Lancaster General (LG) Health has been named as the electronic medical record award winner by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Analytics. It is the first health system in Pennsylvania to earn this award and will be used for both physician and hospital use.
According to HIMS, this award places LG Health in the top one percent health systems in the country, and it utilizes a single integrated electronic record from Epic.
John Daniels, Vice President of Strategic Relation for HIMS said in a report, " LG Health's streamlined enterprise governance strategy has allowed them to optimize their EMR use and helped to galvanize community physicians."
He added, "Their highly collaborative approach has enabled many information exchange activities to enhance their population health initiatives."
Meanwhile, Thomas E. Beeman, LG Health President and CEO said, "We believe that the successful transition to electronic records in our hospitals and practices sets the foundation for population health."
In related news, the LG Health laboratory has been granted a $40 million upgrade to provide quality service to their clients.
A reliable health system and medical records system in the hospital play a major role in the provision of quality health care to the patients by both hospitals and physicians. It can lead to easy access to the records of patients including their past medical history that can be used in the treatment of the present health complaint.
Many countries around the world are facing technological advancements and one of these is a reliable health record system. Slowly, many health institutions are letting go of traditional and manual record keeping styles and embracing a more advanced and modern one.
