PracticeOne And Cengage Learning Deliver Training Solution For Medical Office Students
Program Prepares Learners to Utilize Simulated Medical Office Environment
Piscataway, NJ--(Marketwire) - PracticeOne, a leading developer of healthcare information technology for medical practices, and Cengage Learning's Delmar, the leader in skills based solutions for educational institutions, businesses and professionals, announced a distribution agreement to make a unique medical information technology training program available to Delmar customers. The program is designed to train medical office students on state-of-the art software used in medical practices.
In anticipation of growing demand for adequately trained professionals fueled by the government's stimulus funds for Electronic Health Records, this training program utilizes PracticeOne solutions to teach medical office personnel to be fully versed in medical information technology. PracticeOne's e-Medsys software will be deployed by Delmar in educational settings around the country in an ASP/SaaS configuration allowing students to interact in a manner simulating a real medical practice environment. The potential market for this training program is estimated to be more than 100,000 students.
"We are excited to be working with Delmar, Cengage Learning, to educate medical office personnel on the use of medical information technology including best practices," said Hank Cohn, President of PracticeOne. "These students will be fully trained on the latest medical office software, and with the coming increase in adoption rates of technology spurred by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) stimulus package, this program meets a real need in the healthcare community."
"PracticeOne is a trusted partner and we are pleased to be working with them to deliver a user-friendly training program to our customers in this important and growing area of need," said Rhonda Dearborn, Senior Acquisitions Editor, Delmar, Cengage Learning. "The e-Medsys solution is unique in that it engages students in a simulated medical practice within the classroom, providing a real-world learning experience." For more information on Delmar, Cengage Learning and PracticeOne, please visit http://www.cengage.com/delmar and http://www.practiceone.com/.
About PracticeOne (http://www.practiceone.com/): The Company is a national provider of automation solutions to the healthcare industry. The company's e-Medsys Solutions Suite (e-Medsys EHR, e-Medsys PM, e-Medsys E-Rx, and e-Medsys Patient Access Portal) shares a single database and is excellent for multiple specialties and practices of any size. Systems are inclusive of features such as appointment scheduling, collections, reports, E / M Coder, e-Rx, Health Watcher for health maintenance and more. The e-Medsys Suite is available as ASP / SaaS or Client Server. The company provides efficient Implementation, comprehensive Training and ongoing Support which always includes Updates. Thousands of providers nationally rely on solutions from PracticeOne.
About Cengage Learning and Delmar (www.cengage.com): Cengage Learning delivers highly customized learning solutions for colleges, universities, professors, students, libraries, government agencies, corporations and professionals around the world. Delmar, part of Cengage Learning, is the leading provider of lifelong learning products and services for the healthcare, technology and trades, and career education markets. Delmar's market-leading imprints include Autodesk Press, Chilton, Milady, NetLearning and OnWord Press. For more information please visit www.cengage.com or www.cengage.com/delmar.
SOURCE: PracticeOne