Company Information
iPatientCare or MCS - Medical Communication Systems, Inc. is a
privately held medical informatics company, founded in 1994, and based at Woburn,
Massachusetts and East Brunswick, New Jersey. Owned and managed by physicians and
technologists, iPatientCare or MCS - Medical Communication Systems, Inc. is known
for the innovations in healthcare IT market space and excellence in software engineering.
iPatientCare or MCS - Medical Communication Systems, Inc. pioneered mobile computing
solutions for highly mobile healthcare providers by releasing a Palm Pilot based
Patient Charting product way back in 1997. Since then, the Company has come a long
way to evolving distinct Enterprise Management Solutions for:
Ambulatory EHR and Practice Management for:
- Solo and small/medium sized practices/doctors' offices
- Small and medium sized hospital based ambulatory practices
- Long-term care including Nursing Homes, Rehab Centers,
and Home Health Agencies
- Military health with focus on Theater Information Systems
for Department of Defense
iPatientCare or MCS - Medical Communication Systems, Inc. is known
as an "EHR focused product company" with the right product at the
right time! Realizing a great demand for an integrated practice management solution
for small/medium sized practices, the Company has been evolving Microsoft.Net based
product suites consisting of patient charting, e-prescription,e-labs/diagnostic
tests, diseases management, appointment scheduling, billing and accounts receivable,
document imaging, workflow management, and community focused portals for patients,
providers, and payers based on Continuity of Care Record (CCR), which can be hosted
on servers at secure Data Centers and distributed through an ASP Business Model
as well as on servers at physicians' offices, if desired.
Mission
It is our mission to develop, apply, and market methods, technologies, products,
and solutions that support patient-centric information architecture for evolving
streamlined collaborative workflow among the healthcare payers, providers, patients/sponsors,
diagnostic facilities, and retail pharmacies; resulting in enhanced quality of care,
increased patient safety, reduced administrative overheads, and increased effectiveness
and efficiencies of healthcare processes.
iPatientCare or MCS - Medical Communication Systems, Inc. believes
in nurturing long-term relationships and fostering partnerships with healthcare
provider and payer organizations. For achieving these goals, iPatientCare or MCS
- Medical Communication Systems, Inc. partners with IT infrastructure and clinical
content providers to evolve a total and integrated solution for its customers. With
the focus on providing a solution, instead of selling a product, iPatientCare or
MCS - Medical Communication Systems, Inc. has been extremely successful in delighting
its customers by going beyond their expectations through continuous improvement
of its people assets, implementation processes, and software products.
Accolades
General Alexander Haig, former Secretary of
State, interviewed iPatientCare or MCS - Medical Communication Systems, Inc. executives
and US Army officials regarding use of mobile technology, HIPAA issues, and iPatientCare
or MCS - Medical Communication Systems, Inc. vision of utilizing technology to replace
paper based medical record in US healthcare system.
iPatientCare or MCS - Medical Communication Systems, Inc. is one
of four companies awarded the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) for Digital
Wireless Networking and Communications (1996-1998) valued at over $6 million dollars
to develop state of the art handheld computing technology to enhance access to critical
patient information. Partners include ITT Aerospace / Communications, Honeywell,
and Sarnoff Laboratories.