e-MDs Launches Rounds® iPhone App for Mobile Patient Care

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- e-MDs, a leading provider of electronic health records (EHRs), announced the launch of e-MDs Rounds® for the iPhone. The user friendly mobile app combines the power of e-MDs Solution Series™ with the mobility of an iPhone, allowing doctors to remotely and securely key patient information from their EHRs via their mobile device.  Using Rounds®, doctors are able to view patient data and scheduling information, capture charges, view results, write prescriptions, and exchange messages internally with staff.  The app brings another level of convenience to e-MDs users and further streamlines patient care and office maintenance.

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Rounds® is a completely interactive iPhone app that allows busy healthcare professionals to make medical decisions and care for patients while out of their office.  The app's key features include:

• Comprehensive view of patient information, including visit notes, health summary information, test results, clinical reminders, recent vitals, and immunization records
• Complete e-prescription  capability
• Internal messaging with staff
• Ability to view appointment schedules
• Mobile documentation and charge capture
• View, edit, and update patient charts

The e-MDs iphone app offers a critical protection component with a secure 128-bit encrypted mobile connection.   Rounds® is HIPAA friendly and no patient data is stored on the phone.  e-MDs Rounds® will continue to modernize offices across the country allowing doctors to remotely manage all layers of their practice from patient information to, prescriptions, to staff.  

"We are thrilled to announce the release of e-MDs Rounds® and are confident our physician customers will continue to see the benefits of health information technology implemented in their practices," said Michael Stearns, MD, President and CEO of e-MDs.  "One of our priorities is to provide tools and solutions that take advantage of proven technologies in a way that allows them to provide the highest level of care possible.    Rounds® will expand the ease at which our providers can access critical patient information, write prescriptions, update patient records, and capture charges in a variety of settings, such as emergency rooms, the hospital, nursing homes and other locations.

For more information on e-MDs Rounds®, please visit www.e-mds.com/rounds.  

About e-MDs

e-MDs is a leading developer of integrated electronic health records and practice management software for physician practices and enterprises.  Founded and actively managed by physicians, the company is an industry leader for usable, connected software that enables physician productivity and clinical excellence.  e-MDs software has received continual top rankings in physician and industry surveys including those conducted by the American Academy of Family Physicians and KLAS.  For more information, please visit www.e-mds.com, www.facebook.e-mds.com, and twitter.com/emds

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