CompuGroup Medical

10901 Stonelake Blvd.
Ste. 200
Austin,  TX  78759

United States
https://www.cgm.com/us

• Booth: 3502

CompuGroup Medical is a leading supplier of laboratory information systems and billing services. Its trusted clinical pathology software—including CGM LABDAQ, CGM MEDICUS, and CGM SCHUYLAB—is used across the US by reference labs and POLs of all sizes and specialties. CGM SCHUYLAB is available internationally in languages from Spanish to Chinese. For anatomic pathology, CGM AP EASY offers a full range of features including the ability to interface with instruments, EHR, and other software.

 Press Releases

• CompuGroup Medical US announces CEO transition (Apr 24, 2024)

  Austin, TX – Underlining the commitment to its second largest market worldwide by revenue, CompuGroup Medical announces the appointment of Benedikt Brueckle as its new Chief Executive Officer for the US, effective January 1, 2025.

  Benedikt Brueckle is a respected and experienced leader in the healthcare IT industry and will succeed Derek Pickell, who is set to retire at the end of 2024, after a distinguished tenure.

  In the past three years, CompuGroup Medical US has achieved excellent, profitable growth, partly as a result of the launch of converting its CGM APRIMA customers to CGM's in-house clearinghouse, eMEDIX.

  CGM US has successfully grown its number of customers over recent years. With its broadened reach in the physician office space, CGM US is excellently positioned to drive the digitization of the patient journey. Product quality and customer satisfaction are reflected in several awards, including the 2024 Best in KLAS Awards for ARIA Health Services and top three for CGM APRIMA.

  "We are very grateful for Derek Pickell's leadership and contributions to CompuGroup Medical US," said Michael Rauch, CEO, CompuGroup Medical SE & Co. KGaA.

  "As we welcome Benedikt Brueckle as our new US CEO," said Rauch, "we are confident that his leadership will continue to propel the company forward, driving innovation and excellence in healthcare IT."
   

  Derek Pickell, the outgoing US CEO, has led CompuGroup Medical US with distinction, overseeing steady growth and expansion. Under his leadership, the company has achieved numerous milestones such as the successful integration of eMDs.

  "I am grateful for the opportunity to work with this amazing leadership team across CompuGroup Medical and am excited to spend the remainder of the year helping Benedikt have a very successful transition into the CEO role and ensuring clients, resellers, business partners, and our employees are excited about the transition," said Derek Pickell.

  Benedikt Brueckle has been with CompuGroup Medical for more than 13 years and led the acquisition of eMDs in 2020. He brings a wealth of experience and a proven track record of success in healthcare technology, thereby uniquely positioned to lead CompuGroup Medical US into its next chapter. His expertise in driving innovation and fostering strategic partnerships will be critical as the company navigates the evolving healthcare landscape.

  "With its ambulatory and laboratory information systems, CompuGroup Medical US has a unique selling proposition that is unseen in the US market and will benefit everyone from smaller practices up to larger health systems", said Benedikt Brueckle.
   

  "It underlines CGM's excellent position in the US market," Brueckle said, "by being the only vendor of ambulatory electronic health records and practice management systems, that not only has its own medical clearinghouse, eMEDIX, but also can cover the complete patient lifecycle by offering its own LIS. CGM US is well positioned to continue delivering profitable growth going forward."

  About CompuGroup Medical SE & Co. KGaA

  CompuGroup Medical is one of the leading e-health companies in the world. With a revenue base of EUR 1.19 billion in 2023, its software products are designed to support all medical and organizational activities in doctors’ offices, pharmacies, laboratories, hospitals and social welfare institutions. Its information services for all parties involved in the healthcare system and its web-based personal health records contribute towards safer and more efficient healthcare. The basis of CompuGroup Medical's services is its unique customer base, including doctors, dentists, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals in inpatient and outpatient facilities, as well as insurance and pharmaceutical companies. CompuGroup Medical has offices in 19 countries and offers its solutions in 60 countries worldwide. More than 9,000 highly qualified employees support customers with innovative solutions for the steadily growing demands of the healthcare system.

• CompuGroup Medical's ARIA RCM Services ranked #1 (Apr 24, 2024)
  • Earns 2024 Best in KLAS award for ambulatory RCM services. 
  • Delivers enterprise-scale, professional services for medical practices of all sizes. 
  • Receives praise for transparent and responsive customer communications. 

  CompuGroup Medical (CGM), a leading provider of ambulatory electronic health records (EHR), practice management software (PM), laboratory information systems (LIS), and revenue cycle management services (RCM) is pleased to announce that its ARIA RCM Services has been recognized as Best in KLAS^® for Ambulatory RCM Services in the 2024 Best in KLAS: Software and Services Report.

