White River Health System Reaches Quality of Care Goals with 6.0
(1/13/2010)

White River Health System (Batesville, AR), a two-hospital not-for-profit health care system serving the residents of North Central Arkansas, is the latest facility to go LIVE with MEDITECH's 6.0 Health Care Information System (HCIS). As part of White River's strategic commitment to providing superior quality care, 6.0 is helping the organization automate processes and improve patient safety in its hospitals, clinics, and outpatient care centers.

"By partnering with MEDITECH, we're putting patient care at the forefront," says Frank Hilbert, CIO at White River Health System. "We're very proud to be one of the first sites in the country to go LIVE with the latest MEDITECH platform."

The MEDITECH system is positively impacting patient care and providing caregivers both real-time access to, and a complete history of, all clinical data.

"Our Electronic Medical Record (EMR) is a single clinical record of all care administered throughout the lifetime of a patient," says Hilbert. "The system is allowing our physicians and nurses to spend more time at the patient's bedside, and to make clinical decisions more quickly and efficiently."

By using 6.0, physicians can immediately see the latest test results, medical histories, notes, and medications. Meanwhile, nurses are able to monitor patients' progress and manage interventions through a clear, well-organized Status Board, which alerts them to allergies and any other potentially harmful conditions.

"We are committed to advanced technology and state-of-the-art medicine, because our overall mission is to provide the best care possible. Thanks to 6.0, we are reaching our goals," says Tom Cummins, MD, chief medical officer at the system's flagship campus, White River Medical Center. "This solution is enabling our caregivers to effectively treat illness and improve the quality of life for patients under their care. Now, you don't have to travel out of the area for the best care; our patient community can get it right here."

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