Friday, May 18th 2007
2006 Practice of the Year Showcases How Kryptiq Solutions Solidify the Doctor-Patient Relationship
Kryptiq Customer, Family Medical Specialists of Texas, to Present with Physicians Practice at Annual TEPR Conference
Portland, Ore., May 18, 2007 – Kryptiq Corporation, the leader in connectivity and workflow solutions for healthcare, today announced that Christopher Crow, M.D., cofounder of Family Medical Specialists of Texas (FMST), will present at this year’s annual Towards the Electronic Patient Record (TEPR) Conference. Dr. Crow’s presentation will showcase how Kryptiq’s solutions enabled his practice to improve the quality of care and service its patients receive. Co-presenting on the topic of “Creating an Award-Winning Practice by Solidifying the Doctor-Patient Relationship” is senior editor of Physicians Practice, Pamela L. Moore, , who will address how these solutions helped FMST win the 2006 Physicians Practice® annual Practice of the Year Award, The conference runs May 19-23, 2007 at the Dallas Convention Center.
Dr. Crow will discuss the key initiatives FMST undertook to create value for its patients through superior access, convenience, and communication, and to improve co-ordination of care with other providers. This award-winning practice demonstrates how using innovative technologies and programs from Kryptiq Corp., such as secure messaging and patient portals, practices can improve their service, accessibility, and office efficiency.
Dr. Crow will be joined by Dr. Pamela Moore of Physicians Practice. In her presentation, Dr. Moore will give her perspective on how the magazine selects the winner from the hundreds of entries received, including outlining how the best practices demonstrate revenue improvement, realistic use of available technology, and improved service. While many clinics believe having an electronic health record (EHR) is enough to be recognized, Dr. Moore will show how truly innovative practices leverage the EHR through refined workflows and tools that extend the power of the EHR beyond the walls of the practice.
Who: Christopher Crow, M.D., and founder of Family Medical Specialists of Texas
Pamela L. Moore, PhD, CPC, senior editor, Physicians Practice Magazine
What: TEPR Conference: “Enhancing Physician-Patient Communication with IT,” 4:15 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., May 22, 2007
Where: Dallas Convention Center, Dallas
The annual TEPR Conference and Exhibition is recognized as the leading annual educational conference and exhibition for health IT professionals and all others journeying Toward the Electronic Patient Record. TEPR 2007 offers a comprehensive overview of innovative products and solutions to answer all people’s health IT needs. TEPR is considered one of the health IT industry's premier events.
About Kryptiq Corporation
Kryptiq is the leading provider of interoperability and workflow connectivity solutions for healthcare. Kryptiq streamlines healthcare communications among patients, providers, pharmacies and payers with secure messaging, electronic prescribing, disease management, and contract management technologies. By integrating these solutions with existing systems and applications, Kryptiq enables the trusted transport of health information where and when it is needed. Kryptiq’s fast growing customer base includes many of the nations top 100 integrated health networks, spans 48 states plus Washington, D.C., and includes well-known providers and payers such as Providence Health System, Capital Region Healthcare, MeritCare Health System, Eastern Maine Healthcare, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, and Northwest Permanente. For more information on the company, visit
http://www.kryptiq.com/.
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