  The Best in KLAS designation recognizes ARIA as the leader in the segment. A CompuGroup Medical brand, ARIA provides end-to-end revenue cycle management services for medical groups and practices of all sizes across the United States. It is focused on being a results- and relationship-driven operation that is seen as an extension of customers' own staff.
   

  "We are thrilled that our clients have recognized the outstanding quality of our revenue cycle management and credentialing services," said Derek Pickell, CEO, CompuGroup Medical US. "We continually strive to be our clients' best services partner."

  "To receive this honor," said Pickell, "validates our commitment to delivering the exceptional quality customers demand to keep them financially healthy in a challenging environment and allows them to focus on patient care. The United States healthcare provider and lab markets clearly recognize the high quality of solutions that CompuGroup Medical brings to them."

  KLAS Research CEO Adam Gale said, "At KLAS, we firmly believe that the voice of healthcare providers and payers is paramount. The Best in KLAS awards are based on extensive feedback and evaluations from healthcare professionals across the nation."

  "Winning a Best in KLAS award, therefore, is not just about recognition; it shows the trust and confidence that healthcare providers place in the winning vendors. It also helps validate each vendor's commitment to innovation, quality, and customer satisfaction. We are proud to recognize 2024's Best in KLAS award winners!" said Gale. "Their unwavering dedication to improving patient outcomes is wonderfully inspiring."

• CompuGroup Medical confirms market-leading position with strategic acquisit (Apr 24, 2024)
  • CompuGroup Medical acquires Medicus LIS. 
  • Increases market-leading laboratory information systems install base in the US. 
  • Adds additional technology and RCM services options for Medicus LIS customers. 

  CompuGroup Medical US (CGM), a global leader in healthcare technology and tech-enabled services, is broadening its US presence with the acquisition of Medicus Laboratory Information Systems (Medicus) from Diagnostic Systems Consulting, LLC, an established developer of laboratory information systems with headquarters in Weston, Florida.

  Medicus has been a known and trusted brand for more than 15 years in the development of laboratory management software and middleware and provides consulting services to laboratories across the United States. The Medicus Laboratory Information System (LIS) has been installed in more than 1,000 laboratories nationwide.
   

  "I am proud of the team that made this acquisition possible," said Derek Pickell, CEO, CompuGroup Medical US. "With this deal, no other company serves more small- to mid-sized laboratories in the US than CGM.  This will also benefit customers of Medicus by giving them access to numerous, high-value CompuGroup Medical technologies and revenue cycle management solutions and services.  This is a great strategic fit for us and our customers.  It will further enable CGM’s recognized abilities at driving efficiency and helping laboratories to sustain their business in a difficult market.  In turn, this ultimately benefits patients by supporting nationwide availability of affordable lab services.”

  Building on 35 years of success with CGM LABDAQ Laboratory Information System, CompuGroup Medical is now the largest provider of LIS software to physician office laboratories and reference labs in the US.

  “With a shared passion for enabling the best possible care, both Medicus and CGM LABDAQ are designed to facilitate the quick, accurate, and secure transfer of data and test results” said Carl Smith, General Manager Lab Division, CompuGroup Medical US.  “We are excited about this union’s beneficial impact on our current and future clients.”
   

  The acquisition of Medicus will further enable CompuGroup Medical to grow its relationships with large, value-added resellers in the US healthcare market.  CGM will also be able to leverage the expansive Medicus network of healthcare organizations and consultants selling its LIS solutions within the healthcare continuum.

  The Medicus LIS team will become part of CompuGroup Medical US and will continue to deliver excellent products and services with the opportunity to expand, grow, and offer even more comprehensive laboratory data management and revenue cycle management solutions. The CGM portfolio, including the CGM LABDAQ, CGM SCHUYLAB, and CGM AP EASY laboratory information systems, provides “best fit” options and services to meet the demands of our dynamic healthcare environment.

  “We are excited about joining a great team.  Our ongoing commitment to helping providers, laboratory professionals, and their patients just became much stronger,” said Karen Bornstein, President of Medicus Laboratory Information Systems.

• CompuGroup Medical receives multiple 2022 Surescripts White Coat Awards (Apr 24, 2024)
  • Annual award celebrates healthcare organizations demonstrating commitment to patient safety through improved e-prescription accuracy. 
  • CGM APRIMA and CGM eMDs EHRs lead the way to the top performance.

