Healthcare Information Technology (HIT) For Hospitals

From large, multi-facility health systems to smaller, 25-bed critical access hospitals, McKesson offers a broad range of healthcare information technology (HIT) and Electronic Health Record (EHR) solutions and services to support the delivery of safer, more efficient care and strengthen physician relationships. Utilizing a single, shared online patient record allows hospitals to span care settings and provide higher-quality care in a more cost-effective manner.

Horizon Clinicals

Horizon Clinicals® is a family of tools used by clinicians, executives and patients to promote high-quality, safe patient care throughout the continuum, from the home to the physician office, to the hospital. Horizon Clinicals uses an industry-leading architecture to deliver clinical content, decision support and a workflow engine that maximizes the efficiency and effectiveness of all constituents. The solution harnesses clinical information to deliver powerful reporting and analysis, helping organizations drive continuous quality improvement with meaningful and actionable data.

ONC-ATCB Certified Now ONC-ATCB Certified!
Horizon Clinicals® Release 10.3.1 has received complete EHR certification *- deeming the electronic health record (EHR) software capable of enabling providers to meet the Stage 1 meaningful use measures required to qualify for funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Tested and certified under the Drummond Group's Electronic Health Records Office of the National Coordinator Authorized Testing and Certification Body (ONC-ATCB) program, the EHR software is 2011/2012 compliant in accordance with the criteria adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

Horizon Clinicals delivers the following:

  • Solutions that are embraced by your clinical staff and help ensure high levels of adoption and pervasive use
  • Tools including content to ensure that your care providers are making well-informed, fact-based decisions, thereby reducing variability of care
  • A complete, single-source solution to help reduce medication errors in every step of the process
  • Timely and shared communication across all members of the care team to reduce the likelihood of miscommunication that could compromise patient safety
  • Objective criteria based on scientific knowledge and real world clinical experience to assess and deliver quality care and appropriate clinical resource utilization
  • A full spectrum of management reporting capabilities, caregiver compliance tools and advanced clinical analytics to simplify data collection and reporting while facilitating sustainable care process changes
  • Solutions for patients and their families that will positively affect their interactions with your organization and provide the consistent, high-quality experience consumers want

You can create a comprehensive inpatient electronic health record (EHR) with solutions for:

Customer Success Stories

Paragon® Hospital Information System

The Paragon® hospital information system (HIS) is a completely integrated clinical and financial solution uniquely designed for today's hospitals. Built on a Microsoft®-based platform, Paragon puts organizations in a position to keep pace with industry change by providing the functionality and technology required to meet future clinical and financial needs. For the past five consecutive years, Paragon has been named Best in KLAS for Community HIS.

ONC-ATCB Certified

Now ONC-ATCB Certified!
Paragon has received Complete EHR certification - deeming the software capable of enabling providers to meet the Stage 1 meaningful use measures required to qualify for funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Tested and certified under Drummond Group's Electronic Health Records Office of the National Coordinator Authorized Testing and Certification Body (ONC-ATCB) program, the EHR software is 2011/2012 compliant in accordance with the criteria adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

Paragon provides comprehensive solutions for:

  • Order management and care planning
  • Medication administration
  • Pharmacy, laboratory and radiology
  • CPOE
  • Revenue cycle management
  • Regulatory and HIPAA compliance

Paragon is also integrated with McKesson's Practice Partner® EHR and practice management solution to improve connectivity and communication with physician practices.

Customer Success Stories

Please visit www.mynewHIS.com for customer success stories.

* This Complete EHR is 2011/2012 compliant and has been certified by an ONC-ATCB in accordance with the applicable certification criteria adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. McKesson's Horizon Clinicals 10.3.1 release certified on November 17, 2010, Certification ID 11172010-1558-8. This certification does not represent an endorsement by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services or guarantee the receipt of incentive payments.

** This EHR Module is 2011/2012 compliant and has been certified by an ONC-ATCB in accordance with the applicable certification criteria adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. This certification does not represent an endorsement by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services or guarantee the receipt of incentive payments. McKesson's Paragon 10.0 was certified on December 17, 2010, Certification ID 12172010-6254-8.