Kaiser Permanente Completes Electronic Health Record Implementation:largest private sector electronic health record in the world.

At HIMSS 2010, I attend KP's presentation on their Patient Portal. The data that will be available from this implementation will provide powerful arguments to proceed with EHR deployment. SV

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431 Medical Offices and 36 Hospitals Are Now Equipped with Kaiser Permanente HealthConnect®

OAKLAND, Calif. — Kaiser Permanente announced today that every medical facility within the health system is now equipped with Kaiser Permanente HealthConnect®, the largest private sector electronic health record in the world. Kaiser Permanente hospitals in Oakland, Richmond and Vallejo in Northern California are the most recent facilities to complete the final phase of electronic health record implementation, which includes bedside documentation, clinical decision support and bar-coding for medication administration.
Kaiser Permanente Completes Electronic Health Record Implementation

KP HealthConnect provides care teams with access to patient information and the latest best practices all in one place to further enhance patient safety and quality care while increasing convenience and coordination. The comprehensive health information system securely connects more than 8.6 million people to their physicians, nurses, and pharmacists, personal information, and the latest medical knowledge. Combined with Kaiser Permanente’s integrated approach to health care, KP HealthConnect helps facilitate collaboration among both primary and specialty care teams.

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