Rush Memorial Hospital completes implementation of Healthland EMR solution

Healthland, America's market leader of healthcare information solutions for small community and critical access hospitals, announced today that Indiana-based, Rush Memorial Hospital has completed implementation of the Healthland Electronic Medical Records (EMR) solution. The 25-bed critical access hospital in Rushville, Ind., is live with the Healthland financial solution, order entry and clinical documentation software solutions. The healthcare facility expects the new technology will enable them to better serve the community through improved patient care, centralized patient records that can be accessed across multiple healthcare settings and increased options for preventive healthcare, while cutting costs and improving efficiencies.

“The primary goal with our EMR project was to utilize technology to better serve our community”

“The primary goal with our EMR project was to utilize technology to better serve our community,” said Jim Boyer, Rush Memorial Hospital's chief information officer. “EMR is an excellent tool to provide physicians with the most up-to-date information on their patients, allowing them to better track patient care including preventive health services. Our medical records are now centralized and can be accessed in a hospital, clinic or long-term care facility. The Healthland solution has also helped us provide a quick turn-around of lab results, increase accuracy on electronic records and prevent errors – which improves patient care, while providing convenience that saves time and decreases costs.”

Rush Memorial is a high-volume facility with a critical need for centralized information. Healthland solutions enable healthcare providers to quickly and easily access a comprehensive view of demographic, historical and clinical patient information from all care settings within the healthcare system-hospital, clinic, home health and long-term care.

The Healthland EMR provides instant access to patient data also improves patient care by eliminating illegible hand-written notes, which can reduce the risk of medical errors. In addition, the Healthland EMR offer safety features including special alerts to patient allergies and increased checkpoints prior to the administration of all medication. The system’s unique single patient chart is accessible in real time, creating operational efficiencies, improved departmental and organizational communication, and reduced cost by more effectively managing patient records and optimizing reimbursement while ensuring regulatory compliance.

“We looked at several EMR vendors during our selection process, but found Healthland to be superior in terms of its clinical and financial solutions, price and customer service,” added Boyer. “We are already experiencing improvements with the fully centralized Healthland EMR solution in our hospital such as improved processes and work flow; improved reporting and accuracies; lower AR; and benefits from the scan repository and report archival system.”

“This was a big undertaking by our staff,” said Brad Smith, CEO of Rush Memorial Hospital. “Their dedication and commitment to the process is what made this implementation so successful.”

“Working with Rush Memorial on its EMR implementation has been a very positive experience,” said Angie Franks, Healthland Senior Vice President of Sales and Market Development. “The hospital is definitely a more advanced user of technology and the staff is really taking advantage of all the tools the solution has to offer. The executive leadership and support has been crucial to the implementation process; we are thrilled to work with such innovative professionals dedicated to improving healthcare in their community.”