General Electric Company : GE Healthcare Announces Centricity Practice Solution 11
01/24/2013| 08:35am US/Eastern
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New Ambulatory EMR Offering Simplifies ICD-10 Readiness with
One-click Problem Entry and Mapping to ICD-9 Codes
GE Healthcare today announced the release of Centricity* Practice
Solution 11, the next generation of its fully integrated EMR and
Practice Management solution. With a dynamic search engine and one-click
problem entry, Centricity Practice Solution simplifies the data entry
required for medical providers to comply with new the ICD-10 coding
requirements and reduces the number of clicks required to enter a
problem by 75%. Combined with the ability to customize workflows, this
new solution will help ambulatory practices adjust to healthcare reform
and embrace new care models.
With the mandatory transition to ICD-10 codes in October 2014, US
providers face a daunting challenge. While the new coding system has
many benefits, including measuring the quality, safety and efficacy of
care, it multiplies the ICD-9 dataset by a factor of five and will
require a significant amount of training and effort for providers to
successfully navigate. With today's release of Centricity Practice
Solution 11, GE Healthcare helps ease the transition to ICD-10 for its
customers.
"I'm impressed with the mapping functionality between ICD-9 and ICD-10
codes," said Dr. Jay Prakash from South Atlanta Medical Clinic. "When
our practice has to go through the coding transition next year, the bulk
of the learning curve will already be behind us. We are already making
use of the one-click problem entry and the search functionality is
exceptional."
Both ICD-9 and ICD-10 codes come pre-loaded in the patient chart, and
are delivered through a dynamic search engine, enabling providers to
efficiently assign the diagnosis code. Additionally, the search engine
uses an algorithm to both predict common search terms and map ICD-9
codes to ICD-10 codes using guidance from CMS where there is a
one-to-one correlation, so providers can see the links between the two
systems. Problem codes are fully searchable and, once the provider
selects the appropriate diagnosis, correlating codes are automatically
mapped to both ICD-9 and ICD-10, where there is a one-to-one match.
"The transition to ICD-10 represents one of the most significant changes
to clinical documentation since EHR adoption. Providers that don't
manage the transition well will face high levels of denied claims,
delayed payments, inconvenience to patients and potentially legal
exposure in the event that improper coding is audited," said Judy
Hanover, research director with IDC Health Insights. "Products that help
ease the pain of the transition should do very well in this market."
Robust features enable providers to spend more time with patients
Centricity Practice Solution offers enhancements in three key areas that
help to improve clinical and financial productivity for ambulatory
practices:
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Customizable: Centricity Practice
Solution offers flexible workflows that providers can configure to
mirror how their specific practice operates, thus reducing the amount
of time spent on data entry. Additionally, CPS allows exceptional
customization and decision support tools that enable efficient patient
encounters.
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Progressive: In addition to the
predictive search engine and one-click problem entry, Centricity
Practice Solution includes a portfolio of pre-built reports and access
to GE's database of nearly 30 million de-identified patient records,
so that providers can gather information to prepare to attest for
Meaningful Use, benchmark clinical outcomes and adopt new care models
like Patient Centered Medical Home.
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Interoperable: Centricity Practice
Solution is available as a fully-integrated EMR/PM package, or either
module can be configured to operate as a standalone solution.
Centricity Practice Solution also has the built-in tools and forms
that enable it to connect to virtually any hospital EMR or revenue
cycle system, thus enabling providers to share data with multiple
delivery networks in order to offer more coordinated, data-driven care.
"Centricity Practice Solution gives our customers a leg up on
transitioning to ICD-10 coding standards," said Mike Friguletto, vice
president and general manager of GE Healthcare IT. "Our customers that
choose to upgrade will be thrilled with the one-click problem entry and
ability to continue to customize workflows. It's truly a game-changer."
To view a video overview of Centricity Practice Solution 11, visit http://youtu.be/ifiKR_1SfB8
*Registered trademark of General Electric Corp.
About GE Healthcare
GE Healthcare provides transformational medical technologies and
services that are shaping a new age of patient care. Our broad expertise
in medical imaging and information technologies, medical diagnostics,
patient monitoring systems, drug discovery, biopharmaceutical
manufacturing technologies, performance improvement and performance
solutions services help our customers to deliver better care to more
people around the world at a lower cost. In addition, we partner with
healthcare leaders, striving to leverage the global policy change
necessary to implement a successful shift to sustainable healthcare
systems.
Our "healthymagination" vision for the future invites the world to join
us on our journey as we continuously develop innovations focused on
increasing access and improving quality and affordability around the
world. Headquartered in the United Kingdom, GE Healthcare is a unit of
General Electric Company (NYSE: GE). Worldwide, GE Healthcare employees
are committed to serving healthcare professionals and their patients in
more than 100 countries. For more information about GE Healthcare, visit
our website at www.gehealthcare.com.
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Media Contact
GE Healthcare
Corey Miller
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