The Challenge
Physician practices seek a solution to reduce or eliminate the increasing volumes of paper within their organizations. The optimal solution would eliminate the issues of overcrowded office space and storage facilities as well as problems association with paper medical records, such as lost or misplaced patient charts. Physicians demand a solution that must be easy to use and flexible, yet capable of standardization for consistency and compliance. In short, practices need a solution that increases staff efficiency, productivity and patient satisfaction, all while reducing operational costs.

The Solution
TouchChart Base (formerly Impact.MD), is a cost-effective way to meet those needs by automating patient charts, eliminating paper and generating a rapid return on investment (ROI). TouchChart Base offers physician practices the perfect starting point for clinical automation based on award-winning document imaging and mangement technology. Allscripts provides a unique modular implementation approach, working in logical steps when practices are ready, in a seamless evolution to a complete electronic health record. Physician practices go live with each module, only when they are comfortable and at a pace that best fits their needs.

Benefits:

• Instant access to patient charts anytime, anywhere
• Rapid return-on-investment (ROI)
• Elimination of chart costs and off-site storage expenses
• Improved security of patient charts
• Increased employee retention
• Pathyway to a complete electronic health record (EHR)
• Increased efficiency
• Automated workflows
• Improved patient satisfaction

Touch Chart Base is the nation's leading medical document imaging and management technology, used by thousands of physicians across the country. With installations in multiple specialties, it has saved practices millions of dollars annually and has significantly cut employee overtime hours. Since 1998, practices have been raving of their success with TouchChart Base and have rated Allscripts as the #1 Healthcare I.T. company in the industry.