for service, while tracking compliance and measuring quality and financial results. For more information, please visit www.phytel.com
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