“Although our analysts were still very involved with the upgrade, the Upgrade Center provided our staff the additional support needed so they could continue to concentrate on other strategic initiatives that were prioritized by our Health System."
"Having Instant Access™ gives me that extra time back, so I can spend time with the staff and the patients.”
“Cerner’s Millennium® EHR supported our goal of providing integrated high-quality health care services to our patients.”
"With RFID, there’s a little chip inside of the label, which is put on at the patient’s bedside when the specimen is collected. It tracks from the department, through the hallways, right down to the laboratory – which greatly reduces the chance of that specimen getting lost or misplaced in route."
"Before switching to the Upgrade Center, the IT analysts were responsible for testing pretty much everything. It was difficult because we didn’t know all of the workflows."
"Even with the early versions of the software we had very few problems, and we were able to create shortcuts for our users and reduce the number of clicks needed for basic functionality."
"For me, it’s very valuable in ascertaining where my health is, and what I need to do in future discussion with my doctor. When it comes to medical stuff, I would just as soon not be surprised if I can help it."
"It has made the continuity of care seamless. All access to care improved."
"The patients love not giving their registration information 15 times over."
"He hasn’t complained since."
"Data collection is easier since all the information is in one system."
"They are the people resource augmentation to our revenue cycle solution."
"Excellence is never achieved by accident. We have been deliberate in our improvement efforts for more than 10 years, and are proud that the results of our efforts benefit our patients and the community. We also want to assure our community that the journey will continue."
"It also allows them to see what other people charted more easily. It's a huge nurse satisfier, but also a big patient safety component."
"We'll continue to look at our data and see how we're trending versus the national average for documentation, time in the chart and medication administration. We'll continue to make modification and updates, but operating from the unified understanding we're more efficient and effective with documenting something in one place."