Edmonton-based electronic medical records (EMR) software developer Jonoke Software Development released the latest version of MediFile®, the company’s industry-leading EMR software today.
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We’ve been working on MediFile Version 4.0 since February, 2003,” stated
Jonoke co-founder and CEO Jody Bevan, who added that “over 10,000 hours of development
has gone into version 4.0, along with a very significant dollar investment.”
For Alberta physicians, new features include a
live system-to-system link to Alberta Wellnet, the provincial electronic
health records (“EHR”),
and an integrated web-based link with the health network. As the first software vendor to pass North American leader Wellnet’s rigorous
system-to-system conformance testing, Jonoke emerges as a clear medical software
leader.
Also embedded in MediFile 4.0 is a ground-breaking
built-in dictation/transcription feature. Doctors will now have
the ability to dictate patient care notes. Using
MediFile 4.0, these sound bites are embedded into the patient’s record.
A transcriptionist subsequently clicking on the sound bite icon within the patient’s
record will have the doctor’s verbal notes played back to them.
Bevan noted that there are numerous other new features
in Version 4.0 that will be announced in the days ahead. “I’m proud of the fantastic work
done by our team, led by chief programmer John Craig. There’s no question
that MediFile Version 4.0 will be seen as a major breakthrough in EMR software: its
power, flexibility and ease of use are going to make it easy for doctors, nurses,
and medical administrators to move into the paperless realm. The result will
be better patient care, and that’s good for everyone,” Bevan concluded.