Huntingdon Valley PA, September 28, 2009 - Alpha Systems, a premier provider of electronic data and document management solutions, today announced a partnership with
Virtua, under which Alpha Systems will provide document-scanning services to digitize this "Best Hospital's" paper-based patient records.
Alpha Systems will scan patient medical records from Virtua's four hospitals in New Jersey. After they are scanned, the new electronic records will be loaded into Virtua's
health information system (HIS), giving healthcare providers a comprehensive view of the patient's history of care.
Brett Griffith, president of Alpha Systems, says, "The best electronic document management software is rendered unreliable if paper document scanning services fail to ensure
that each sheet of paper was converted to an electronic image. Alpha Systems has pioneered patent-pending quality management systems for electronic imaging to produce the
highest quality document imaging services with industry leading accuracy."
"Virtua chose to partner with Alpha Systems as we transition from paper to electronic records," said Beth Juliano, MHA, RHIA, Virtua Assistant Vice President for Health
Information Management. "Alpha's quality control processes and customer service model were instrumental in our decision." Virtua will upload scanned images from Alpha
Systems into the electronic patient folder where they can be viewed by clinicians to facilitate patient care. "This process supports our ultimate goal to provide an
outstanding patient experience," said Ms. Juliano.
About Virtua Health
Virtua is a comprehensive multi-hospital healthcare system headquartered in Marlton, NJ. Its mission is to deliver a world-class patient experience through its programs of
excellence in cancer treatment, cardiology, orthopaedics, women's health, pediatrics, surgery, neuroscience and wellness. A non-profit organization, Virtua employs 7,900
clinical and administrative personnel, and approximately 1,800 physicians serve as medical staff members. Virtua has distinguished itself as one of the first Six Sigma
organizations in healthcare, as an early adopter of clinical and digital technologies, and for its innovative partnerships with nationally renowned organizations such as
GE Healthcare,
Fox Chase Cancer Center and
A.I. duPont Hospital for Children. It has been honored twice with the New Jersey Governor's award for Clinical Excellence and recognized
with the Leadership Award for Outstanding Achievement by Voluntary Hospitals of America. Virtua has been honored as the #1 Best Employer in the Delaware Valley by the
Philadelphia Business Journal and is the recipient of the Consumer Choice Awards by National Research Corporation. Virtua is proud to be the official southern New Jersey
sponsor of the Go Red for Women and Start! Walking Movements. For more information, visit our website at
www.virtua.org or call 1-888-VIRTUA-3 (1-888-847-8823).
About Alpha Systems
Alpha Systems serves the healthcare industry with superior electronic document and data management solutions. Located at 458 Pike Road in Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania,
our products and services support the adoption of Electronic Health Records (EHR) with leading data and document management software and services.
For more information, call us at 1-800-732-9644, or you may visit us on the web at
www.alphaedm.com.
