Syndicus, Inc. Scientific Services Approved as Sub-recipient Grantee for CRISP
December 8, 2011
Annapolis-based Syndicus, Inc. Scientific Services was recently designated as a sub-recipient grantee for the Chesapeake Regional Information System for our Patients (CRISP) in Maryland. The award, which was issued by The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), allows Syndicus – as a managed service organization (MSO) – to begin marketing its electronic health records (EHR) adoption services to primary care physicians (PCPs) and other healthcare providers across the state of Maryland.
CRISP, acting as the Regional Extension Center (REC), will oversee Syndicus’ work, as well as that of other MSOs, to ensure consistent delivery of direct assistance services to Maryland providers.
In addition to allowing Syndicus to market its EHR adoption services, the sub-recipient grant status also enables Syndicus to receive direct assistance funding based on achieving three milestones: (1) working with PCPs and other providers to adopt EHRs for their respective practices, (2) enrolling PCPs with ePrescribe and (3) helping providers achieve meaningful use Stage 1. To meet these requirements, Syndicus has partnered with Dr. Ali Loveys, a leading medical doctor renowned for her EHR adoption experience.
“With this designation, we continue to prove our expertise in the EHR adoption arena and broaden our reach across the state of Maryland,” said CEO Michael McNees. “Engaging Dr. Loveys and other talented resources shows our commitment to working closely with healthcare providers to adapt to new federal healthcare requirements and technological advances – with the ultimate goal of improving healthcare outcomes and reducing costs for services.”
For more information (press only), please contact Erin Hart at (412) 582-8507 or erin.hart@syndicusinc.com.
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About Syndicus, Inc.
Syndicus, Inc. is an international technical staffing and business solutions company, which is headquartered in Annapolis, Md. and doing business in Washington, D.C. Metro, western Pennsylvania, western New York, Boston/ NE, Raleigh/Durham/RTP area, Florida, Kansas, California, Texas, New Jersey/NYC Metro, as well as the United Kingdom and Hong Kong. Syndicus healthcare industry specialists have provided both staffing and project-based solutions to domestic and international health and life sciences organizations. All of these clients require high-level resources and proven project management methodologies. Syndicus maintains a Healthcare Efficiency and Affordability Program (HEAP) with its own Program Management Methodology (PMO).
About The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
ONC is at the forefront of the administration’s health IT efforts and is a resource to the entire health system to support the adoption of health information technology and the promotion of nationwide health information exchange to improve health care. ONC is organizationally located within the Office of the Secretary for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). ONC is the principal Federal entity charged with coordination of nationwide efforts to implement and use the most advanced health information technology and the electronic exchange of health information. The position of National Coordinator was created in 2004, through an Executive Order, and legislatively mandated in the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act) of 2009.
About Chesapeake Regional Information System for our Patients
CRISP is a not-for-profit membership corporation advised by a wide range of stakeholders responsible for the healthcare of Maryland’s citizens. CRISP is formally designated as Maryland’s statewide health information exchange (HIE) by the Maryland Health Care Commission, as directed by the state’s legislature and Gov. Martin O’Malley. CRISP has also been named Maryland’s REC Health IT by ONC – with an objective of assisting 1,000 PCPs to deploy EHRs and achieve meaningful use by 2012.
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