242 Cerner Testimonials

"A big part of the decision to bring Cerner in and partner for Network Assurance was to get the skills and the resources to truly take a deep dive in our network, figure out what the problems were and understand how to fix those problems."

"Being one of the first Cerner clients in the country to implement the CareAware Pharmacy Dashboard, we’ve seen firsthand how profound real-time data can be in optimizing workflow, which in turn can lead to better patient outcomes. In addition, utilizing automated tasking in lieu of paper reports has helped pharmacists to work smarter in providing optimal patient care. The growing demand on improving quality metrics only means technology will play a bigger role in assisting pharmacists to meet these demands. I’m confident we’ll be able to expand on our efforts and continue making strides improving patient care, quality metrics and cost efficiency."

"I think in the future what we’re going to see is people beginning to adopt new workflows and new tools, because there’s value to providers. It provides value to their patients, staff, or to them. As soon as you can do that, I think everybody’s going to be a lot happier in their work, and that’s why I go to work every day."

"The fact that we made it easy for folks to see the list of high-risk patients early in the morning is really important to planning the day. If you know someone is a high-risk patient, we’re more likely to be encouraging to the patient that perhaps a skilled facility for the short-term may be the best discharge plan until they get stronger."

"The use of information technology is a critical strategy in enhancing our care delivery and improving outcomes for our patients and providers. The HIMSS Enterprise Davies Award demonstrates how Lafayette General Health is using the best of technology and collaborative teamwork to deliver better care and health to our patients and organization each and every day."

"The success of this initiative was made possible through teamwork and collaboration between multiple departments and staff at various levels within our organization, including IT, HIM/coders, the quality team and our surgical medical staff. The success is measured by a decrease in PSI-15 cases; however the true success of any process improvement is the benefit it provides to the patient."

"LGH is extremely excited about the success of its CDI program and its ongoing collaboration with the quality department. The success of the program is largely due to commitment and support of our senior leadership, physicians and the partnership between departments."

"Lafayette General Health is incredibly excited to be utilizing the data inside our robust and integrated EHR in such a proactive way. We will continue this journey utilizing health IT to provide predictive methods for preventive care, both on the acute side and the entire population of our community."

"Receiving the HIMSS Enterprise Davies Award is a testimony to Lafayette General Health’s vision of always delivering excellence in care and being a leader in improving the health of our community. We’re proud of our organization’s commitment to improve the lives we care for every day."

"It has been interesting to watch the level of discussion change and see people’s level of understanding about the impact of their decisions. Including doctors early on in decisions that were going to impact their lives helped. It is important to be transparent, allow people to be open, let them share their concerns and hold people accountable."

"One thing clinicians want is timely data. Before the sepsis agent, we couldn’t measure data concurrently at all. We’d have to wait until the patient left and coding was done, and we knew we were missing some of those codes."

"The challenge is to continue and not to rest. We look forward to working together with Cerner, not only on sepsis but in several other areas."

"We started with understanding there was a problem. Some of our physicians were utilizing the system from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., and they had never worked that way before. So we partnered with Cerner and brought in key coaches through an optimization project."

"My coach was hugely helpful. He would stand literally right behind me quite unobtrusively. When I turned around and looked at him, he knew that meant I was struggling, so he’d step forward and gently navigate me where I needed to be."

"Having someone come in and check on me and see how we’re doing has improved my efficiency. There’s no more documenting later. I’m able to leave here every day at 5 p.m. and at noon on Fridays."