DGAP-News: Hospital de Denia Works With Cerner to Achieve European Recognition for Health Care IT Adoption


Cerner Corporation 

26.05.2011 09:00
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LONDON, 2011-05-26 09:00 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
Cerner Corporation and Hospital de Denia, 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
Denia 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 Denia 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 Denia 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 Denia'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 Denia Department of Health health care network. 

Besides the integration capacity of the EHR, Hospital de Denia'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 Denia has been nominated for Stage 7 validation later this year.

About Cerner

Cerner is transforming health care by eliminating error, variance and waste for
health care providers and consumers around the world. Cerner(r) solutions
optimise processes for health care organisations ranging in size from
single-doctor practices, to health systems, to entire countries, for the
pharmaceutical and medical device industries, employer health and wellness
services industry and for the health care commerce system. These solutions are
licensed by approximately 9,000 facilities around the world, including more
than 2,600 hospitals; 3,500 physician practices covering more than 30,000
physicians; 500 ambulatory facilities, such as laboratories, ambulatory
centres, cardiac facilities, radiology clinics and surgery centres; 800 home
health facilities; and 1,600 retail pharmacies. The trademarks, service marks
and logos (collectively, the 'Marks') set forth herein are owned by Cerner
Corporation and/or its subsidiaries in the United States and certain other
countries throughout the world. Nasdaq: CERN. For more information about
Cerner, please visit www.cerner.com,Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube. 


         CONTACT: Cerner Media Contact:
         Ellie Banner-Ball
         07852 904423
         ellie.banner-ball@cerner.com
         
         Cerner Investors Contact:
         Allan Kells
         (816) 201-2445
         akells@cerner.com
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