VersaForm Supplies Free EMR Systems to Physicians and Clinics; Complete EMR Program Will Enable Advancement of National Healthcare IT Goals

Business Wire, Sept 13, 2005

CAMPBELL, Calif. -- VersaForm Systems Corporation announced today that its new Electronic Medical Records (EMR) program -- VersaForm EMR Basic Edition -- is available free to health care providers. With VersaForm EMR, clinicians can quickly create patient and visit records, track problems, medications and labs, and create progress notes. All aspects of a patient's visit can be recorded electronically. VersaForm EMR can significantly reduce potential medical errors due to incomplete, illegible or lost handwritten records and charts. The program can be downloaded over the Internet from www.versaform.com.

In January, President Bush called on doctors and hospitals to move their medical records from paper to electronic files. Dr. David Brailer, who is Bush's national coordinator for health information technology, says that adoption has been slow because the technology is in a phase where "the costs are quite high and the risks are great." With this announcement VersaForm has significantly reduced those costs and made it possible for physicians to implement this technology today.

VersaForm EMR includes a set of pre-defined templates that address frequently seen conditions. Templates can be customized or created by any user to suit the practice, and can record all aspects of an encounter, including the billing.

VersaForm EMR also allows for existing paper records to be scanned into the system, virtually eliminating the need for paper charts. VersaForm EMR runs on computers using Windows 2000 or XP and can be networked for multi-user environments.

When integrated with VersaForm Practice Management, electronic claims and billing can automatically flow from treatment room to insurance claims without separately entering charges. The open database technology of VersaForm EMR permits integration with other systems as well.

In addition to Electronic Medical Records software, the company offers additional modules to handle appointment scheduling, automatic retrieval of lab results and automatic processing of Electronic Remittance Advice. Its popular billing and insurance claims system, VersaForm Practice Management, has long enabled practitioners to effectively manage their electronic billing, insurance claims, and accounts receivable. Founded in 1981, VersaForm Systems Corp. specializes in the development of medical practice management software and has installed thousands of systems in offices, clinics and hospitals nationwide. Visit www.versaform.com for more information about the company's software and demonstrations.