Emerging Health Information Technology Announces Availability of Healthcare IT On-Call
Emerging Health Information Technology a leading provider of healthcare information solutions for hospitals, integrated delivery networks and medical centers, announced the availability of Healthcare IT On-Call(TM). Healthcare IT On-Call is a suite of hosted clinical care, financial and business solutions that allow hospitals to gain access to the best of breed healthcare information technology and comprehensive infrastructure support. It provides hospitals with critical systems to improve patient care while reducing the hospital’s cost of technology ownership. It transforms a hospital’s complex IT environment into a unified network of applications that are securely hosted at Emerging Health’s state-of-the-art Data Management Center in Yonkers, New York.
“Healthcare organizations are faced with an unprecedented number of challenges, from rising operating costs, reduced reimbursements and shrinking margins, to an alarming labor shortage, HIPAA and other complex regulatory issues. Healthcare IT On-Call provides important technology without requiring the hospital to make a large investment in hardware, software, integration or staff. We provide a resource of IT professionals who have successfully implemented and managed these solutions so hospitals can concentrate on what matters most – delivering the highest quality patient care,” said Jack Wolf, President and CEO of Emerging Health.
Healthcare IT On-Call(TM) for Clinical Care and Financial Services
Healthcare IT On-Call provides a comprehensive suite of clinical and financial services solutions. For clinical care, it includes the industry’s most well-respected computer physician order entry solution (CPOE). CPOE has been recognized as the gold standard for improving patient care and reducing medical errors. The sophisticated capabilities of CPOE provide clinicians with drug alerts, interactions and allergy warnings, therapeutic alternatives, expert guidance and more, while helping the hospital to improve patient outcomes, reduce lengths of stay and provide an enhanced work environment for every one caring for patients.
In addition to clinical systems, Emerging Health offers Healthcare IT On-Call(TM) for Financial Services. These end-to-end solutions, from registration and scheduling, to full revenue cycle management, claims processing and compliance tools, help to reduce unnecessary write-offs, improve claims acceptance and decrease bad debt. According to industry estimates, it is possible to recapture between 2 to 5 percent of revenue by improving revenue cycle management techniques. Emerging Health brings a vast knowledge base of critical strategies and tactics that will drive revenue enhancement and positively impact the bottom-line.
Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center in New York is one hospital that has benefited from Emerging Health’s hosted solutions. Emerging Health remotely hosts Bronx Lebanon’s information systems, including the patient accounting and financial systems, patient registration, laboratory, results reporting and materials management. According to Steve Andermann, Chief Operating and Information Officer for Bronx Lebanon, “Emerging Health has provided us with the technology we need run the administrative back of the house more efficiently and help clinicians improve patient care without a huge outlay in development, implementation and staff.” According to Andermann, Bronx Lebanon shaved two to three years off the time and more than $5 million off the cost of installing the new IT system by using Emerging Health. The hospital plans to implement a CPOE module in early 2005, and then automate progress notes and medication management.
Emerging Health also continues to be the backbone of information technology for Montefiore Medical Center, the University Hospital and Academic Medical Center for the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Montefiore ranks among the top one percent of all hospitals in the US based on its investments in medical innovation and cutting-edge technology. Emerging Health was responsible for transforming Montefiore from its obsolete paper-based system to a state-of-the-art online delivery platform with 100% direct doctor order-entry. Emerging Health provides 365 day, 24/7 management of Montefiore’s computer systems across 3 hospitals and 25 ambulatory centers.
“Our ability to offer other hospitals these services in a hosted environment brings tremendous efficiencies to their operation, and can make a real contribution to the healthcare industry. This is the future for hospitals with less than 400 beds,” concluded Wolf.
About Emerging Health
Emerging Health Information Technology, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Montefiore Medical Center, is a leading provider of healthcare information management solutions for hospitals, integrated delivery networks and medical centers. The company offers a comprehensive suite of clinical, financial and business software and services that improve patient care, maximize financial performance, streamline business processes and enhance operating efficiency across the entire patient care continuum. Emerging Health is comprised of healthcare executives, technologists and seasoned clinicians who have designed, implemented and supported healthcare solutions for more than 25 years. The firm provides hosted applications and infrastructure management services as well as full on-site implementation of enterprise systems. For information, visit www.emerginghealthIT.com or call (914) 457-6300.
