The Quantum Group, Inc. announced that the third version of PWeRTM (Personal Wellness electronic RecordTM), PWeR 3.0, is expected to deploy in the next 30 days. New functionality and enhanced user experience features dominate the upgrades for the new version of PWeR. In anticipation and alignment with Federal healthcare mandates and Stimulus programs, PWeR is a new breed EMR (electronic medical records) leveraging best practices technology with ease of use for subscribers. The cloud computing architecture of PWeR provides shared access of patient health information (PHI) for the entire patient care team – including primary care physicians, specialists and hospitals.
Pete Martinez, Senior Vice President, Chief Technology and Innovations Officer said, “By 2014 physicians will be required to have comprehensive EMR systems for their practices or face penalties. Yet industry surveys note that less than 20% of physicians in the U.S. currently use an EMR. This has created a once in a lifetime opportunity to quickly fulfill the needs of 80% of doctors in the U.S. What is most impressive is the Federal Stimulus ARRA program that has already allocated $19.2 Billion that will go towards the funding of EMRs at practices and hospitals.”
PWeR has created a new and unique model for the integration of the functions of a doctor’s office. Its key features include:
- Patient-Centric: PWeR creates a total 360O view of a patient by integrating all of the measurements, diagnostics, treatments and care plans from all providers seeing an individual. The resulting patient record can be accessed anywhere in the world.
- Web-based, Software as a Service (SaaS) Model: No software to download, maintain or upgrade which results in low start-up and maintenance costs for physicians beyond the monthly subscription fee.
- Cloud Computing: All records are securely maintained in the network. This provides greater privacy while requiring no dedicated servers for storage or trained personnel to handle patient records management.
- Scalability: The PWeR platform can grow at the speed of the Web.
- Cost: There is no dedicated hardware or servers (a desktop, laptop or tablet will do), no license fees (monthly contract), no upgrade fees, no need for dedicated staff to manage IT.
The PWeR technology is enriched by 19 provisional patent applications that create state-of-the-art visual interfaces, knowledge wealth and predictive modeling in line with the Federal direction of evidence based medicine.
Pete Martinez, Quantum Senior VP and Chief Technology & Innovations Officer said, “This is a very exciting time in healthcare innovation. Technologies and processes, already proven in other industries, will have a major influence in this massive transformation. PWeR is an excellent example of the high leverage of 21st Century technology for simplicity, productivity and creativity.”
Noel J. Guillama, Quantum President & CEO noted, “A key component of our ongoing research and development is the input of physicians, particularly the 2,000 affiliated providers of our subsidiary company Renaissance Health Systems. We have held hundreds of consultations to date and we are committed to maintaining these dialogues for continuous improvements and enhanced interconnectivity. We have also expanded our presentations to physicians to include hospitals, healthcare systems and payers. We believe our multi-faceted approach will facilitate our goal to reduce inefficiencies, provide better care to the consumer (patient) and actually make healthcare in general less expensive by implementing greater technology.”
The Company notes that the response received from physicians, hospitals, researchers and administrators has been very encouraging.
