Michigan CardioVascular Institute, a Saginaw, Mich.-based group practice of cardiologists and heart surgeons, is poised to implement an electronic health records and practice management system.
MCVI officials say the technology will help them to standardize care and prepare for a pay-for-performance environment.
The institute will roll out technology from Tampa, Fla.-based Sage Intergy to 22 locations in Michigan.
"After carefully evaluating 11 vendors for the past year-and-a-half, we selected Sage because its solutions are the easiest to use, run on a single, integrated database, and most importantly, best fit our clinical, administrative and financial workflow processes," said Bill Hardimon, MCVI's CEO.
"Physicians also deemed Sage to be the most flexible of all the systems they considered. They feel Sage Intergy EHR respects their individual preferences because its look and feel can be customized according to each physician's specifications without adversely impacting MCVI's overall operations and objectives," Hardimon said.
MCVI is also purchasing Sage Practice Analytics and Sage Intergy Practice Portal, enabling the practice to mine its data and facilitate secure, electronic practice-patient communication.
"By combining Sage Intergy EHR with Sage Practice Analytics, we will gain a level of insight into our clinical and financial performance that is impossible with the system that we are replacing," Hardimon said. "Due to the difficult economic climate, the national movement to link reimbursement to quality of care and the incoming administration's plan to reform healthcare, it is imperative we measure quality indicators and outcomes as soon as possible. Sage provides the powerful tools we need to accomplish those goals."
Once Intergy EHR is rolled out, the practice's MCVI Foundation, which develops and promotes educational and other community initiatives for individuals with cardiac-related problems, will implement Sage MIP Fund Accounting software for nonprofit financial management.
