MIE Milestones

1995 | 1997 | 1998 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008

1995

1. Doug Horner authors The Medical Web White Paper describing the need to develop secure, private communication networks to allow healthcare providers to transmit and share electronic information.

1. Horner and co-founder Eric Jones form Medical Informatics Engineering to advance the concepts outlined in the white paper, building the Med-Web

1. One of the earliest examples of what is now referred to as a RHIO or regional health information organization.

1997

1. Working with subscribers of the Med-Web eager to make existing chart-based information available electronically, MIE develops WebChart Document Management solutions that incorporate high-speed scanning technology to convert paper documents to electronic images accessible via the web.

1. At the request of Med-Web subscribers, MIE develops first generation DICOM capability (later to become WebChart PACS), enabling medical practices to view and route radiological images.

1998

1. MIE creates WebChart EMR, a browser-based, interoperable, flexible, scalable electronic medical record (EMR) system. WebChart allows practices to house scanned medical records and integrate transcription, faxes, digital radiography, dictated audio, and photographic and coded data.

1. MIE establishes a data center infrastructure designed to support an ASP model based on an interoperable, Web-based approach. MIE also adopts a customer-centric product development model, working closely with users of the Med-Web to develop value-added products and services.

2000

1. MIE commercializes its DICOM technology with the introduction of WebChart PACS, a robust DICOM and HL7 compliant solution for Web-based viewing and routing of radiological images. WebChart PACS (picture archiving and communication system) also features RIS functionality, including modality worklists. This affordable and fully interoperable system is built on the WebChart EHR backbone, allowing practices to seamlessly add dictation, transcription, document management and scheduling if and when needed.

2001

1. Approximately 90 percent of northeast Indiana physician practice groups subscribe to the Med-Web, positioning the Ft. Wayne area as a national model for RHIO (regional health information organization) adoption.

1. MIE formalizes its process for contributing thought leadership to the national debate on health care information technology by participating in industry standards committees, trade organizations and interoperability forums.

2002

1. MIE begins to market its products nationally, leveraging the innovation required to build a thriving RHIO and foster widespread electronic health record adoption in Northeast Indiana.

2005

1. WebChart and the Med-Web from MIE are used to share electronic medical records as part of the Healthcare Access Program in northeast Indiana. This program serves uninsured and low-income patients via a network of clinics and hospital emergency departments. MIE technology enables program participants to share patient information without compromising the confidentiality of proprietary databases.

2006

1. The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHITSM) announces that MIE is among the inaugural group to be CCHIT CertifiedSM for its product, WebChart version 4.23, and meets one hundred percent of CCHIT ambulatory electronic health record (EHR) criteria for 2006. CCHIT is the recognized authority in the United States for certifying EHR products – an independent, nonprofit, public/private organization that sets the benchmark for healthcare information technology.

1. MIE announces its Minimally Invasive EHRTM framework, which incorporates WebChart EMR, WebChart PACS and WebChart Document Management products into its new Minimally Invasive EHRTM family of solutions. The Minimally Invasive EHR concept was developed in response to industry reluctance to fully embrace EHR technology, and is based on the MIE philosophy of developing solutions that are customizable for physician workflows, easy to deploy and completely interoperable. This concept fully supports efforts by CCHIT and others organizations to establish industry standards for interoperability, quality and data security.

2007

1. WebChart is the first CORE Certified EMR, enabling practices to send an electronic query to a health plan and receive an electronic response in a matter of seconds, verifying eligibility and identifying co-pay and deductible amounts. This saves the practice from calling the health plan, or logging onto a Website for an individual health plan along with its user names and passwords. This also means the practice can collect the correct amounts at the time of service, and can reduce rejected claims for services not covered by a particular plan.

1. MIE announces the addition of a Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) module to its WebChart EMR. This module automatically generates the data required for the PQRI voluntary reporting program administered by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, making it easier for practices to qualify for the 1.5 percent PQRI bonus payment.

1. MIE launches m.i.EMR, an affordable EMR developed to help solo and small practices ease into electronic health records. m.i.EMR is a standardized version of the MIE WebChart EMR system, and is only $100 per physician, per month.

2008

1. MIE integrates its WebChart electronic health record system with the NoMoreClipboard.com personal health record, enabling patients to register on-line and submit data to WebChart applications. Following a patient visit, selected encounter documentation can be sent from WebChart back to the patient for inclusion in their PHR.

1. MIE expands its Enterprise Health offering to include a full range of electronic health record, occupational health and employee engagement modules designed to meet the clinical and compliance requirements of Fortune 1000 employers with on-site employee health clinics.