Miramont Family Medicine Demonstrates Excellence In Electronic Health Record Implementation, Nabs Ambulatory Davies Award

Offering Intuit Health Patient Portal Enables Efficient Health Care Delivery and Provides Better Patient Coordination

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Chris Repetto
Intuit Health
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Heather Silverberg
Access Communications for Intuit Health
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FORT COLLINS, Colo. - Oct. 13, 2010 - Miramont Family Medicine has received the 2010 HIMSS Davies Award for Ambulatory Care presented by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, or HIMSS. The award recognizes health care systems and facilities that effectively use health information technology, such as electronic health records, or EHRs, to improve the safety and quality of patient care.

"Miramont has a long-standing commitment to high standards of patient care, especially in managing medical conditions that can be resolved without admission to a hospital," said John L. Bender, M.D. of Miramont Family Medicine. "The effective collaboration of a top-notch staff of medical professionals and technology experts has a direct impact on the high level of care that each patient receives at our facilities. Our priority has always been building genuine, lasting relationships with our patients."

Miramont's adoption of Intuit Health's patient portal was integral to achieving this award as well as being recognized by the National Committee for Quality Assurance as a Level III Patient-Centered Medical Home in 2009. The portal helped Miramont achieve all nine Patient-Centered Medical Home standards, and will also extend the value of their EHR solution to help them and other practices meet the Meaningful Use requirement for patient access and communication outlined in the HITECH and American Recovery and Reinvestment Acts.

"We have always believed in the effective implementation of the Patient-Centered Medical Home as a means to elevate the priority of the provider-patient relationship and engaging patients in a manner that will provide better care and delivery for patient care," said Bender. "Intuit Health's patient portal is an ideal solution for the achieving the requirements for PCMH and Meaningful Use."

Six Davies Award winners in four categories will be honored during the HIMSS annual conference in February 2011.

About Miramont Family Medicine

Miramont Family Medicine has four locations in the surrounding Fort Collins area with six-physicians and six mid-level providers. Miramont embraces the multi-disciplinary team care approach to care, offering a myriad of ancillary services, including three certified laboratories, on-site digital x-ray, prescription dispensing, laser aesthetics, bone densitometry, open access scheduling, on-site physical therapy, mental health, and other visiting specialists.

About HIMSS Davies Award of Excellence

The HIMSS Nicholas E. Davies Awards of Excellence recognizes excellence in the implementation, management, functionality, technology, value, and use of health information technology, specifically electronic health records, for healthcare organizations, private practices, public health systems, and community health organizations. Created by CPRI-HOST in 1994, the Award honors Dr. Nicholas E. Davies, an Atlanta-based practicing physician, president-elect of the American College of Physicians, and a member of the Institute of Medicine Committee on Improving the Patient Record, who died in 1991.

About Intuit Health

Intuit Health improves health care by developing groundbreaking clinical, administrative and financial services that connect providers and patients. We've combined Intuit's legendary approach to simplifying complex tasks with Medfusion's expertise in provider-patient communications. The result: It's easier than ever to understand and pay your medical bills, get lab results, schedule appointments, and give patients timely electronic access to their health information. Learn more at www.intuithealth.com.