Once reserved for the use of the physicians that originally developed it, commercial marketing and sales of the EDIMS system began in 2008. EDIMS is now deployed at hospitals nationwide and our client list is growing rapidly.
EDIMS delivers evidence-based best practices to emergency departments through its interoperable information systems. Its electronic health record (EHR) solutions are being used at hospitals and long-term care facilities nationwide, providing comprehensive computerized provider order entry (CPOE), real-time charge capture and the ability to fully document ED patient encounters.
EDIMS has organized a virtual team of over 350 board certified ED physicians, RNs, pharmacists, medical malpractice attorneys, risk management professionals, medical malpractice insurance representatives to develop and review all EDIMS templates, order sets, “macros,” and “pearls.”
Our team of practicing professionals ensures that EDIMS clinical decision support is the most comprehensive in the industry.
EDIMS' Management Team has extensive experience in multiple disciplines within the health care arena. Our collective knowledgebase allows us to effectively address emergency department clinical operations, financial operations, performance improvement, risk reduction and technology requirements for both the present, and well into the future.
Our Management Team encompasses physician thought-leaders in the fields of clinical information systems, clinical research, risk reduction, EMS, evidence-based medicine, in addition to industry experts in software development, support and customer service.
Bernard Lang is a seasoned management professional with over 25 years of experience in Health Care, Financial Services, Human Resources and Information Technology, where he managed large scale application systems and implemented complex business reengineering solutions. Since joining EDIMS, he led all Product Management initiatives and chaired the EDIMS Clinical Advisory Team, Change Control Board, and key senior management activities. As SVP of Operations, Bernard provides overall leadership to the organization by executing and delivering reliable quality, exemplary service, and best in breed product features to our customers. Prior to joining EDIMS, Mr. Lang worked on a variety of high profile management initiatives for Polo Ralph Lauren, L’Oréal, JP Morgan, Bank of America and Credit Suisse.
Dr. Fontanetta is an expert in efficient ED operations/process design, physician productivity, ED incentive plan development, EDIS interface design and deployment, and the use of EDISs and information management applications in transforming the work performed in unscheduled healthcare environments. He has nearly 20 years of clinical and management experience in Emergency Medicine and currently serves as the Chairman of Emergency Medicine at Clara Maass Medical Center in Belleville, New Jersey, which sees 54,000 visits/year. He has been heavily involved in development of the EDIMS and WEBeMARS products offered by EDIMS. Dr. Fontanetta is also a Diplomat of the American Board of Emergency Medicine and Diplomat of the American Board of Internal Medicine (Subspecialty of Pulmonary Medicine).
He received his medical degree from Cornell University Medical College in New York, New York and completed his Internal Medicine Residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and fellowship in Pulmonary / Critical Care Medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx Municipal Hospital Center, Bronx, New York.
Mr. Gersh is a results oriented professional with over 25 years of progressive experience in financial services and healthcare, specializing in finance, project management, operations, sales practices and investment/wealth management. His background and competencies include process and operational efficiencies, financial modeling, business planning, product and application design, technology enablement, marketing segmentation and international business. His work has resulted in the delivery of optimization initiatives for a variety of companies, including Citigroup, JP Morgan, Credit Suisse and affiliates of EMA. In addition, Mr. Gersh was a division CFO for First Data Merchant Services with annual sales of over $11 Billion and was responsible for implementing and negotiated cross-border/globalization practices for American Express UK and SwissRe in Zurich.
Ms. Barry joined Alpha Physician Resources in 1988 as a consultant to develop the Clinical Information Manager Program. This program provides charting scribes for Emergency Department physicians. Elaine became a full-time member of the Alpha team in April 1999 as Director of the Clinical Information Manager Program and has also been a client account manager for several sites responsible for (i). ensuring contractual agreements for providing emergency department physicians were met. (ii). providing on site support to hospital administration and Emergency Department leadership including compliance with JCAHO, EMTALA and New York/New Jersey State regulations.
Currently Ms. Barry serves as the Director of IT Clinical Client relations for EDIMS. Elaine is responsible for directing clinical policy and compliance initiatives as well as efforts to maximize the adoption of EDIMS software in the ED environment. Elaine has a clinical operations background, with experience in ED process optimization, and extensive domain knowledge that will continue to strongly influence the evolution of our EDIMS product.
Prior to joining Alpha, EMA and EDIMS, Ms. Barry worked as a Registered Nurse. She has an extensive 25 years of clinical experience including pediatrics, critical care, medical surgical, emergency department and 18 years as a mobile intensive care nurse and was certified as a National Registry paramedic while working in the pre-hospital setting. Elaine maintains her clinical skills as an Advanced Practice nurse in the Emergency Department at Somerset Medical Center, Somerville New Jersey.
Ms. Barry earned a Bachelors degree in Nursing from Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey. A Masters degree in Nursing Administration from Seton Hall and a post Master's degree as a Family Nurse Practitioner from Rutgers University, Newark, NJ. Elaine's clinical excellence has been recognized several times over her career including being the 1999 recipient of Somerset Medical Center's Nurse of the year award.
Mr. Sultan brings 16 years of IT experience in legal services, technology, finance and healthcare industries. As Director of Technology, Sultan is responsible for planning, designing and directing data and telecommunication infrastructure services at EDIMS, and providing guidance for client sites.
Before joining EDIMS, Sultan was director of network operations at Alexander Gallo Holdings LLC (AGH) after the Atlanta-based court reporting and litigation support services company acquired The Hobart West Group Inc., where he was director of information technology. After the acquisition, Sultan integrated IT personnel from multiple companies AGH had acquired into one technology unit and oversaw network, server, telecommunication and data center services.
Sultan was also the director of network services at System Arts Inc., New York, N.Y.; network service manager at Avanti of New York Inc., Smithtown, N.Y.; and network administrator at Doctors Offcenters Inc., Hauppauge, NY
A comprehensive team of ED clinical, operational and administrative experts provides our expertise, drives the success of our products and identifies and addresses opportunities for improvements at our client facilities.
Our consulting team is comprised of Physicians, Nurses, and Hospital Administrators with expertise in emergency department clinical operations, process re-design and improvement, service initiatives, patient satisfaction, and financial modeling. We understand how to drive improved productivity and profitability in EDs.
Ms. Atfield is responsible for updating and maintaining Medicare and CPT changes as well as individual site information which is used for physician order entry and facility billing. She has over 25 years of Critical Care and Emergency Department nursing experience, has developed facility charge criteria for the emergency department where she worked, and has worked as a physician educator in documentation, coding and billing.
EDIMS has a team of board certified ED physicians, RNs, pharmacists, medical malpractice attorneys, risk management professionals, and medical malpractice insurance representatives that we employ to develop and review all decision support including EDIMS templates, order sets, "macros," and "pearls." In addition, this team provides valuable insight into the overall development of EDIMS, ensuring that we are meeting the needs the professionals who use and rely on EDIMS in their emergency departments everyday.
