"This success is a reflection of the commitment to excellence of the people at North York General, where we put our patients first in everything we do. This means exceeding expectations every day. Receiving a Davies Award puts us among a select group of healthcare organizations that have realized the …

"When decision support is a part of the workflow built right into the EHR, the need for CT scans in those children is reduced. Through our health information technology investments, that essential health data is allowing us to see a lot of opportunities to reduce variation in practice and waste, …

"Results get to the patients faster. Many physicians adjust blood thinner medication, and they want to get it done during the day. We also have the patient portal where patients can go online and review their lab results. We can get those results to the patient quicker."

"Dynamic Documentation benefited our staff by allowing all caregivers, and even case managers, to review documentation in near real-time."

"Margins are tight in every hospital, so costs need to be monitored."

"It was a direct, immediate and dramatic savings."

"With this implementation, we can easily see what our usages and expenses are for each department. This helps the pharmacy better control inventory and drug expenses."

"Using Winona Health's CSI (Continuous System Improvement) tools, the team focused on improving documentation, mitigating financial risk, and improving safety."

"When it came to our discharged not final billed charges, with our previous system, our billers had to mine accounts to see why there was a no charge for a patient service. Now that the information is more transparent, our time management has improved."

"We are now able to enter one order for the duration of the patient's treatment instead of one on each separate encounter. This leads to smaller opportunity for errors and frees up time for our pharmacists to do more patient care activities."

"Total trust in our vendors means we are successful."

"We get referrals from other Baptist Health sites where most of our patients come from with the electronic health record (EHR), before they even come into our department, we know their lab results, medical history and medication requirements. We can communicate with the hospitals to determine the level in which …

"Having this new and improved way of documenting, this new EHR, we are able to provide our patients continuity in their care. We can now see how they are progressing in their treatment."

"We can use these tools within the EHR to give better attention to the patient."

"Camera Capture removes five extra steps. It frees up more time to be with our patients."