Manhattan's Physicians Group Selects ITelagen for Hosting and Management of EHR

NEW YORK, Aug. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- ITelagen, a leading provider of electronic health record (EHR) hosting and management announced that it was selected by Manhattan's Physician Group (MPG) to host, support and manage EHR for their medical practice. The newly provided solution includes hosting of patient data in ITelagen's SAS-70 Type II certified datacenter and an extension of ITelagen's support agreement that provides unlimited IT support for staff members.

As a result, the over 80,000 MPG patients are benefiting from physicians that have seamless, real-time access to the patient's full medical record, regardless of which MPG location they're visiting. Continuity of care is ensured, safety is improved and the patient experience is significantly enhanced. Likewise, MPG physicians have the most up-to-date and complete information necessary to better assess past medical histories and make the most informed treatment decisions possible.

"We are very excited about utilizing EHR technology in our medical practice and happy to have ITelagen as a partner that can provide our practice with the HIPAA secure hosting as well as IT support," said Steven Vickner, Chief Information Officer of MPG.

"Manhattan's Physician Group is a long-time client of ITelagen and we are very excited that they have decided to further trust ITelagen to host and manage their EHR in our datacenter," said John O'Keefe, Chief Executive Officer of ITelagen. "By providing both IT and EHR support and now hosting the EHR in our datacenter ITelagen is truly the one-stop shop for EHR for Manhattan's Physicians Group."

About ITelagen, Inc.

ITelagen® redefines Healthcare IT for medical practices by providing electronic health records (EHR) as part of an entire back-office solution, one that increases revenues, speeds collections and provides unlimited IT support for all aspects of the platform, network and staff members. It's a unique combination of comprehensive billing and IT expertise bundled with EHR, all for a flat percent of the physician's collected revenue. By combining billing, IT, hosting and certified EHR experts, ITelagen becomes the single point of contact and "One-Stop Shop for EHR®" and computing infrastructure. For more information, visit ITelagen on the Web at www.itelagen.com.

About Manhattan's Physician Group

Manhattan's Physician Group is a multispecialty medical group comprised of nearly 100 physicians who provide high quality "Family Friendly" medical care to the community. With eight convenient locations throughout Manhattan, we are able to offer comprehensive and coordinated healthcare and are Manhattan's largest multispecialty medical group. For more information, go to: www.mpgcares.com.

CONTACT: John O'Keefe, +1-201-239-8401, [email protected]

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