SRS, a leading provider of productivity-enhancing technology and services for high-performance physician specialty practices, is collaborating with Ingenix to expand the options available to help SRS's clients optimize their clinical, financial, and administrative operations.

SRS can now provide physicians' practices with a Web-based practice management (PM) and scheduling system from Ingenix that is fully integrated with the SRS hybrid electronic medical record (EMR). The product will be co-branded as the SRS CareTracker PM, powered by Ingenix, and will be serviced and supported by SRS. The integrated system will optimize productivity by combining clinical and business workflows into one comprehensive system that saves staff time and enhances efficiency. SRS's OpenPath™ technology will enable easy "plug-and-play" installation.

SRS will also offer a migration path to Ingenix's Web-based CareTracker EHR (electronic health record) system. Ingenix guarantees CareTracker will deliver the capabilities necessary for physicians to demonstrate meaningful use of health IT under the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA). By providing an option to migrate seamlessly to an alternative system, SRS is giving physicians greater flexibility in their health IT decisions and alleviating concerns about future mandates to use an EHR that supports meaningful use.

According to Robert Hendler, Administrator of Cardiac Specialists, a client of both SRS and Ingenix, "We have been extremely happy with the products of both companies and with how well they work together in our high-volume, 15-provider, five-location cardiology practice. We have achieved cost savings and revenue enhancements of $2.5 million with our SRS hybrid EMR. The Ingenix practice-management system has enabled us to dramatically increase our cash flow because our claims are consistently paid on the first submission and our accounts receivable days have dropped considerably to 25 days. Imagine the impact these two great companies working together will have on the healthcare market with their mutual focus on practice productivity and efficiency."

"SRS and Ingenix share a commitment to helping physicians use technology that not only enhances productivity, but also supports their efforts to deliver the highest quality patient care," explains SRS CEO Evan Steele. "Our clients are delighted that they can now take advantage of Web-based technology in our practice management system, while retaining the benefits of client-server technology for the clinical application. I cannot think of a better partner than Ingenix to help us continue to deliver the innovative products and services our clients have come to expect."

"Ingenix and SRS are making it easier for physicians to implement and use health IT in their practices so they can spend more time with patients," said Steve Tortolani, Vice President of Business Development, Ingenix. "In addition to facilitating better access to medical knowledge and patient information at the point of care, these technologies are essential to simplifying administration of health claims and ultimately ensuring physicians receive timely, accurate payments."