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SRS Software Offers 'Better Mousetrap' to Achieve Paperless Efficiencies Throughout the Medical Enterprise

SRS' Freedom Chart Manager™ clears the way for productivity, profitability and EMR adoption

MONTVALE, NJ, September 14, 2005- As physicians throw up their hands in frustration over expensive, complex technology holding empty promises of electronic medical record (EMR) implementation, they are discovering something better: A clinical workflow solution that offers a realistic, affordable way to "go paperless" throughout the enterprise with a document imaging solution that satisfies the urgent need for electronic records.

"SRS Freedom Chart Manager™ - an enterprise digital chart management and business workflow solution - is better than an EMR," says Evan Steele, CEO of SRS, now marking its 9th year of robust business operations.

"Bar none.it is the best and easiest way to digitize all documents in every department and convert paper charts to electronic records," adds Steele, citing an impressive track record of 100% successful implementations. "This is the simplest route to improve productivity, efficiency and profitability."

Steele contends that traditional EMR adoption is not practical for most physician practices since today's EMR solutions are so expensive and convoluted. "Implementation triggers significant financial risk and causes considerable angst," he asserts. "Quite simply, complex data-entry solutions break the bank as well as the backs of physicians - largely the result of requisite behavior changes for documenting patient office visits and the stark reality that many practices fail at implementation. "

Physician adoption rate and continued use are the real measures of successful implementation. SRS Freedom Chart Manager™, delivering chart management and improved business workflow throughout the medical enterprise, enjoys a stellar record in the industry. SRS has recently recorded double- and triple-digit sales growth, as opposed to the high failure rates, costly implementations, and productivity losses that have plagued other firms.

According to Steele, medical enterprises of all sizes - both office- and hospital-based - are seeking real solutions that add real value, right now.  "The reality is that while outcomes and advanced reporting are attractive features, the immediate challenges facing most practices are more fundamental: Chart access, compliance, and quite frankly, profitability," he says emphatically. 

Steele notes that while adding a layer of complexity such as traditional data-entry EMR may, in theory - and at the other end of a long, long tunnel - be a solution, only half of the practices come out of that tunnel alive, making reference to the admission by Dr. David Brailer, National Coordinator for Healthcare IT, US Department of Health and Human Services, that about 50 percent of EHR implementations are successful.

"SRS offers an easier way to get there with its affordable complete clinical workflow solution that eliminates paper records, improves patient care, and brings balance back to the lives of the physicians," observes Steele.

He points out that while EMRs have certainly generated a lot of buzz, there is still no consensus on how the U.S. plans to translate 3.0 billion patient visits per year into a common language or platform. "Physician groups are attracted to Freedom Chart Manager™ because they can learn it quickly, confident that their patient information is stored in industry-standard formats like SQL, PDF or JPEG," concludes Steele.

Proven and used by over 2,000 physicians nationwide - including departments of Harvard, the U.S. Navy and the Department of Justice - SRS Freedom Chart Manager™ leverages technology that has been in use by businesses for decades. This straightforward, but revolutionary, approach brings strong validation of immediate and long-term ROI for physician groups of all sizes and specialties.

About SRS Software, Inc.
SRS Freedom Chart Manager™ is a proven digital chart management and business workflow solution for healthcare enterprises that is better than EMR. SRS automatically converts charts into a new paperless environment, rapidly cuts costs and immediately improves workflow without high cost or complexity. With an unprecedented 100% successful installation and utilization rate for five consecutive years, SRS serves thousands of physicians in over 30 medical specialties nationwide. Independently documented as requiring less than 20 minutes to train a provider, SRS doesn't slow physicians down or change the way they see patients or document visits. SRS Freedom Chart Manager™ is easy to learn, easy to use, and easy to afford at a fraction of the cost, training time, and learning curve required by the competition.

For more information on SRS or to schedule a demonstration, e-mail info@srssoft.com or call 800.288.8369.