Hospital de Denia Works With Cerner to Achieve European Recognition for Health Care IT Adoption

5/26/2011 3:00 AM EST

Cerner Corporation
Press release

Hospital de Denia Works With Cerner to Achieve European Recognition for Health
Care IT Adoption

LONDON, 2011-05-26 09:00 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cerner Corporation and
Hospital de Dénia, part of the Marina Salud health care organization in
Valencia, Spain, have been recognized for their combined commitment to
improving the way health care is delivered in Europe. Hospital de Dénia is the
first hospital in Spain, and among the first in Europe, to receive Stage 6
certification on the HIMSS Analytics European EMR Adoption Model (EMRAM), which
provides both a guide and leadership model for IT adoption in health care.
Hospital de Dénia is one of seven European hospitals to achieve this, and is
Cerner's first client outside North America to reach this distinction. 

"I'm delighted that Hospital de Dénia and Marina Salud have achieved HIMSS
Stage 6, it is a great achievement. All health care organisations throughout
Europe are looking to improve efficiency and increase patient care, but this
won't be achieved without significant investment in technology," said Matthew
Swindells, senior vice president and managing director, Cerner Europe, Middle
East, Africa. "However, the opportunity technology has to help transform health
care is enormous and Marina Salud's partnership with Cerner is leading the
way." 

Key to their recognition, Hospital de Dénia's Cerner electronic health record
(EHR) system has the ability to integrate each patient's care encounters with
their associated assessments, surgical operations, medication, discharges and
outpatient visits. Additionally, this information is accessible via a secure
Web portal or through secure locations throughout the hospital and in the 11
offices that make up the Dénia Department of Health health care network. 

Besides the integration capacity of the EHR, Hospital de Dénia's system
presents further advantages recognized by HIMSS: 

  -- A request manager combining health care needs with scheduled appointments
      
  -- The capacity to make recommendations to providers to create, adapt, or
     modify care plans, continuous clinical pathways and clinical protocols
     based on the latest scientific evidence
      
  -- A cross-departmental view that allows for correct and efficient assignment
     of available resources like rooms, physicians and equipment, among others
      
  -- A single interactive screen displaying all relevant information for the
     clinician

Hospital de Dénia has been nominated for Stage 7 validation later this year.

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