Four community hospitals in Texas have taken the bull by the horns to form a regional health information organization (RHIO) that will enable them to experience the clinical and financial benefits commonly associated with electronic medical records (EMRs). CEOs at the founding hospitals — Ted Matthews from 45-bed Anson (TX) General Hospital, Rick DeFoore from [...]
New Rural RHIO Aims to Achieve Meaningful Use With Prognosis ChartAccess Comprehensive EMR
February 11, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Citrus Memorial Health System Selects McKesson for Community EHR Solutions
February 9, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Spurred by economic stimulus incentives and a desire to implement an advanced electronic health record (EHR), Citrus Memorial Health System has chosen to upgrade its hospital information system (HIS) with McKesson’s Paragon® community HIS. As part of the agreement, McKesson will remotely host the new solution for the Inverness, Fla., hospital. The Paragon HIS will [...]
Christiana Care Health System Rolls Out Electronic Computerized Provider Order Entry
January 28, 2010 By 2 Comments
Christiana Care Health System is taking a giant leap forward toward a comprehensive Electronic Health Record with the launch of Computerized Provider Order Entry (CPOE), technology that makes it easier, more efficient and safer for doctors to order tests and medications. The system goes live on Jan. 28 at Christiana Care’s Wilmington Hospital and soon [...]
Phoenix Children’s Hospital Achieves 99 Percent CPOE Adoption Using Eclipsys’ Solution
August 24, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The Outcomes Company(R), today announced that Phoenix Children’s Hospital, one of the 10 largest freestanding children’s hospitals in the country, has successfully completed an enterprise-wide activation of the company’s computerized physician order entry (CPOE) system, Sunrise Acute Care(TM). Eclipsys’ CPOE solution, recognized by KLAS as leading the industry in physician adoption in acute care settings, [...]
