Tuesday, May 23, 2006

DocSite Congratulates Luther Midelfort-Mayo Health System on the Use of DocSite’s PatientPlanner in Support of Achieving 2005 AMGA Acclaim Award for Quality Improvement

DocSite Congratulates Luther Midelfort-Mayo Health System on the Use of DocSite’s PatientPlanner in Support of Achieving 2005 AMGA Acclaim Award for Quality Improvement

Winchester, MA Jan 3, 2006 - DocSite, LLC. congratulates long-time PatientPlanner user, Luther-Midelfort for receipt of the 2005 Acclaim Award, the American Medical Group Associations highest award for quality.

Winchester, MA (PRWEB) January 5, 2006

As the 2005 recipient of the Acclaim Award, Luther Midelfort distinguished itself by demonstrating successful implementation of planned visits for ambulatory patients, utilizing the Institute of Medicine (IOM) dimensions of care excellence, providing health care that is 1) safe, 2) effective, 3) patient-centered, 4) timely, 5) efficient and 6) equitable. Luther Midelfort, a DocSite PatientPlanner user since 1999, applies the web-native decision-support registry and planned care management application for patients with chronic conditions, complex disease states and preventive service needs.

Dr. John Haughton, CEO of DocSite stated, “Luther Midelfort and their team, including Roger Resar and Dennis Pope, continue to lead the charge on delivering practical and high-quality care through effective creation, use and improvement of systems and tools. We at DocSite are honored that they chose to work with us in the beginning and continue to spread the effectiveness of their deployment”.

About Luther MidelFort:

Luther Midelfort is dedicated to promoting the health and meeting the healthcare needs of patients. Through the years, Luther Hospital and Midelfort Clinic evolved into regional referral centers.

As part of Mayo Health System and through its partnership with Mayo Clinic, Luther Midelfort offers a full range of medical services through a network of community-based healthcare providers in several locations throughout west-central Wisconsin including Barron, Bloomer, Cameron, Chetek, Chippewa Falls, Colfax, Eau Claire, Menomonie, Mondovi, Osseo and Prairie Farm. Luther Midelfort entities also include Lehman Drug and Northwest Wisconsin HomeCare.

About DocSite:

DocSite offers a portfolio of low cost products focused on improving the quality of care. Products include point-of-care tools for patient management and physician integration in disease and case management, data warehouse and connectivity, Registry, Decision-Support, eRX, PHR, EMR and CCR among others. DocSite’s products are designed to minimize the impact on physician workflow and allow use regardless of IT readiness – they work in current paper offices and migrate to fully paperless implementations in a prudent, economically sensible manner.

DocSite customers include physician practices, health plans and integrated delivery networks focused on quality improvement and related initiatives such as pay-for performance. DocSite can be reached at 781-721-0005, or www. docsite. com.

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