Physicians Quickly Embrace CPOE At Texas Hospital

Texas hospital’s rapid implementation and adoption of MEDHOST’s clinical applications drive house-wide CPOE success

Medical Arts Hospital, based in Lamesa, Texas, is central to each of the large population concentrations in West Texas, including Lubbock, Midland, Odessa, Abilene and Amarillo. The hospital serves nearly 80,000 residents and offers the most complete diagnostic testing of any comparable facility in its region. Since its launch more than 50 years ago, Medical Arts has become one of the region’s largest employers; its positive impact on the area’s economy and its outstanding quality of care have made Medical Arts a source of community pride. In May 2009, Medical Arts opened the doors of its new facility, twice the size of the original hospital, to support future growth and more outpatient services. Medical Arts strives to be a leader in technology adoption, and a key element of its strategic plan for the new hospital was to graduate from paper-based processes to a digital environment powered by an electronic health record (EHR).

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