Memorial Hospital's North Star Clinic signs with ChartConnect

Yakima, Washington - April 1, 2001. Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital signed contracts for the use of ChartConnect within their North Star Lodge Cancer Care Center making North Star the first of Memorial's five outpatient facilities to sign with ChartConnect.

North Star is a brand new, state-of-the-art cancer care center offering Medical Oncology/Chemotherapy, Radiation Oncology and Hematology services that are already a step beyond those offered in many major medical centers in the United States, including well-known universities. The 4 provider center is managed by administrator Ellen Thomas who has been a leader in adopting the latest electronic solutions. She was the first administrator in the Yakima area to join the Central Washington Health Network which now provides secure Intranet-based medical information to hundreds of providers in 6 counties and helps assure the security of information in ChartConnect.

Thomas indicated they have "looked at numerous electronic records systems and had been disappointed in the productivity they offered until we were introduced to ChartConnect. ChartConnect is designed to integrate with normal workflow and help produce documentation not just display it. Having lab and image reports automatically added to the chart within minutes of completion with notice to the provider will be very powerful for us."

About ChartConnect.com
ChartConnect, Inc., based in Yakima, Washington provides a comprehensive electronic medical record for physician practices and hospitals nationwide. They are the leader in connecting healthcare communities to build the most easy-to-use online patient records available for patient care, anywhere. ChartConnect allows everyone involved in a patient's care to easily and securely access and share information by integrating with local healthcare providers. With full-featured productivity and decision support solutions, ChartConnect offers a complete patient management tool, helping physicians, nurses, and office professionals streamline workflow, save time and money, and improve patient care. ChartConnect, Inc. and its affiliates have provided premier healthcare services - including medical networks, practice management and billing systems - since 1985. Visit www.chartconnect.com or call 877-567-6825 for additional information.