E-Technology Awards Announced
October 10, 2007
Four Georgia physician groups are being given awards by the Physicians’ Institute for achieving success in the use of electronic technology. The Physicians’ Institute for Excellence in Medicine has announced the four recipients of its inaugural Health Technology Awards for 2007, recognizing Georgia physicians who have implemented technology solutions in their practice. The physicians’ offices earning this year’s awards are:
- Harbin Clinic of Rome
- Immanuel’s Women’s Center of Chatsworth
- McDuffie Medical Associates of Thomson
- Urological Health Care of Cordele and Warner Robins
“The purpose of the awards program is to showcase replicable, innovative technology solutions that demonstrate a positive impact on clinical practice,” said Walker L. Ray, M.D., president of the Physicians’ Institute. “Among these are electronic medical records, registries, document management, telehealth and e-prescribing. These four Georgia physician-owned private practices have each distinguished themselves by having implemented a successful technology strategy that benefits the clinical process, practice management and, most important, patient care.”
The four awards recipients were chosen from applications submitted by primary care and specialty care practices across the state. The entries were judged by Georgia physicians who have been awarded the prestigious Davies Award from the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society.
The Physicians’ Institute created the new health technology awards in collaboration with GMCF, the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for Georgia. The awards are supported by a grant from the Physicians’ Foundation for Health Systems Excellence and GMCF.