About Physician Micro Systems, Inc.
Founded in 1983 by Andrew G. Ury, M.D., Physician Micro Systems, Inc. (PMSI) is the creator of the Practice Partner® line of electronic health record (EHR), practice management system (PMS), and computerized physician order entry (CPOE) software applications for ambulatory care practices. PMSI is committed to making healthcare easier and is grounded in the daily reality of providing mission-critical clinical and administrative systems for thousands of physicians and their staff. PMSI has succeeded through a strong focus on the ambulatory care market combined with technology, leadership, and vision.
About Practice Partner Software
The Practice Partner product line is a complete set of fully integrated clinical and administrative tools designed to enhance all aspects of the modern medical office. It includes Patient Records, a leading electronic health records system; Order Entry, a comprehensive yet easy-to-use computerized physician order entry system; Appointment Scheduler, a sophisticated multi-clinic scheduler; and Medical Billing, a comprehensive practice management system. Patient Records, Appointment Scheduler, and Medical Billing combined are called Total Practice Partner, or TPP. Practice Partner Appointment Scheduler and Medical Billing were first released in 1985; Patient Records was first released in 1987. Practice Partner applications are Windows-based and fully integrated on a single database platform. PMSI offers a choice of either a client-server or ASP configuration. |
|
Recent Awards for Practice Partner
2005 TEPR Award Winner - Best EHR for Medium/Large Practices
2004 TEPR Award Winner - Best EHR for Small Practices
2005 AC Group Award Winner - Best EMR, Best EMR and Practice Management, Best EMR for Small Practices
2004 AC Group Award Winner - Five Star EMR System, Five Star Practice Management System
2004 InvestMed LLC Winner - Best Integrated EMR/PM System
|
|
The Practice Partner Community
Practice Partner applications are used nationwide by approximately 1,500 practices of all sizes and specialties, from solo practitioners to large, enterprise, multi-site practices. Approximately 6,000 providers use one or more Practice Partner products. Practice Partner Patient Records alone is used by approximately 900 practices, 4,000 providers, and 15,000 medical office staff, making it one of the market leaders of EHRs in the United States.
Why Practice Partner?
There are many medical software companies out there—here’s what makes PMSI and Practice Partner stand out:
Experience |
PMSI has been in the medical software industry since 1983. |
Stability |
PMSI is a privately held, independent corporation that has been profitable since 1991. |
Credibility |
PMSI’s large and diverse customer base can attest to implementation success, ROI, and being paperless. |
Versatility |
Practice Partner products are highly customizable and offer a variety of documentation methods. |
Scalability |
Practice Partner supports unlimited concurrent users and can expand to virtually any size practice. |
Intuitiveness |
Practice Partner products are easy to learn and easy to use. |
Quality of Care |
Practice Partner’s health maintenance, query, and reporting features help improve patients’ quality of care. In addition, PMSI is the only vendor who offers a research-based quality improvement organization, the Practice Partner Research Network (PPRNet), and for no additional charge. |
Community |
Practice Partner users interact with and learn from each other through the Practice Partner Listserv, Customer Support Web Site, and the annual Practice Partner User Group Meeting. |
Affiliations |
PMSI is a core member of the American Academy of Family Physician’s (AAFP) Partners for Patients coalition and is involved with many other strategic companies and affiliations. |
|
|
|