Tech Data Brings Greenway Electronic Health Records To Channel

Tech Data continues to expand its EHR and medical practice management software portfolio to create one of the channel's broadest healthcare IT solutions offerings

Clearwater, FL - Tech Data Corporation, a leading distributor of IT products, announced a distribution agreement with Greenway Medical Technologies, Inc. Through its Healthcare Specialized Business Unit (SBU), Tech Data distributes Greenway's single-database electronic health records (EHR), practice management and interoperability solution, PrimeSuite®, that enhances patient care and streamlines operations for healthcare providers nationwide. These solutions help doctors qualify for EHR adoption incentives created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

"Tech Data now has one of the channel's strongest healthcare IT solutions portfolios," said Tech Data Vice President, Services Barb Miller. "Since we established our Healthcare SBU last fall, we've partnered with new and existing vendors to add the right solutions to our line card so our reseller customers can capitalize on the rising demand for healthcare IT. The addition of Greenway further expands our EHR and practice management software offering, enabling resellers to select the solutions that best meet their healthcare-provider customers' unique needs."

"Partnering with Tech Data provides Greenway with access to thousands of skilled IT resellers nationwide who are ideally positioned to bring our solutions to hospitals, clinics and doctors' offices of all sizes," said Greenway President and CEO Tee Green. "We'll work closely with Tech Data's Healthcare SBU to ensure resellers not only have access to our solutions but also can take advantage of our training and technical support services so they can build successful, profitable practices that will achieve EHR Meaningful Use incentives and most importantly, improve patient outcomes."

Greenway's PrimeSuite securely centralizes patient records, clinical tools, billing, reporting, registration and other administrative functions of a medical practice in a single database. In addition to the core PrimeSuite platform, Tech Data will distribute specialty applications within Greenway's PrimeSuite portfolio, including:

• PrimeExchange - Data exchange application providing interoperability internally within practices, as well as externally with affiliated healthcare organizations, public health agencies, regional Health Information Exchanges (HIEs) and national health information networks
• PrimePatient - A secure Web portal enabling patients to go online to schedule appointments, fill out paperwork, manage personal medical history, view lab results, pay bills, request prescription refills and access health education materials
• PrimeResearch - Resource that provides doctors with access to a network of clinical trials, pharmaceutical research and financial benchmarking so healthcare providers can better treat their patients and strengthen operations
• PrimeMobile - Complete remote access to patient data housed in Greenway's PrimeSuite database enables doctors to update notes, view labs, exchange data and conduct instant charge capture in any location or during hospital rounds via handheld devices
• PrimeRCM - A revenue cycle management solution that helps medical practices achieve financial goals by streamlining the collection, use and delivery of patient and claims information

Resellers have access to PrimeTraining curriculum so they can fully train their teams on the Greenway's solutions. Additionally, resellers are backed by Greenway's customer services, providing expert pre- and post-sales support to ensure successful solutions deployment and utilization. Greenway's PrimeSuite also is available for hands-on demonstrations and trainings in Tech Data's recently opened Healthcare IT Pavilion http://bit.ly/bCJcu8 in the company's 6,000-square-foot technology solutions center.

About Tech Data
Tech Data Corporation is one of the world's largest distributors of technology products from leading IT hardware and software producers. Tech Data serves more than 125,000 IT solution providers in over 100 countries. Every day, these resellers depend on Tech Data to cost-effectively support the technology needs of end users, including small and medium businesses (SMB), large enterprises and government agencies. Ranked 109th on the FORTUNE 500®, Tech Data generated $22.1 billion in net sales for its fiscal year ended January 31, 2010.

SOURCE: Greenway Health