Baylor boosts systemwide IT overhaul.With an eye toward increasing patient safety, a North Texas health system will invest $119 million in a systemwide IT overhaul. Dallas-based Baylor Bay·lor , Elgin Born 1934. American basketball player. He was a forward for the Minneapolis and Los Angeles Lakers from 1958 to 1971 and ranks among the all-time National Basketball Association leaders in points and per-game scoring average. Health Care System will redesign re·de·sign tr.v. re·de·signed, re·de·sign·ing, re·de·signs To make a revision in the appearance or function of. re its clinical process and seamlessly link the information enterprisewide. Baylor operates 11 hospitals, 69 clinics and numerous physician practices. A major component of the redesign is an EMR (ElectroMagnetic Radiation) The emanation of energy from everything in the universe. Although the EMR from electrical and electronic devices is typically measured for practical, every-day situations, every object, including humans, emanates energy. system for all Baylor patients, to which providers will have access via handheld handheld: see personal digital assistant. devices or desktop computers. Baylor will store patient data on its secure information network, enabling it to implement clinical best practices systemwide. Baylor and Boca Raton Boca Raton (bō`kə rətōn`), city (1990 pop. 61,492), Palm Beach co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic; inc. 1925. Boca Raton is a popular resort and retirement community that experienced significant industrial development in the 1970s and 80s. , Fla.-based Eclipsys Corp. will jointly design the system, using the company's SunriseXA platform. Baylor officials expect to take up to seven years to complete the extensive IT overhaul, the healthcare network's largest healthcare improvement investment to date. SunriseXA installation begins this year and will be implemented on two fronts: the new Baylor Hospital in Piano, currently under construction, and at initial sites in Baylor's HealthTexas Provider Network. |
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