Healthcare Information Technology News
Stanly Regional Medical Center Latest to Choose Paragon to Modernize IT
Feb. 21, 2011: Stanly Regional Medical Center, a 119-bed healthcare provider in Albemarle, N.C., recently became the latest hospital to select McKesson's Paragon® hospital information system (HIS) and application hosting from McKesson Managed Services™ after deciding to replace its longstanding IT vendor. A single-database, fully-integrated clinical and financial system, Paragon is innovative, yet affordable. The solution's advanced functionality enables hospitals to more efficiently manage clinical and revenue operations, driving improvements in performance, productivity and patient care.
Parrish Medical Center to Connect Healthcare Community with Complete IT System from McKesson
Feb. 17, 2011: McKesson today announced that it will partner with Parrish Medical Center to transform its information technology infrastructure to support clinical, financial and operational excellence. The 210-bed provider in Titusville, Fla., plans to implement a comprehensive McKesson solution enterprisewide to automate clinical and financial processes, support attainment of quality measures and enable coordinated delivery of care regardless of where it's delivered.
Peninsula Regional Medical Center Advances Patient Care, Earns Clinical Excellence Award
Feb. 17, 2011: Peninsula Regional Medical Center, the largest tertiary care facility in the Delmarva region, enlisted McKesson's Horizon Clinicals® to help caregivers dramatically reduce mortality rates caused by severe sepsis, the 10th leading cause of death in the United States. Since October 2009, the 362-bed hospital has decreased sepsis-related mortalities by 37%. The medical center attributes technology and process change to saving 77 lives and exceeding goals set by the Institute of Healthcare Improvement's Surviving Sepsis Campaign.
Healthcare Providers Drive Performance Improvements with McKesson Enterprise Intelligence
Feb. 15, 2011: More than 800 healthcare providers across the country now use McKesson's enterprise intelligence solutions to gather critical business insight, improve performance across all areas of the enterprise and increase data transparency for more accountable care. One of the industry's proven leaders in strategic business intelligence, McKesson offers analytics solutions that are real-time and retrospective. Enterprise intelligence pulls clinical, financial and operational data from all care settings and transforms it into actionable information grounded in the organization's culture.
McKesson's Horizon Ambulatory Care Receives ONC-ATCB Certification Via Drummond Group
Feb. 10, 2011: McKesson's Horizon Ambulatory Care™ outpatient electronic health record (EHR) 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 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.
McKesson Quality eMeasures and Clinical Performance Analytics Receive ONC-ATCB Certification by Drummond Group
Feb. 7, 2011: The McKesson Quality eMeasures™ and Clinical Performance Analytics™ solutions received the federal government's "meaningful use" stamp of approval by earning EHR Modular certification. The designation officially deems the electronic health record (EHR) software capable of enabling providers to qualify for funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The achievement makes McKesson the first major quality/inpatient electronic health record (EHR) vendor to achieve modular certification for clinical quality measures.
F. F. Thompson Hospital to Modernize IT with McKesson Paragon
Jan. 26, 2011: F. F. Thompson Hospital in Canandaigua, N.Y., is replacing its long-time hospital information system (HIS) with McKesson's top-rated Paragon® HIS. Owned by regional leader Thompson Health, the 113-bed facility joins the rapidly growing number of providers choosing this innovative yet affordable integrated system to support their journey to meaningful use of electronic health records. The hospital also plans to implement laboratory, document imaging and enterprise intelligence technology applications from McKesson as part of its plans to enhance patient care and support growth.
Paragon® Hospital Information System Rated Best in KLAS® for Fifth Consecutive Year
Jan. 5, 2011: McKesson's Paragon® hospital information system(HIS) has earned Best in KLAS® for Community HIS in the 2010 Top 20 Best in KLAS Awards: Software & Professional Services report. This is the fifth consecutive year that the solution has earned the distinction after receiving the highest product quality rating of all vendors represented in the Community HIS category. Paragon Clinicals also ranked No. 1 for Acute Care Electronic Medical Records (Community) and Paragon Financials ranked No. 1 for Patient Accounting/Patient Management (Community) for the fifth consecutive year. A comprehensive yet affordable hospital information system (HIS), Paragon offers the functionality to integrate patient data and revenue cycle information using a single platform.
McKesson's Paragon Receives ONC-ATCB Certification Via Drummond Group
Dec. 20, 2010: McKesson's Paragon®, a hospital information solution (HIS) and electronic health record (EHR) system, has received EHR modular* 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.
Ohio Hospital System Becomes 100th to Implement McKesson's Paragon HIS
Dec. 17, 2010: McKesson announced that its Paragon® healthcare information solution is now in use by more than 100 hospitals and health systems across the United States and Puerto Rico. Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers (CHWC), a three-facility system based in Bryan, Ohio, recently became the 100th hospital to go live with the integrated financial and clinical software system. With a small information technology staff, the hospital sought a comprehensive yet affordable HIS with the functionality to integrate patient data and revenue cycle information using one platform.
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