Chiro 8000, a provider of medical patient relationship and practice management software programs for the chiropractic field, has had some really good news. After recently receiving full accreditation as a certified Electronic Health Records (EHR) provider – and seeing a huge increase in demand – the company has revealed plans to expand its direct sales and IT departments to accommodate increased customer demand, according to a recent press release.
Chiro is a subsidiary of Forte Systems, Inc.
”Chiro8000, is expanding its sales and IT force by four full-time employees to meet an uptick in demand for its products and services by medical practitioners who are racing to take advantage of federal incentives for implementing EHR/EMR systems meeting the U.S. government’s ‘meaningful use’ guidelines by December 2011,” said Forte Systems President, Anthony Schwartz, in the release. “The additional employees will increase the company’s operating expenses by roughly $200,000 annually, Schwartz said.
“Meaningful use,” part of healthcare reform, requires all medical facilities to meet certain requirements by 2014. Those that do are
eligible for financial incentives. Those that don’t may be penalized. The rule was instituted to show healthcare facilities how to meet the requirements, and what happens when they don’t, according to the Office of the
US National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.
"After quickly achieving our full EHR certification, the increase in the amount of all-in-one sales dictated higher volume in our Chiro 8000 sales and tech departments, and to accommodate that growth, we are expanding our employee roster,” Schwartz said in the press release. “With the additional team members in place, we can ensure that we are fully prepared to meet the obviously critical demand for our services and accommodate those medical professionals who have yet to begin the process of implementing their own systems but plan to by December.
””Through the use of EHR and EMR systems, medical professionals, including chiropractors, are be expected to be able to offer their patents and vendors greater efficiency, quality and cost containment measures,” the press release concluded.
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Deborah DiSesa Hirsch is an award-winning health and technology writer who has worked for newspapers, magazines and IBM in her 20-year career. To read more of her articles, please visit her columnist page.Edited by
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