3 hospitals start new year at Stage 7

Achivement highlights committed staff, best use of IT
By Bernie Monegain
09:44 AM

Baylor Scott and White
Baylor Scott and White Round Rock Hospital is available to residents in the Austin/Round Rock Metropolitan area on a healthcare campus that features an emergency department, multispecialty clinics and a full-service, 101-bed hospital. This facility was the first in the country to receive AHA’s Lifeline Heart Attack Receiving Center accreditation and is also Primary Stroke Certification by The Joint Commission.

Baylor Scott and White Taylor Hospital is a 25-bed critical access hospital. Residents of Taylor and the surrounding communities receive 24-hour emergency department care, radiology, laboratory, surgery, inpatient acute care and skilled nursing services. Care is delivered by a staff that upholds Scott & White’s tradition of providing comprehensive, personalized quality healthcare.

"Achieving HIMMS Stage 7 not only demonstrates that the implementation of our EHR was highly successful, but also quantifies areas where we have seen improvements in patient outcomes through its adoption," said Matthew Chambers, CIO of Baylor Scott and White Health Services. "At Baylor Scott and White, we are committed to changing the face of American healthcare through the effective use of information technology, and I am proud to be part of a diverse group comprised of physicians, clinicians and operations staff that made this possible."

[See also: Novant ROI 'rock solid' for Stage 7.]

The Round Rock Region has 15 clinics providing ambulatory and specialized care to the community, including cardiology, internal medicine, emergency and urgent care, orthopedic services, nephrology, dialysis, cosmetic surgery, physical medicine and rehabilitation, women's services, preventive care, family medicine, Pediatrics, Mental Health Services, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Podiatry and Urology.

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