KANSAS CITY, Mo. and COLUMBIA, Tenn., March 22, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Maury Regional Health has selected Cerner, a global leader in health care technology, to implement an enterprisewide electronic health record (EHR) system across its three hospitals and more than 25 outpatient facilities. The Cerner system will displace MEDITECH ® in the hospital setting and NextGen ® Healthcare in the ambulatory facilities.
This year, the health system’s 255-bed Maury Regional Medical Center, the largest medical center between Nashville and Huntsville, was ranked No. 1 in Tennessee by CareChex ® for overall hospital care in the area of medical excellence.
“Cerner will provide our organization with enhanced capabilities that will be beneficial for providers and patients,” said Maury Regional Health CEO Alan Watson. “We are excited to unveil Cerner’s integrated health IT platform that will support our care teams across the continuum and unleash the potential of sophisticated functionality.”
The Cerner Millennium ® EHR and integrated revenue cycle management solutions combine clinical and financial information within a single platform. This results in a Clinically Driven Revenue Cycle ™ designed to help clinicians and staff update the billing process throughout the patient’s visit, enhance clinical documentation to help improve reimbursement and limit claims errors.
The agreement also includes Cerner Transaction Services, a suite of core services that helps reduce traditional bolt-on solutions. The services provide recommended practice workflows across Cerner revenue cycle management solutions to prevent redundant tasks and manage manual intervention. Through its remote-hosting offering, Cerner will manage and support Maury Regional’s EHR and deliver clinical data from its Kansas City-based data center.
“Maury Regional is in a highly competitive and consolidating health care market, and we are proud to provide a robust platform that will support the organization as its leadership works toward continued accomplishments, independence and market strength,” said Cerner President Zane Burke. “Together, we’ll establish more connected health system that places the person at the center of the care journey.”
About Maury Regional Health Serving more than 200,000 people across southern Middle Tennessee, Maury Regional Medical Center, a 255-bed facility, is the largest medical center between Nashville and Huntsville and has been evaluated by outside organizations and compared to some of the most respected medical centers in the country. For 2017, Maury Regional Medical Center was ranked number one in Tennessee for overall hospital care in the area of medical excellence by CareChex.com ® , — an information service of Quantros, Inc. The medical center offers a wide range of advanced services including an accredited heart program , neonatal intensive care and cancer center . In addition to Maury Regional Medical Center, Maury Regional Health includes Marshall Medical Center in Lewisburg, Wayne Medical Center in Waynesboro, Lewis Health Center in Hohenwald, Family Health Group physician practices, as well as additional facilities across southern Middle Tennessee. For more information, visit MauryRegional.com .
About Cerner Cerner ’s health information technologies connect people, information and systems at more than 25,000 provider facilities worldwide. Recognized for innovation, Cerner solutions assist clinicians in making care decisions and enable organizations to manage the health of populations. The company also offers an integrated clinical and financial system to help health care organizations manage revenue, as well as a wide range of services to support clients’ clinical, financial and operational needs. Cerner’s mission is to contribute to the systemic improvement of health care delivery and the health of communities. Nasdaq: CERN. For more information about Cerner, visit cerner.com , read our blog at blogs.cerner.com , connect with us on Twitter at twitter.com/cerner and on Facebook at facebook.com/cerner . Our website , blog , Twitter account and Facebook page contain a significant amount of information about Cerner, including financial and other information for investors.
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