Urgent Care Clinic in West Virginia Installs Web-Based EMR from Benchmark Systems

Jan. 26, 2011 - PRLog -- LYNCHBURG, VA - Benchmark Systems, a leading EMR (Electronic Medical Record) and PMS (Practice Management System) vendor, announced today that Doctors Urgent Care  has installed Benchmark as the enterprise solution to automate all of its practices’ clinical and business functions. Their urgent and primary care practices will now offer web based patient communication through its website and will eliminate most of the paper storage. Patient Records will be digitally stored utilizing a secure HIPAA compliant encrypted technology that can be accessed by their physicians from remote locations 24/7.

“We are very pleased that Doctors Urgent Care of Wheeling, West Virginia has partnered with Benchmark Systems to automate their practices,” said Ernie Chastain, Benchmark Vice President. “The practices will be implementing our full suite of web-based  practice management and clinical technology including our clinical database for urgent care and family medicine. It is a pleasure to work with a forward-thinking organization that has researched the major vendors before making a decision that affects their healthcare providers and, more importantly, their patients. Our enterprise solution connects pharmacies, medical equipment, labs, other physicians, hospitals, insurers and patients in real time. Benchmark Systems will support this practice at the highest level, and looks forward to automating additional healthcare providers in West Virginia.”

“We chose Benchmark suite of browser based products for several reasons. Even though we chose to host our own software we wanted the latest in browser based technology. Their software was easy to learn and fit the needs of our urgent care facilities quite well,” said Dr.Vic Wood. “We have been very pleased with the training, ongoing support and the fact that we are treated as an important partner to Benchmark.”  

About Doctors Urgent Care  
Doctors Urgent Care was started in 1984 and has evolved into a hybrid urgent care clinic and family medicine practice serving populations in Wheeling, WV, Benwood, WV, and St Clairsville, Ohio. Doctors Urgent Care has a long history of delivering quality, innovative and affordable health care to their patients. They are the only recognized urgent care clinic in this area of West Virginia and have extended hours to better serve their patients. Another service that they offer is a clinic based health insurance care program, Primary Care One. This program, which has gained international recognition, offers an affordable insurance alternative to their patients. It is one more innovation that is offered by Doctors Urgent Care to ease the financial burden of preventative and primary health coverage. Additional information can be found at primarycareone.com and doctorsurgentcare.com.

About Benchmark Systems Inc.
Benchmark is the leading Internet based provider of fully integrated solutions that automates all of the clinical and business functions required for healthcare providers. Benchmark offers seamless integrated Patient Portals, Personal Health Records, Scheduling, EMR, Billing, Messaging, Fax, CPOE, Rx Scripting, and Revenue Cycle Management at an affordable monthly fee. Recognized for their use of leading edge technology, Benchmark’s suite of software was built leveraging over 30 years of expertise in helping healthcare providers solve profitability and limited time issues.

For more information about Benchmark Systems please call us at 1.800.779.0902 or visit us online at www.benchmark-systems.com. Benchmark Systems has been a key provider of technology solutions to the healthcare community for more than 30 years. Our reputation in the marketplace is built on providing quality products and services that exceed expectations to today’s most sophisticated customer.

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Benchmark is the leading Internet based provider of fully integrated solutions that automates all of the clinical and business functions required for healthcare providers. Benchmark offers seamless integrated Patient Portals, Personal Health Records, Scheduling, EMR, Billing, Messaging, Fax, CPOE, Rx Scripting, and Revenue Cycle Management at an affordable monthly fee. Recognized for their use of leading edge technology, Benchmark’s suite of software was built leveraging over 30 years of expertise in helping healthcare providers solve profitability and limited time issues.