Hospitals Streamline Cardiovascular Care With McKesson
Recognizing that a single database cardiovascular information solution (CVIS) can streamline workflow and improve staff efficiency in the cardiology department, hospitals across North America are replacing their legacy hemodynamic systems with McKesson's Horizon Cardiology CVIS. Through combining hemodynamic monitoring, ECG Management, and multi-modality imaging and reporting in a single database, Horizon Cardiology CVIS enables cardiologists to address today's challenges of decreasing revenues, increasing costs and mounting documentation requirements.
The need for workflow efficiencies in an integrated cath lab environment has led healthcare organizations to replace their outdated systems with McKesson's hemodynamic solution, including Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles, North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, Miss. and Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster, Md.
"Our physicians and support staff were spending time manually reentering important patient information into a series of disparate systems to complete procedural reports," said Sharon Sanders, director of cardiopulmonary and outpatient services, Carroll Hospital Center. "Now with McKesson's single database, a complete cardiovascular patient record is automatically updated with data and images at the point of treatment. Horizon Cardiology has replaced our multiple systems with a single unique platform that allows us to focus less on documentation and more on patient care."
The Washington Hospital in Washington, Pa., also has experienced success with the hemodynamic solution and the newly released Horizon Cardiology Charge Manager module. Since installation, this Web-based module is enabling the cardiovascular staff to greatly streamline the labor-intensive, paper-based cath lab charge reporting process.
"As a result, we're reallocating staff in ways that directly improve patient care and the bottom line," said Dr. John Wilson, medical director, Cardiology Services at The Washington Hospital. "Clearly, McKesson understands our needs and has delivered a unique, comprehensive CVIS solution that has positively affected our patient care and long-term business success."
"An increasing number of hospitals are turning to McKesson to replace their standalone hemodynamic systems with Horizon Cardiology, thanks to its proven ability to simplify even the most complex and costly cardiovascular processes," said Rod O'Reilly, president, Medical Imaging Group, McKesson Provider Technologies. "I believe that Horizon Cardiology and its single database design positions cardiology departments to meet today's challenges and demands for improved outcomes."
A new feature recently added to Horizon Cardiology Hemo facilitates an integrated Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR) process by enabling physicians to determine blood vessel health without dedicated FFR monitors. FFR measurements are automatically entered in the patient's record, procedure log and physician report. By providing a single platform for hemodynamics monitoring, cardiovascular image review and archiving, procedure reporting and workflow management, McKesson's Horizon Cardiology CVIS makes it easier for healthcare organizations to reduce costs and improve patient care.
About McKesson
McKesson Corporation, currently ranked 15th on the FORTUNE 500, is a healthcare services and information technology company dedicated to helping its customers deliver high-quality healthcare by reducing costs, streamlining processes, and improving the quality and safety of patient care. McKesson has been in continuous operation for more than 175 years, making it the longest-operating company in healthcare today. Over the course of its history, McKesson has grown by providing pharmaceutical and medical-surgical supply management across the spectrum of care; healthcare information technology for hospitals, physicians, homecare and payors; hospital and retail pharmacy automation; and services for manufacturers and payors designed to improve outcomes for patients. For more information, visit http://www.mckesson.com.
SOURCE: McKesson Corporation