Neurological Services of Orlando announced that it is about to implement a new Web-based neurology-specific electronic health record
(EHR) system, designed by the Goshen, New York-based
Waiting Room Solutions (WRS).
Neurological Services of Orlando appeared for the first time 11 years ago. The facility includes
four physicians; each has a certain specialty in neurology, which are epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, sleep disorders and memory testing. The practice also has one nurse, and it offers its services 5 days every week. The facility has been mainly using paper-formatted documents through its operations. Yet, with the implementation of the WRS electronic health record and practice management
(PM) system, Neurological Services of Orlando will promote its turning into electronic-based operations.
After evaluation and assessments, the 2011 Waiting Room Solutions Web Based EHR and Practice Management System V4.0 received a recognition as a fully
CCHIT Certified 2011 Ambulatory
EHR. The solution also has an extra certification for Child Health, along with a rating of 4 stars for usability. The implementation of this system allow facilities to fulfill the
"meaningful use" criteria designed previously by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
(CMS), which means that such facilities will be qualified for the incentive program offered by the US government as per the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act
(ARRA).
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