New EQ News Template - Catholic Health System

4Equinox - What It’s All AboutIn 2004, Catholic Health began a journey totransform healthcare by using cutting edgetechnology. Our efforts centered not only onstate-of-the-art diagnosticimaging equipment,but also on the developmentof one of the mostadvanced electronichealth records (EHR) inthe region.By moving millions ofbits and pieces ofclinical information outof paper charts and intothe computer, we canprovide the right information,to the rightprovider at the rightplace at the right time.Time and informationare the real currencywith which positivehealthcare outcomes arepurchased. Our EHR,built on technologycalled Soarian, providesCatholic Health physicians and other clinicianswith an abundance of that currency.Besides its ability to provide up-to-theminuteinformation on any of our patients atany of our hospitals, Soarian is “hard-wired”with patient safety alerts, reminders, and willinclude information on clinical best practicescompiled from research from across the nation.And because it’s not confined to a paper chart,our physicians can access patient informationfrom any location, over our secure network.There are many elements that make up thepatient’s health record and thus far we haveimplemented access to clinical results, nursingorders, electronic nursedocumentation, anddocumentation byancillary care departments.We are wellunderway with thedevelopment of manyothers, including anelectronic process tosafely monitor and trackthe administration ofmedication, computerizedphysician orders,and physician documentation.Our efforts to makeimportant, possibly lifesaving,clinical informationmore accessiblewhen and where it’sneeded extends beyondour own system. CatholicHealth is a foundingmember and key contributor to HEALTHeLINK,the Western New York Clinical InformationExchange. Working with the entire healthcarecommunity, Catholic Health has helped establisha secure network through which healthcareprofessionals can access information from awide range of sources including every majorhospital in the region, not just our own.Questions?Send an e-mail to:EQInfo@CHSBuffalo.org