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Launch of New Electronic Medical Record System Scheduled for September 4
Sonora, CA...Sonora Regional Medical Center is preparing to modernize the medical record system for all network clinics including primary care, specialty and Prompt Care clinics. Moving away from cumbersome paper charts, the Medical Center is implementing an electronic health records (EHR) system....
“This is an exciting time in healthcare,” says Medical Center President and CEO, Jeff Eller. “The practice of medicine is changing rapidly. Around the country, health systems, hospitals and clinics are modernizing their systems to the digital age, helping to improve care coordination, diminish errors and cut waste. Currently close to 80 percent of hospitals and more than 50 percent of physician practices have adopted an electronic health record and more are converting every day.”
On September 4, this new system will go live, allowing physicians to view more complete medical records across care settings within Adventist Health. With the click of a mouse, physicians will have access to important information such as patient history, test results, allergies, medication and immunizations.
By launching this EHR system, Sonora Regional Medical Center will become eligible for financial incentives from the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for achieving “Meaningful Use” of EHR. In addition, the Medical Center will avoid financial penalties which take effect in 2015 for non-compliance with Meaningful Use.
Every network physician and office staffs at each clinic have undergone extensive training and are well prepared to use the new system. However, there may be a period of transition. In the first few days and weeks after launching the EHR, as physicians and office staffs adapt their practice to maintaining electronic patient charts, patients should be advised to allow just a few extra minutes for their office visit. As physicians and staff grow accustomed to the system, maintaining EHR will become much more efficient than paper charts.
The Medical Center has partnered with Cerner Corporation to install these new systems. Cerner is one of the largest medical software companies in the world. Its software is installed in over 10,000 health care facilities world-wide and over 45,000 physicians use their medical software.
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About Sonora Regional Medical Center
Sonora Regional Medical Center is a not-for-profit 152-bed health care facility including 72 acute beds, 12 swing beds, 68 skilled nursing beds and a large network of clinics, owned and operated by Adventist Health/Roseville, California. In addition to emergency and acute care services, other Sonora Regional Medical Center services include advanced cardiac care, cancer center, diagnostic imaging, home health, hospice, intensive care, obstetrics, rural health, surgical services, wellness center, wound care and hyperbaric oxygen, and over 20 primary care, urgent care and specialty clinics. The Medical Center provided care for a total of 4,500 admissions, 528 deliveries, 22,994 emergency department visits, 288,542 outpatient visits and 37,225 home care visits in 2012. Staffed by over 165 physicians, 1,260 employees, and 175 volunteers, Sonora Regional Medical Center is the largest private employer in Tuolumne County. To find a physician in the area, contact the Physician Referral Line at (209) 536-3344.
For more information about the Medical Center visit www.sonoramedicalcenter.org.
About Adventist Health
Sonora Regional Medical Center is part of Adventist Health, a faith-based, not-for-profit integrated health care delivery system serving communities in California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington. Our workforce of 28,900 includes more than 21,200 employees; 4,500 medical staff physicians; and 3,200 volunteers. Founded on Seventh-day Adventist health values, Adventist Health provides compassionate care in 19 hospitals, more than 170 clinics (hospital-based, rural health and physician clinics), 14 home care agencies, six hospice agencies and four joint-venture retirement centers. We invite you to visit www.AdventistHealth.org for more information.
About Cerner
For more than 30 years Cerner has been executing its vision to make health care safer and more efficient. We started with the foundation of digitizing paper processes and now offer the most comprehensive array of information software, professional services, medical device integration, remote hosting and employer health and wellness services. Cerner systems are used by everyone from individual consumers, to single-doctor practices, hospitals, employers and entire countries. Taking what we’ve learned over more than three decades, Cerner is building on the knowledge that is in the system to support evidence-based clinical decisions, prevent medical errors and empower patients in their care. Cerner® solutions are licensed by approximately 10,000 facilities around the world, including more than 2,700 hospitals; 4,150 physician practices; 45,000 physicians; 550 ambulatory facilities, such as laboratories, ambulatory centers, behavioral health centers, cardiac facilities, radiology clinics and surgery centers; 800 home health facilities; 45 employer sites and 1,750 retail pharmacies.
For more information about Cerner, please visit www.cerner.com.
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