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Electronic medical records

Solutions for medium healthcare organizations

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) includes provisions for health information technology aimed at lowering costs and cutting waste, while improving the quality of care and patient safety. How will these objectives be accomplished? ARRA provides "carrot and stick" financial incentives for all providers to implement and use Electronic Medical Records (EMRs), with a goal of EMRs for all Americans by 2014. The time to implement new or upgrade existing EMRs is NOW. IBM has taken a leadership role in working with EMR vendors to optimize the implementation, integration and performance of these critical applications, delivering a smarter health system. The healthcare industry is in crisis and there is a national mandate for improvement, beginning with a widespread shift from paper-based medical records and disparate silos of critical patient information to comprehensive electronic medical records that will connect people, to information, to experts. Providers are looking for solutions that will increase their ability to deliver better quality care, reduce medical errors and lower costs. Electronic Medical Records are designed to deliver just that by providing a complete, secure, electronic patient record at the point of patient care, encompassing encounters from any care delivery setting.

The advantage

When the healthcare industry needs improvements, they are looking for solutions that will increase their ability to deliver better quality patient care. EMR is designed to deliver just that. The main idea behind EMR is to be able to view and update a complete, secure, electronic patient record, at the point of patient care. Some advantages of working with EMR are the ability to:

  • Link all patient data from disparate applications into one consistent view for the physician.
  • Redirect staff from paperwork to focusing on better patient care and boosting productivity.

Benefits

Reports estimate that billions of dollars in waste, unacceptable levels of medical errors, and 100,000 preventable deaths occur each year in this country. 

Prevention begins with the widespread adoption of robust and secure EMR solutions, and the ARRA legislation of 2009 rewards just that. Financial incentives are in plan beginning in 2011 for providers who are meaningful users of EMRs, and the time to begin implementing or upgrading EMRs is now. 

Benefits of EMR solutions:

  • Better quality care
  • Early detection and prevention
  • Smarter health and care decisions

EMR solutions provide a smarter way to store, secure and share information, allowing healthcare providers to focus on what they do best -- delivering quality patient care.

 

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Electronic medical records solutions

  • IBM and BlueWare

    Provides electronic medical and patient record systems, transcription and dictation systems, along with healthcare-specific customer relationship management (CRM), intranets and extranets for healthcare facilities.

  • IBM and Cerner

    Delivers a comprehensive, technically advanced, enterprise-wide healthcare information platform.

  • IBM and Eclipsys

    Provides healthcare organizations with advanced, knowledge-driven software and service solutions built on a single, open, modular Web architecture.

  • IBM and Healthcare Management Systems, Inc.

    Specializes in financial and clinical systems for multifacility organizations, and community-based hospitals.

  • IBM and Healthland

    Offers financial, ancillary and clinical systems to small and midsized hospitals, home health facilities, nursing homes and other healthcare facilities.

  • IBM and Keane

    Provides a complete line of information systems for integrated delivery networks (IDNs), hospitals, long-term care facilities and medical group practices. Keane offers the RISC processor, Windows NT®, and IBM iSeries™ platform-based solutions, providing a client with flexibility in choosing the technology platform that best suits their needs.

  • IBM and McKesson (Per-Se Technologies)

    Provides software and services that enable healthcare organizations to effectively manage resources, improve productivity and drive operational effectiveness.

  • IBM and MEDITECH

    Provides healthcare organizations with cohesive, easy-to-use healthcare information systems.

  • IBM and Noteworthy Medical Systems

    Develops and maintains a computer-based medical records system for ambulatory care practices.

  • IBM and Siemens Medical Solutions

    Improves operational efficiencies and optimizes workflow in hospitals, clinics, and doctors' offices.

  • IBM and workflow.com

    Provides intuitive solutions for electronic health records (EHR), practice management (PM), document imaging, content management, messaging, billing services and workflow.

We're here to help

We'll work with you to understand your needs, determine the best options and find the IBM representative and/or IBM Business Partner that is right for you. Contact the Express Advantage Concierge, a team of specialists dedicated to mid-sized business at 1-877-IBM-ACCESS
(426-2223).