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Our Lady of the Lake Touts Successful HIT Outcomes; Hospital Partners with Leading Provider Cerner to Save 4,950 Nursing HoursKANSAS CITY, Mo. --(Business Wire)-- Feb. 8, 2006 -- Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, one of Louisiana's largest hospital, serves more than 600,000 patients each year through inpatient and outpatient services. Together with Cerner Corp., the hospital was one of the first in the world to implement a unified RIS/PACS system for paperless, filmless radiology service, eliminating mismatched images, improving turnaround times and increasing effectiveness of clinical decision-making. Our Lady of the Lake uses Cerner solutions for electronic medical records, orders and documentation, decision support, laboratory, access management, pharmacy, scheduling, radiology, surgery, emergency, PACS and transcription management. The medical center now saves nearly 5,000 nursing hours annually. In addition, the hospital has saved an average of 11 minutes per admission due to implementation of Cerner's software solutions. "Efficiency and accuracy are central to an excellent patient experience. We want our doctors and nurses to practice as a team and this system gives us that ability and helps deliver the care our patients expect," Kirk Wilson, president and COO of Our Lady of the Lake. "Our Lady of the Lake has always been ahead of the curve for implementing successful health information technology. They are dedicated to increasing patient safety and improving patient care and have achieved these goals with proven outcomes," said Trace Devanny, Cerner president. The Baton Rouge hospital recently received the Consumer Choice Award from the National Research Corp for the 7th consecutive year. Founded in 1981, the NRC has maintained a strong commitment to improving the quality of healthcare received by Americans through a focus on continual improvement in patient experience and performance measurement within the healthcare industry. Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center is the dominant institution in healthcare in the Greater Baton Rouge area. It is also one of the largest private medical centers in Louisiana, with 763 licensed beds. Opened in 1923, the Lake has grown from its modest beginning to one of the largest healthcare providers in the Southern region. Our Lady of the Lake's team is comprised of almost 4,000 individuals including 1,000 nurses. Approximately 1,000 physicians comprise the community-based medical staff. Our Lady of the Lake will exhibit medication administration, surgery, emergency department, critical care, point of care, laboratory and radiology solutions on Feb. 14 at the annual Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) conference being held at the San Diego Convention Center, Feb. 12-16 in booth 2813. Cerner Corp. is taking the paper chart out of healthcare, eliminating error, variance and waste in the care process. With more than 1,500 clients worldwide, Cerner is the leading supplier of healthcare information technology. The following are trademarks of Cerner: Cerner, Cerner's logo. (Nasdaq:CERN). www.cerner.com |
