Covisint-secured Digital Health Network to "Connect the Docs," Improving
the Delivery, Security and Efficiency of Care
DETROIT, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Compuware Corporation
(Nasdaq: CPWR) and Michigan State Medical Society (MSMS) today announced
that Compuware's Covisint subsidiary will electronically connect doctors
across Michigan via MSMS Connect, leveraging the Covisint on-demand
healthcare platform. Importantly, with Covisint, MSMS Connect now enables
secure messaging, including patient-specific information from
physician-to-physician. The partnership is believed to be the nation's
first network sponsored by a statewide medical society that connects
multiple physician organizations.
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080605/CLTH112LOGO )
"Michigan is pioneering new ways to deliver better healthcare, which
includes connecting physicians statewide," said Governor Jennifer M.
Granholm. "I want to commend the partnership between Michigan State Medical
Society and Covisint for working to connect our doctors -- this is another
great step toward comprehensive health information exchange."
The MSMS Connect network is designed to improve the delivery, security
and efficiency of healthcare by delivering access to and the use of
technology among physicians. A key benefit is that physicians need only to
sign-in once to have secure access to applications providing clinical and
administrative information, including labs, ePrescribing, pharmacies,
patient registries and other data.
"Physician practices will benefit from MSMS Connect because the
electronic tools they need will be available through one source," said
Gregory J. Forzley, MD, Chair of MSMS Board of Directors and Medical
Director of Informatics at Saint Mary's Health Care in Grand Rapids, Mich.
"Patients will benefit because the secure electronic transfer of patient
information will increase efficiency, quality and safety. We look forward
to linking up with more payers, vendors and regional health information
networks as they develop."
As a free benefit to MSMS' 15,000 physician members, this partnership
enables the means for physicians to easily adopt technology in a
cost-effective, minimally-disruptive way in their practices. It is the
first step on the road to full access to online health information, and new
services can be added easily as they become available. With Covisint, MSMS
Connect will link with other healthcare and administrative networks,
including regional health information organizations (RHIOs), regardless of
the different technologies at each institution or initiative. It also
allows physicians to participate in new incentive programs offered by
Medicare and health insurance companies.
"With MSMS Connect, physicians have a new opportunity to adopt health
IT and incorporate that technology into their practices," said David
McGuffie, President and COO of Covisint. "Covisint's tested and trusted
platform gives physicians one familiar place to securely access the patient
data they need to do their jobs more effectively. Covisint and MSMS will
work together to drive technology adoption in the physician community while
improving care and managing costs."
Covisint's on-demand collaboration platform helps virtual communities
securely access, use and share time sensitive information. Covisint solves
business problems by streamlining and automating processes globally --
connecting state and nationally based communities, organizations and
systems in the healthcare, automotive and financial services industries, as
well as the public sector. Learn more about Covisint at http://www.covisint.com.
Michigan State Medical Society
The Michigan State Medical Society is the professional association of
more than 15,000 physicians in Michigan. The mission of the MSMS is to
promote a health care environment that supports physicians in caring for
and enhancing the health of Michigan citizens through science, quality and
ethics in the practice of medicine. Visit the MSMS website at http://www.msms.org
for more information.
Compuware Corporation
Compuware Corporation makes IT rock around the world, helping CIOs
optimize IT performance to achieve business goals. Compuware solutions
accelerate the development, improve the quality and enhance the performance
of critical business systems while enabling CIOs to align and govern the
entire IT portfolio, increasing efficiency, cost control and employee
productivity throughout the IT organization. Founded in 1973, Compuware
serves the world's leading IT organizations, including 92 percent of the
Fortune 50 companies. Learn more about Compuware at
http://www.compuware.com.
Press Contacts
Doug Anter, Communications Manager, Compuware Communications and
Investor Relations/ Covisint Division, doug.anter@compuware.com,
313-227-0127
David K. Fox, Director of Public Relations and Federation Planning,
MSMS, dkfox@msms.org, 517-336-5731
For Sales and Marketing Information
Compuware Corporation, One Campus Martius, Detroit, MI 48226,
800-521-9353, http://www.compuware.com
SOURCE Compuware Corporation
 back to top
Related links:
http://www.compuware.com
http://www.covisint.com http://www.msms.org
Photo Notes:http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080605/CLTH112LOGO
AP Archive: http://photoarchive.ap.org
PRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.com
http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/112310.html /
CONTACT:
Doug Anter, Communications Manager of
Compuware Communications and Investor Relations-Covisint
Division, +1-313-227-0127, doug.anter@compuware.com; or David K.
Fox, Director of Public Relations and Federation Planning of
Michigan State Medical Society, +1-517-336-5731, dkfox@msms.org;
or, for Sales and Marketing Information, Compuware Corporation,
+1-800-521-9353
|
