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ITelagen and Bell Medical Services Partner to Promote Meaningful Use of Electronic Medical Records Introducing “one-stop shop for EMR” to more than 5,000 Northeast
and Mid-Atlantic physicians. Jersey City, NJ (Vocus)
January 13, 2010 --ITelagen, Inc., innovative
provider of healthcare information technology, medical billing and electronic medical records (EMR), and Bell
Medical Services, Inc., a leading regional distributor of medical supplies, equipment and pharmaceuticals,
have formed an exclusive partnership aimed at encouraging the widespread, meaningful use of EMRs in
physician practices throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. “This new partnership gives Bell Medical
Services’ physician clients the easiest and most effective route to claiming stimulus dollars for EMR adoption,” explains ITelagen Chief Executive Officer John O’Keefe. “Physician practices can rely on ITelagen’s combination of EMR, medical billing services and
IT support, to fully automate their billing process and achieve meaningful use of EMRs.” Bell Medical Services’ sales footprint
reaches from Maine to Florida, serving more than 5000 doctors in small-to-midsized practices of 1-20 physicians. In addition to leading medical supplies,
equipment and pharmaceuticals, Bell Medical Services’ sales force will now offer ITelagen’s“One-Stop Shop for EMR” to all physicians in the Bell Medical network. “Both ITelagen
and Bell Medical Services are very relationship-focused,” says Jeff Schimbeno, Bell Medical Services’
Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing.“Because of this, we understand physician needs and concerns from a practice standpoint better than most. Together, we’re
helping physicians improve their practices through more efficient medical billing and operations while getting
every ARRA HITECH dollar to which they’re entitled” About
ITelagen, Inc. ITelagen© redefines Healthcare IT for medical practices by providing
electronic medical records (EMR) as part of an entire back-office solution, one that increases revenues,
speeds collections and provides unlimited IT support for all aspects of the platform, network and staff members.
It's a unique combination of comprehensive billing and IT expertise bundled with EMR, all for a flat percent of
the physician's collected revenue. By combining billing, IT, hosting and certified EMR experts, ITelagen becomes the single point of contact and "One-Stop Shop for EMR©" and
computing infrastructure. About
Bell Medical Services, Inc. Bell
Medical Services, Inc. has been a leading medical supplier to physicians,
occupational and school health since 1972. Bell’s central New Jersey distribution center provides
over 50,000 medical supply, equipment and pharmaceutical products. You can contact Bell Medical Services toll free at
800-828-8008, or visit our Web site, CONTACT: Jeff Schimbeno
Sr. Vice President 800-828-8008 x.121 |