Urology Associates of North Texas (UANT) is the largest integrated private practice urology group in the US, with 50 physicians in 20 locations across the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area serving 36,000 new patients each year.
The group was one of the first large, single-specialty practices in the nation to adopt a paperless electronic health record (EHR) solution five years ago, and today has over 350,000 patients in an active database. The Allscripts EHR will replace that system, building upon UANT’s early success with a first-generation electronic medical record and adding technologies and features that allow for increased usability, better connectivity to key healthcare stakeholders, and real-time information.
The web-based EHR from Allscripts automates everyday clinical tasks such as prescribing medications and documenting patient visits, while connecting physicians electronically to laboratories, pharmacies, insurers and other key healthcare stakeholders.
We are convinced that Allscripts will be a great partner with a strong focus on helping us succeed at the business of medicine, said Dr Robert Dowling, medical director at UANT. We’ve experienced what happens when vendors don’t keep up with changes in a dynamic industry and we believe Allscripts is ahead of the curve with innovative technology that makes the practice of medicine easier, plus lots of experience helping clients migrate from older EHRs.
UANT will integrate Allscripts with its new Centricity Business (formerly IDX Groupcast) practice management system to directly link clinical and financial information across the network.
