CTCA Electronic Health Record Makes Difference in Lives of Patients
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PUBLICATION: Inside Healthcare
DATE PUBLISHED: 5/21/09
AUTHOR: Amanda Gaines
Within this healthcare spotlight, Dr. Edgar D. Staren, CMO and senior vice president for clinical affairs at Cancer Treatment Centers of America, and Chad A. Eckes, CIO, discuss the design, implementation and patient value of the comprehensive, system-wide electronic health record (EHR) that CTCA rolled out last year. The real-time EHR is designed to support the fully integrated care model found only at CTCA hospitals. "The EHR wouldn't have much traction in our organization if it didn't make a difference in the lives our patients," said Staren. "It's important that it's good for the clinicians, but what it really comes down to is clinical quality."
