Norman Regional Health System Chooses MEDITECH to Advance its Health Care Delivery
(12/19/2006)

MEDITECH is pleased to announce that Norman Regional Health System (Norman, OK) has chosen MEDITECH to supply a new information technology system, including clinical and financial applications, as well as integration and workflow solutions. Norman Regional is currently comprised of a 337-bed specialty hospital, with a second 125-bed facility opening in first quarter 2009. The new specialty hospital will include services for Women and Children, Cardiac Care, and Orthopedics/Neurosurgery.

"We chose MEDITECH's Health Care Information System (HCIS) for its high level of system integration and rich functionality. After going over the pros and cons, we knew that their applications were the right fit for our Health System," says Ed Fisher, VP/CIO at Norman Regional. "It's an exciting time; our Health System is growing fast, and MEDITECH fits perfectly with our strategic initiatives."

During the summer of 2005, Norman Regional began a system search led by a multi-specialty planning committee that included senior management, the physician's advisory board, patient care services, clinicians, and financial managers. This committee was searching for a fully integrated solution that could assist them in delivering safe, quality, and efficient patient care, and to turn strategic goals into reality.

"We want to be the Health System of choice in Oklahoma. That's why we chose MEDITECH. We went from looking at best-of-breed, heavily interfaced products to a fully integrated system. We can't afford any surprises, and we know MEDITECH is a strong leader in health care with a reputation for delivering," says Fisher. By choosing MEDITECH, Norman Regional will be able to eliminate a large number of its current interfaces as well as the headaches associated with multi-platform updates and upgrades."

"There's a lot of excitement from our clinicians and our physicians," says Fisher. "We are very confident moving into this first phase with MEDITECH and expect great success."

Norman Regional is currently working with MEDITECH's implementation team and has a kickoff meeting set for January 2007. A big-bang go-LIVE is planned for December 2007. In addition to core financial and clinical applications, Norman Regional will be implementing MEDITECH's full suite of patient safety applications, including Physician Order Entry, Bedside Medication Administration, and Multi-disciplinary Clinical Documentation. Implementation of the Oncology and Patient Education applications will follow in 2008.

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