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"We have a large, highly dedicated workforce delivering high quality care. We are all linked by an advanced computer system and that's why we can deliver the best care to our patients."

Reswan Islam, M.D.

A patient smiles at her health care provider who is accessing the electronic medical record.

"It was the data available to us through our very sophisticated electronic medical record and the ability to use that information at the point of care delivery that helped us become successful to date in achieving the goals of this project."

Karl Ulrich, M.D., M.M.M., president and chief executive officer, Marshfield Clinic


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Features and Benefits

Features  Benefits 
Integrated applications with secure remote accessThe right information to the right person at the right time
Workflow managementPatient-focused medicine, not EMR focused medicine
Simple, friendly dashboard user interfaceIncrease speed of clinical encounters: diagnose, code, document
Care management, preventions services capableImprove patient outcomes
Extensive longitudinal data repositoryEnable decision support and required government reporting
Superior customer service and technical supportMaintain your focus on medical problems, not technical ones
Small investment, affordable monthly costSmall capital = high return

Proven results

  • Designated as a national model for health care reform, Marshfield Clinic is one of only 10 sites in the United States selected by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to take part in a Physician Group Practice (PGP) Demonstration Project. 2008 recognition Marshfield Clinic will receive a performance payment from CMS of $5.78 million, with $4.33 million this year and $1.44 million sometime in 2010, if currently demonstrated success in the project to date continues. The performance payment is awarded for providing savings of $7,226,966 to the Medicare trust funds, under the terms and conditions of the project, based on the Clinic's demonstrated efficiency and quality of care measures resulting in lower growth in Medicare expenditures of $13,124,654.
  • CCHIT certified for 100% of a comprehensive set of criteria for functionality, interoperability, security, etc.
  • Medicare beneficiaries who received the majority of their care in the Marshfield Clinic system experienced improved quality of care and an actual increase in services at a lower cost to Medicare.
  • Weston Medical center estimates savings of about $1.3 million per year and physician productivity increases of about 5 to 10 percent per doctor.
  • Marshfield Clinic showed improvement in the quality outcomes measured in years one and two for diabetes care.

Cattails Software interviewed hundreds of physicians and other health care professionals to identify their requirements. We built our applications based on what they told us would help them take better care of their patients, make their practices more efficient and make their lives easier. In addition, as part of the Marshfield Clinic, we get continual and immediate feedback as to the quality and usability of the software we produce. Any product or service that does not "Improve the practice of medicine", does not become part of CattailsMD. The Cattails software suite of applications delivers the clinical tools that providers want, and the business tools executives and managers need.


Federal Stimulus funds

Federal money may be available for implementing CattailsMD.