Care New England Taps Kyndryl to Help Improve Patient Care
August 15 2023 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Together, Kyndryl and AWS will support Care New
England as it continues to scale and grow its high-quality clinical
capabilities.
Kyndryl (NYSE: KD), the world’s largest IT infrastructure
services provider, and Care New England, a nonprofit healthcare
system in Rhode Island, today announced a collaboration to help
enable growth across the health system, by consolidating multiple
electronic medical record (EMR) systems to one end-to-end system
with Epic (a leading provider of EMRs). Kyndryl will lead the
healthcare system’s transition to one single instance of Epic. The
goal of this program is to improve productivity and enable more
coordinated and efficient patient care.
“Last year, we pledged to stay independent as part of our
broader goal to remain Rhode Island’s place for foundational and
specialty care with hospitals such as Women & Infants, Kent and
Butler,” says Michael Wagner, MD, President and Chief Executive
Officer, Care New England. “Improving our technical posture is a
key step to bringing us to a place of growth, and Kyndryl is the
perfect partner to work with us on this journey.”
As part of this collaboration, Care New England will transition
its IT and applications environment to Kyndryl – freeing up
valuable time for its staff to focus on providing the highest
quality patient care. Care New England will also leverage Kyndryl’s
strategic partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to migrate
critical workloads, including its EMR system, onto the AWS
cloud.
This migration will reduce operational costs, while also
providing Care New England with access to new cloud-enabled
technologies like automation that help strengthen the health
system's data security posture and support adherence to regulatory
compliance requirements.
These enhancements will transform how Care New England manages
and harnesses its clinical and operational data to better inform
clinicians and the health system’s leadership. The consolidation
effort and cloud migration will also help drive an expansion in
service capabilities across the healthcare system. As a result,
patients will find it easier to access care and providers can
better collaborate with other healthcare networks.
“Our teams have a deep understanding of Care New England’s
biggest challenges and what’s required to overcome them,” said Amy
Salcido, President, Kyndryl US. “Because at the end of the day, the
goal isn’t to solve a technical issue. We’re striving to transform
how healthcare is delivered, and IT is the enabler to get
there.”
“At AWS, we are committed to helping healthcare organizations
innovate and incorporate technology that will reduce administrative
burdens and improve the caregiver and patient experience,” said
Allyson Fryhoff, Managing Director, Nonprofits and Nonprofit
Healthcare, AWS. “We’re thrilled to join forces with Kyndryl in
supporting Care New England throughout their digital transformation
journey.”
Importantly, many Care New England employees will join Kyndryl’s
team and continue to provide technical services to Care New
England. While Care New England is a leader in healthcare quality
and health services, this move allows the healthcare system to
focus on patient care and its academic mission, while also
providing IT team members a vehicle to advance in their careers in
a way that was not previously available within a healthcare
system.
Kyndryl will also help Care New England redirect resources into
higher yield investments by removing legacy systems, redundant
applications, and technical debt – all of which can hinder future
growth and the deployment of new service capabilities.
Care New England will join the 500 global customers currently
operational on Kyndryl Bridge and will leverage the expertise of
Kyndryl Consult, Kyndryl Vital and Kyndryl’s Clinical Experience
Team to identify new ways to improve the patient and caregiver
experience.
About Kyndryl Kyndryl (NYSE: KD) is the world’s largest
IT infrastructure services provider, serving thousands of
enterprise customers in more than 60 countries. The company
designs, builds, manages and modernizes the complex,
mission-critical information systems that the world depends on
every day. For more information, visit www.kyndryl.com.
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