The portal allows patients to login securely and then request appointments, update or modify their records, obtain personalized medical information and view prescriptions. Portals are also being used refill prescriptions and lab-tests requests. Another feature is the use of e-mail for automated health alerts and patient-education.

By delivering information and services to patients in a variety of ways, a fully functional Patient Portal helps maintain a seamless communication between the patient and doctor while improving overall efficiency of patient care.

The Patient portal can be integrated with the OmniMD^™ Electronic Medical Record (EMR) Software to provide a set of pre-defined functions for registered patients. These functions empower the patient with information available any time of the day, while at the same time reducing the workload of the practice or hospital staff. Many experts believe that Patient Portals will soon be an essential communication channel between patient and provider. In addition to enhancing online community presence, many practices with portals have reported substantial savings in staff time and administrative costs.

OmniMD^™'s Electronic Medical Records (EMR) suite comprises of Appointment Scheduler, Patient Reminder, Online Eligibility Check, Charge Capture, Prescription Writer, Specialty EMR, Point and click, Referral Management, Document Management, Lab Interface, Patient Education, Medical Transcription, Integrated Medical Billing Services and Practice Web Site. OmniMD^™ EMR Suite is a fully integrated solution for a physician who is looking to automate practice workflow without worrying about operating on different systems and platforms or implementing technology in patches.

With the introduction of fully functional Patient Portal services, OmniMD^™ is one of the few EMR vendors offering such a wide range of healthcare IT solutions and services – Integrated EMR and Practice Management Software, Patient Insurance Eligibility Check, Automated Patient Reminder, Medical Transcription services, Medical Billing System and Scanning and Indexing services.

With the increase in EMR adoption, patient portals will be the next step towards, enhanced care, and improvement in the patient-provider relationship and increased revenues.

About OmniMD^™

OmniMD^™ software suite is composed of Specialty EMR, Appointment Scheduler, Charge Capture, Prescription Writer, Eligibility Check, Document Management, Referral Management, Patient Reminder, Lab Order Integration, and Practice portal for clinics. OmniMD^™ not only provides software, but also services to offer an end-to-end one-stop solution for its clients. The services offered are Medical Transcription, Document Scanning and Indexing and Software Integration.

The company is a division of Integrated Systems Management, Inc. –ISM- (www.ismnet.com) a leader in Internet consulting and e-business development since 1989.