Curas Clients Continue to Receive PCMH Recognition

ST. LOUIS - June 30, 2015 - PRLog -- Curas, Inc., a St. Louis based healthcare IT firm specializing in eClinicalWorks EHR implementation, continues to support clients across the country in their pursuit and recognition of Patient-Centered Medical Home Status. The latest client to receive NCQA’s PCMH Level 3 Recognition, which is focused on patient-centered care through a primary physician who becomes “home” for all care, is Family Care Associates of Effingham, Illinois.

Curas has provided eClinicalWorks training and support for Family Care Associates since 2007. The practice developed reports that would compile the appropriate data needed for their PCMH recognition.

“The PCMH model will continue to become more important in the delivery of health care, as well as the process for reimbursements, today and into the future,” said Num Pisutha-Arnond, Managing Partner at Curas. “This model is based on providing and managing all aspects of health care, with the goal of enhancing care, creating greater patient engagement, and lowering costs due to reducing hospital stays and emergency room visits.”

“Our teamwork is what made this possible,” said Janice Westendorf, Practice Administrator. “The two year journey challenged us, and we worked on developing solutions together. We are fortunate to have a group who will embrace change to transform to the new care models in healthcare.”

Family Care Associates worked with their eClinicalWorks system to extract and report on data that would help them demonstrate their ability to meet the NCQA, PCMH program’s highest criteria, which includes patient access to their health record, management of patient populations and patient care, and systems for reporting and measuring performance. The practice’s mission, to provide the highest quality care to the patients and families they serve, was a driving force in their decision to pursue PCMH recognition.

“Curas is proud to now have a number of eClinicalWorks clients who have successfully achieved their PCMH recognition,” said Pisutha-Arnond. “We’re continuing to support more clients through this process with reporting and optimization of their eClinicalWorks systems, integration, and workflow consulting to help them put the right processes in place. This gives physicians and practice managers the tools and confidence to attain this high level of recognition.”

About Curas

Curas is a St. Louis area based health information technology consulting company and one of the top resellers of the eClinicalWorks suite of products for the electronic medical office. From planning through implementation, training and support, Curas has a nationwide reputation for providing the services physicians need to ensure that technology enables their business, not hinders it. Curas’ staff of eClinicalWorks certified specialists install the software, train end users, and assist practices with optimizing their office workflow to maximize the benefit they receive from deploying eClinicalWorks’ products. Curas maintains its own call center providing Level 1 and Level 2 support to its clients. In addition to locations in Missouri, Illinois, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and Hawaii, the firm installs, trains, and supports users at various sites around the United States. Today, Curas supports over 1000 physicians in over 40 states with practices ranging in size from solo practices to multi-specialty 100 provider practices.  Curas was recently named one of the Fastest Growing Companies in St. Louis by the St. Louis Business Journal, and was named to the 2011, 2012 and 2013 Inc. 5000 List of the nation’s fastest growing companies.  For more information about Curas, visit: www.curas.net.

About Family Care Associates

Family Care Associates of Effingham, South Carolina, is a family medical practice dedicated to the health and wellness of the patients and the community they serve. Physicians and staff provide a personal, caring environment with each family’s healthcare needs as their top priority. For more information, visit http://familycare.sdsaccess.net

About eClinicalWorks
eClinicalWorks® is a privately-held leader in ambulatory healthcare IT solutions. With physicians across all 50 states using its solutions, customers include ACOs, physician practices, out-patient departments of hospitals, health centers, departments of health and convenient care clinics. Thirteen eClinicalWorks customers have received the prestigious HIMSS Davies Awards during the past eight years, honoring excellence in electronic health record implementation. The company is second largest in the country for e-prescribing. Based in Westborough, Mass., eClinicalWorks has additional offices in New York City, Chicago, California and Georgia. For more information, please visit www.eclinicalworks.com, Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/eClinicalWorks), Twitter (https://twitter.com/eClinicalWorks) or call 866-888-6929.