HATBORO, Pa., June 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Healthcare
Informatics Associates (HIA), an InfoLogix, Inc. (Nasdaq: IFLG)
company, announced today that it has successfully assisted Hilo
Medical Center in Hilo, Hawaii in
going live with Phase 1 of one of the nation's first MEDITECH 6.0
electronic medical record (EMR) implementations and becoming the
first hospital on the 'big island' of Hawaii to bring the EMR to the patient's
bedside.
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With the implementation of Phase 1 of the engagement going live
on May 1, Hilo has advanced from paper-based systems
toward an automated EMR system designed to provide a single source
for patient records and treatment, improve patient safety, more
accurately capture revenue, and move the organization towards
Meaningful Use. Some of the modules implemented during this
phase include revenue cycle management, HIM health records,
pharmacy, emergency department, and full nursing documentation and
physician orders for all departments, as well as interfaces to
pharmacy robotics, Pyxis® medication machines, and more.
As part of the strategy to mobilize Hilo's EMR initiatives, InfoLogix and HIA also
have a multi-year agreement in place, announced in 2009, to provide
wireless managed services across the Hilo Medical Center facility.
HIA is on the leading-edge of organizations with the resources
to implement and support MEDITECH 6.0, with a uniquely qualified
team that includes registered nurses, pharmacists and clinicians
that have performed multiple MEDITECH implementations over the past
decade, as well as hundreds of successful EMR module
implementations across a wide variety of healthcare organizations.
During the next phase of the engagement, HIA will help extend
Hilo's EMR capabilities to include
computerized physician order entry (CPOE), bedside medication
verification (BMV), LSS practice management for physician office
systems, scanning and archiving (SCA) and additional capabilities.
"This is a major step forward toward Hilo's goal to achieve a fully-integrated
clinical and revenue cycle system which will optimize patient
safety and operational efficiency across our East Hawaii region facilities," said Money
Atwal, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Information Officer of
Hilo Medical Center. "I believe that the partnership between
Hilo and HIA is unique in that it
extends well beyond the technical aspects -- HIA truly understands
how to make an EMR implementation translate into better quality of
care and business results."
"From the outset of this engagement, our goal has been for
Hilo's implementation to set the
standard for what a state-of-the-art EMR can deliver," said
Gerry Bartley, president of
Healthcare Informatics Associates, an InfoLogix company. "It was
amazing to see the Hilo Medical Center staff step up to the task
with such commitment and determination, especially in light of the
fact that they have never previously had the opportunity to
participate in an EMR system implementation. From the medical
staff, nursing, department heads and staff – all were committed to
nothing less than success. The unwavering support from the
administrative staff and Board was tremendous. We're proud to have
helped Hilo reach a major
milestone in our mutual objective, on time and on budget, and we're
looking forward to helping them reach the full potential of these
new MEDITECH 6.0 capabilities."
Healthcare Informatics Associates and InfoLogix will be
available to discuss the implementation at the 2010 International
Medical Users Software Exchange (MUSE) Conference from June 1-4 in Dallas at the Gaylord Texan Hotel &
Convention Center, booth #236.
About InfoLogix, Inc.
InfoLogix is a leading provider of enterprise mobility solutions
for the healthcare and commercial industries. InfoLogix uses the
industry's most advanced technologies to increase the efficiency,
accuracy, and transparency of complex business and clinical
processes. With 19 issued patents, InfoLogix provides mobile
managed solutions, on-demand software applications, mobile
infrastructure products, and strategic consulting services to over
2,000 clients in North America
including Kraft Foods, Merck and Company, General Electric, Kaiser
Permanente, MultiCare Health System and Stanford School of
Medicine. InfoLogix is a publicly-traded company (Nasdaq:
IFLG).
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