Sevocity® Named Preferred EHR Vendor by CITIA-SC, South Carolina's Health IT Regional Extension Center (REC)

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Jul 20, 2011, 06:00 ET

SAN ANTONIO, July 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Sevocity, a division of Conceptual MindWorks, Inc. (CMI), today announced its Sevocity EHR has been selected by CITIA-SC as a preferred electronic health record (EHR) vendor with the Regional Extension Center.

Sevocity is the leading true Internet or cloud-based EHR. This enables Sevocity to offer a highly secure, reliable and customizable electronic health record system with low start-up cost and affordable monthly all-inclusive pricing. According to Elaine Mendoza, Sevocity President and CEO, "Our mission is to offer an affordable, easy to use EHR that providers look forward to using. We focus on delivering an embraceable EHR." Mendoza added, "Our commitment to affordable pricing and ease of use is also reinforced by our policy of including the interface to SCHIEX and all state supported HIEs and immunization registries at no additional charge."

"We are very pleased to work with Sevocity, as well as other certified vendors on CITIA-SC's featured vendor list, to bring the best available EHR systems to CITIA-SC customers, with discount pricing and most favorable terms," said Dr. Todd Thornburg, Senior Program Manager of CITIA-SC. "We particularly appreciate Sevocity's commitment to all inclusive pricing."

About CITIA-SC

The Center for Information Technology Implementation Assistance program (CITIA) is South Carolina's regional extension center for health information technology (HIT). This program is made possible from grants from the Federal Department of Health and Human Services through The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. The program is a partnership between Health Sciences South Carolina, The SC Office of Rural Health, The SC Primary Health Care Association, and The Carolinas Center for Medical Excellence to provide EHR adoption support and consulting services to practices. The purpose of the program is to provide education and consulting on effective strategies and practices to select, implement, and meaningfully use certified EHR technology to improve quality and value of healthcare. For more information about CITIA-SC visit www.CITIASC.org

About Sevocity

Based in San Antonio, Texas, Sevocity empowers physician practices and health centers to embrace electronic health records (EHRs) by providing an affordable, secure and easy-to-use Internet-based electronic health record system. Because Sevocity EHR is an Internet-based (or cloud computing) product that provides secure access to clinical information via the Internet, practices and health centers avoid the expensive upfront capital expenditure and ongoing maintenance costs associated with client/server offerings. For more information about Sevocity, visit www.Sevocity.com or call (877) 777-2298.

Sevocity 11.1 is a CCHIT Certified® 2011 Ambulatory EHR with a 5-star usability rating; this product received certification as a Complete EHR on February 15, 2011. The clinical quality measures certified include: NQF 0421, NQF 0013, NQF 0028, NQF 0041, NQF 0024, NQF 0038, NQF 0043, NQF 0059, and NQF 0575. The additional software used in testing includes Medline Plus, Rcopia and Sevocity Patient Portal.

This Complete EHR is 2011/2012 compliant and is certified by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT®), an ONC-ATCB, in accordance with the applicable certification criteria for Eligible Providers adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. This certification neither represents an endorsement by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services nor guarantees the receipt of incentive payments.

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