DETROIT and CHICAGO, April 22, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Compuware Corporation (Nasdaq:CPWR) announced today that its Covisint subsidiary signed an agreement with the American Medical Association (AMA) to deploy an innovative health information exchange solution delivering value to its 240,000 member physicians and the physician population at large. This partnership extends Covisint's momentum and reach in connecting doctors across physician organizations, state-based societies, entire states and now, with the AMA, nationally. Covisint will enable AMA physicians to have access to a variety of health information technologies via an AMA-branded, web-based solution.
AMA said it will use the Covisint platform to deliver to physicians a variety of products, services and resources aimed at increasing medical practice efficiency and facilitating the adoption of health information technology (HIT), including help with implementing electronic health records (EHRs). Current product categories that the AMA is exploring include: practice management tools, resources for professional development and clinical management services. The new platform will provide personalized content, search capabilities and learning and networking opportunities, among other valuable offerings.
The AMA has spent more than a year exploring various web-based solutions aimed at facilitating medical practice. The AMA will use pilot tests with various physician groups to gauge physicians' response before launching its platform nationally. As the champion for physicians nationwide, the AMA said it is taking a leadership role in sourcing and providing physicians with easy access to the resources they need and leveraging the value of health information technology.
"Covisint technology is the gold standard of secure collaboration, and now AMA physicians will have unprecedented access to the latest and most useful information that can help improve patient care and enhance day-to-day practice management," said AMA Board Chair Joseph M. Heyman M.D. "The AMA is focusing on products and services that can provide very practical and tangible help to practicing physicians."
Covisint's single-sign-on platform enables AMA physicians to securely log in and obtain the information and applications that they need -- information that often exists across many sources -- with one username and one password from any web browser.
"Covisint will help AMA improve public health through being an essential, relevant part of physician's lives," said Bob Paul, President and Chief Operating Officer for Compuware, Covisint's parent company. "AMA and Covisint are thought leaders committed to shaping the future of healthcare with technology that serves everyone. Together, this partnership leverages technology and innovation in a way that improves lives."
Covisint's on-demand collaboration platform and cloud computing approach helps virtual communities securely access, use and share time sensitive information. Covisint solves business problems by streamlining and automating processes globally -- connecting state and nationally based communities, organizations and systems in the healthcare, automotive and financial services industries, as well as the public sector. Learn more about Covisint at www.covisint.com.
AMA
The American Medical Association helps doctors help patients by uniting physicians nationwide to work on the most important professional and public health issues. Working together, the AMA's quarter of a million physician and medical student members are playing an active role in shaping the future of medicine. For more information on the AMA, please visit www.ama-assn.org.
Compuware Corporation
Compuware Corporation makes IT rock around the world, helping CIOs optimize IT performance to achieve business goals. Compuware solutions accelerate the development, improve the quality and enhance the performance of critical business systems while enabling CIOs to align and govern the entire IT portfolio, increasing efficiency, cost control and employee productivity throughout the IT organization. Founded in 1973, Compuware serves the world's leading IT organizations, including 92 percent of the Fortune 50 companies. Learn more about Compuware at http://www.compuware.com.
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