MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Healthland, America's market leader of healthcare information technology solutions for rural hospitals, today announced that Kane Community Hospital is live with the Healthland ONC-ATCB-certified Electronic Health Records (EHR) solution. Kane Community Hospital, an affiliate of UPMC Hamot, is a 31-bed acute care rural hospital based in Kane, Pa. The facility provides a broad base of primary care and specialties including: cardiology, community wellness, emergency medicine, family medicine, gynecology, home health care, internal medicine, occupational medicine, urology, oncology/outpatient chemotherapy, ophthalmology, orthopedics, pain management, pathology, podiatric medicine, radiology, rehabilitation services and surgery. Kane Hospital is currently in the 90-day reporting period for Stage 1 Meaningful Use guidelines.
“Kane Community Hospital has always been on the forefront of technology, including being an early adopter of EHR, because we are continually looking for ways to improve the patient experience,” said J. Gary Rhodes, Kane Community Hospital CEO. “Our health network includes a hospital and clinics in six communities that cover three counties, so we pride ourselves with technology that delivers improved patient safety, efficiency and operational functionality. However, after ARRA was passed in 2009, we knew we’d have to add finishing pieces to update our hardware and software to meet new standards. Our goal was to be the first to have a certified product in the area, which required us to develop a plan to meet the guidelines quickly. We’re accomplishing that goal with the Healthland certified EHR solution.”
The Healthland Meaningful Use EHR is a central repository of all patient information and serves as a primary catalyst for improvements in quality of care, patient safety and cost-effective operations. From order entry to the secure viewing, sharing and retrieval of patient medical records, the Healthland EHR automates information management at every point of patient care, admission through discharge. With the ONC-ATCB 2011/2012 certification from CCHIT®, the Healthland EHR solution meets all requirements necessary to achieve Stage 1 Meaningful Use compliance.
“We went live with Healthland’s meaningful use product in December 2010 and we are already beginning to see the benefits,” said Margaret Twidale, Kane Hospital Senior Manager I.T., “Our patients are experiencing increased care and we’ve noticed a spike in recent patient satisfaction surveys. The overall flow of patient care is improved with the ability to see the complete patient record, and we are seeing improvements in efficiency. We’ve also streamlined the way departments process and handle information to the point where we are now EHR dependent. We’d never want to go back.”
“Kane Hospital is a forward-thinking organization working diligently to improve healthcare for its community,” said Angie Franks, Healthland president and CEO. “Healthland is partnering with many rural hospitals like Kane to transform community healthcare. We are currently poised to help hundreds of hospitals across the country meet Meaningful Use with an EHR solution designed to enable better patient care.”
Officials at Kane Community Hospital say they will meet Stage 1 Meaningful Use requirements and expect to receive stimulus funds by May 2011.
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With 30 years of experience in the rural healthcare market, Healthland solutions are uniquely suited to the size and needs of rural hospitals, enabling them to focus on what they do best – care for neighbors, family and friends. Founded in Glenwood, Minn., population 2,600, Healthland is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn., with regional offices in Glenwood, Minn., Louisville, Ky. and Waco, Texas. More information is available at: http://www.healthland.com.