Electronic Medical Records (EMR) Software from SuiteMed Gets Top AC Group Ranking

OAKLAND, Calif. -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- SuiteMed™ (www.SuiteMed.com), provider of electronic medical records, billing and practice management software, has just received an independent five-star ranking.

Industry leader the AC Group has released its latest reviews for EMR/EHR software, practice management applications, and vendors in terms of overall value. In this unparalleled report 175 vendors were evaluated on a range of in-depth criteria.

The AC Group ranks SuiteMed IMS v12 a combined score of five out of five stars in the following areas:

• Practice management functionality
• EMR/EHR functionality
• Ease of use
• Company viability
• End-user satisfaction

Only 12 of the other 175 vendors received this rating, many of which focus primarily on hospitals or very large practices. These cumulative ratings also take into account SuiteMed’s e-prescribing functionality, EMR-lite functionality, and preparedness for Integrated Community Electronic Health Records (ICE). The benefits of an “ICE”-ready solution are:

• Data is entered once and can populate multiple databases
• Patients have complete control over dissemination of clinical data following HIPAA rules
• 92% reduction in duplicate data entry
• 74% reduction in overall data entry time
• 19% reduction in clinical testing
• 32% reduction in referral tracking activities

“The rankings are significant because the AC Group is the industry’s most trusted source. The ultimate goal here is to make the decision process clearer for providers to help them act,” adds SuiteMed CEO Mike Patel. “The fact that we offer a money-back Stimulus Guarantee to qualify for federal ARRA money is also a key differentiator.”

The AC Group is at the forefront of EMR software evaluations, with CEO Mark Anderson having spoken at over 400 related conferences just since the year 2000. Anderson has spent the last 34 years focusing on healthcare technology questions, strategic policy, and organizational considerations.

About SuiteMed

Founded in 1998 by practicing pharmacists and physicians, Northern California’s SuiteMed has 200 employees and over 10 years of experience making software solutions. SuiteMed’s Intelligent Medical Software (IMS) provides a fully integrated Scheduler, EHR, Billing Tool, Electronic Eligibility Tracker, e-Document Manager, Letter Writer, Healthcare Portal, and much more.

SuiteMed Software solutions include: Intelligent Medical Software (IMS), Intelligent Physicians Association (IPA) Software, and Intelligent Radiology Management Software (IRMS).

Visit www.SuiteMed.com/ACgroup for more information.