  CompuGroup Medical US (“CGM”) has received the 2022 Surescripts White Coat Award™ for both Highest Accuracy and Structured & Codified Sig Champion. The Surescripts White Coat Award is the healthcare industry's premier recognition for leaders in e-prescription accuracy.

  CGM, an electronic health records vendor, is among the top winners from across the Surescripts Network Alliance® who met the highest standards for prescription accuracy and patient safety.
   

  CGM is a leading provider of Electronic Health Record and Practice Management software as well as Revenue Cycle Management Services.  Working closely with Surescripts, users, and other industry stakeholders the prescribing tools built into the EHRs have been constantly refined to meet changing industry requirements, the continually expanding capabilities of the electronic prescribing network, and most importantly, the needs of busy physicians and their patients.

  “We are excited and proud to celebrate two Surescripts White Coat Awards,” stated Derek Pickell, CEO of CompuGroup Medical US. “It represents both the technical quality of our solutions as well as our long history, focus, and leadership in making a positive difference in the productivity and satisfaction of our customers. This enables our vision to help our provider clients to focus on healthy outcomes for their patients.”

  “Prescription management is a significant part of a clinician’s workload” said Eric Weidmann, MD, one of CGM’s Chief Medical Officers and a practicing physician.  “So, when a system is able to deliver accurate prescriptions that reduce confusion and eliminate time-consuming phone calls and faxes, it saves us time, and it also ensures the focus is on patients who can receive the medications they need.”
   

  The 2022 Surescripts White Coat Award recognized winners in three categories:

  • The Highest Accuracy award recognizes the best overall accuracy score.
  • The Structured & Codified Sig Champion award recognizes organizations making the best use of the Structured & Codified Sig field.
  • The RxChange Champion award highlights organizations successfully advancing the RxChange transaction.

  “We are incredibly proud of this year’s White Coat Award winners, who are among the highest achieving to date," said Frank Harvey, Chief Executive Officer of Surescripts. “It is a tremendous point of pride that they are among our Surescripts Network Alliance, optimizing the performance of the Surescripts network and leading the transformation of healthcare across the country.”

  White Coat Award winners are evaluated based on data provided by Surescripts Sentinel®, an automated system that monitors electronic prescriptions and delivers insights to pharmacies, health systems and technology vendors. In 2021, the Surescripts Network Alliance saw a 10% increase in the aggregated Quality Index Score for electronic prescriptions across the network—a 200% improvement since 2016.

  Visit Surescripts.com to learn more about the Surescripts White Coat Award.

• CompuGroup Medical acquires market leading laboratory software provider AP (Apr 24, 2024)
  • CompuGroup Medical acquires market-leading anatomical pathology laboratory information system provider
  • Adds an additional 700+ customers to what is already the largest installed independent laboratory base in the US
  • Product portfolios complement one another
  • Existing customers of both companies will have immediate access to the joint product and service offerings

  CompuGroup Medical US, Inc.’s Lab Division (CGM) continues to solidify its position as a leading provider of laboratory information systems in the US with the acquisition of Small Business Computer of New England, Inc. dba AP Easy Software Solutions (AP Easy) based in Manchester, New Hampshire. AP Easy is the market-leading provider of systems for the growing anatomical pathology (AP) segment of the market.

  The acquisition perfectly complements the existing CGM portfolio, which includes CGM LABDAQ and CGM SCHUYLAB. It opens up the ability to cross-sell products into the existing customer bases as well as to new markets through existing sales channels.  CompuGroup Medical is already the leader in the independent laboratory market with the largest number of installs in the US.

  “The AP Easy anatomic pathology solution is a great addition to our product suite,“ stated Carl Smith, General Manager, Lab Division, CompuGroup Medical US. “This acquisition will allow CGM to better serve laboratories and hospitals across the care continuum, while also increasing our presence in existing and new domestic and international markets.”

  “The acquisition of AP Easy is a strategic fit within our overall company strategy and a great start to the year for CGM US,” said Benedikt Brueckle, President & Chief Financial Officer, CompuGroup Medical US.

  Chris Lord-Paquin, COO of AP Easy expressed that “AP Easy is excited to join the CGM family. AP Easy is a perfect addition to current CGM offerings. Under the leadership of CGM, we expect AP Easy to grow exponentially.”
  
  "With the acquisition of AP Easy, CompuGroup Medical continues to strengthen our position in the US laboratory market and show our continuing commitment to our lab customers,” stated Derek Pickell, Chief Executive Officer, CompuGroup Medical US. “This investment expands our offerings, allowing us to address almost all segments of the lab market including small and large reference and hospital laboratories, as well as physician office labs.”  

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