FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Technology Improves Quality Care with Access to Real-Time Data on Patients
JUPITER, Fla. (March 13, 2014) – Physicians at Jupiter Medical Center, who
are participating in the Palm Beach Accountable Care Organization (ACO),
are piloting an innovative technology called “MicroBloggingMD”
created by M2 Information Systems, Inc. This technology allows physicians
to receive secure emails and text message alerts when Medicare beneficiaries,
enrolled in the ACO, have any encounter at Jupiter Medical Center including
the ER and Urgent Care Center.
MicroBloggingMD provides doctors with ‘real-time’ patient status
updates instead of learning about them hours or days later. Example notifications
may include admissions, discharges, consult requests, radiology reports
and labs. In addition, various clinical information is sent directly to
the physician to speed up the diagnosis and treatment process.
With their clinical automation, MicroBloggingMD reduces texting demand
thus improving accuracy and efficiency for hospital staff. The speed at
which the information is received may improve outcomes for patients, while
reducing cost for the hospital, insurance company and ultimately the patient.
This secure and HIPAA-compliant messaging also spurs collaboration among
doctors, another benefit to the patient.
“MicroBloggingMD offers physicians a safe, secure and efficient way
to communicate in a HIPAA-compliant manner,” said Irma Lopez, MD,
Internal Medicine, Palm Beach ACO Member, who has been testing the MicrobloggingMD
application since August 2013. “We can communicate to our staff
and stay ahead of our patients’ care if they have any urgent labs
or need to be scheduled for a follow up appointment.”
Dr. Lopez is currently using MicroBloggingMD to receive notifications on
patients discharged from Jupiter Medical Center within 24 hours after
leaving so she can track her patients and schedule follow-up appointments
to ensure her patients remain healthy and avoid readmissions. Dr. Lopez
is also using this technology to receive alerts on patients with critical
labs to help diagnose patients quickly. Dr. Lopez can receive these alert
securely on her mobile device and can respond without waiting for a nurse
to call her.
About M2
M2 Information Systems, Inc. is a healthcare information technology &
service company based in the Pacific Northwest. The knowledge gained from
years of delivering progressive products and premier customer service
has coalesced into our flagship application MicroBloggingMD. Through an
OEM relationship, and software licenses, M2 products are installed in
hundreds of US hospitals. Additional information is available at:
www.microbloggingmd.com.
About Jupiter Medical Center
A not-for-profit 283-bed regional medical center consisting of 163 private
acute care hospital beds and 120 long-term care, sub-acute rehabilitation
and Hospice beds, Jupiter Medical Center provides a broad range of services
with specialty concentrations in oncology, imaging, orthopedics &
spine, digestive health, emergency services, lung & thoracic, women’s
health, weight management and men’s health. Founded in 1979, the
Medical Center has approximately 1,500 team members, 575 physicians and
640 volunteers. For more information on Jupiter Medical Center, please
call (561) 263-2234 or visit
www.jupitermed.com.
JMC Physicians Utilizing MicroBloggingMD