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TAMPA, Fla., July 28 /PRNewswire/ — Crescent City Physicians, Inc. (CCPI) has chosen the Intergy EHR by Sage integrated electronic health records and practice management system to meet the clinical and administrative management needs of its ambulatory care practices. CCPI’s Crescent City Cardiovascular Associates and NOLA Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons divisions are included in the implementation.
The 38-physician, multi-specialty practice, a division of Touro Infirmary, operates 12 locations in the greater New Orleans area.
Dale Mertens, Vice President of Physicians Services of Touro Infirmary and President of Crescent City Physicians, Inc., said the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina spurred CCPI to make the jump to electronic health records.
“After Katrina, we saw how badly some practices were affected. We were lucky — CCPI’s billing and financial systems were up and running within a week and a half and our physicians began treating patients in mid-October,” Mr. Mertens noted. “So many of our counterparts were devastated by the destruction. It showed us the importance of electronic records, both clinically and administratively, from a disaster recovery standpoint.”
“But beyond that,” Mr. Mertens continued, “electronic health records are an important tool toward helping us to continue to provide outstanding healthcare in an efficient manner. We chose Intergy EHR by Sage after a lengthy process that initially evaluated 12 electronic health records systems. Our physician evaluators were impressed with Intergy’s functionality. But the human aspect — Sage Software’s commitment to healthcare, their responsiveness and their dedication is a strong reason we partnered with them.”
CCPI also chose the Intergy by Sage practice management system and its Enterprise Desktop for multi-site administrative control, and the Practice Analytics by Sage business intelligence system for robustly detailed clinical and administrative data analysis.
“We value our long-term partnership with the forward-looking team at Touro Infirmary’s CCPI,” said Sharon L. Howard, Senior Vice President, Marketing and Sales for Sage Software Healthcare, Inc. “The adoption of electronic health records is an important aspect of disaster preparedness.”
About Sage Software Healthcare, Inc.
Sage Software Healthcare, Inc., provides integrated Electronic health Records, EDI applications and physician practice management systems to thousands of ambulatory care practices throughout North America. These systems enable physicians and practice managers to better manage their practices and improve profitability. Sage Software Healthcare, Inc. is based in Tampa, Fla., and is a division of Sage Software. For more information, please visit or call (877) 932-6301.
About Sage Software
Sage Software supports the needs, challenges and dreams of nearly 2.9 million small and medium-sized business customers in North America through easy-to-use, scalable and customizable software and services. Our products support accounting, operations, customer relationship management, human resources, time tracking, merchant services and the specialized needs of the construction, distribution, healthcare, manufacturing, nonprofit and real estate industries. Sage Software is the North America business of The Sage Group plc, a leading global supplier of business management software and services to small and medium-sized businesses. Formed in 1981, Sage was floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1989. Sage Group now has 5.7 million customers and employs over 14,800 people worldwide. For more information, please visit the web site at or call (866) 308-2378.
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