We're digital!
As part of our commitment to deliver the most advanced care to our patients, Advocate Sherman Hospital has transitioned to Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) - way ahead of the curve. Congress has mandated that, by 2014, EMRs will be standard everywhere and that hospitals must move away from paper-based records. Today, we're proud to say we're one of the first hospitals in the area to complete this necessary change.
Advocate Sherman Hospital's EMR system will be a key component in our ability to deliver even higher quality coordinated care through a safe, fast, efficient, confidential and secure digital system.
When a physician steps into a Advocate Sherman Hospital patient room, they will be able to access that individual's medical history, laboratory reports, surgical dictations, copies of correspondence, appointment schedules, X-rays, ultrasounds, CT and MRI scans, echocardiograms - all securely in an instant. And one of the best parts? A patient's EMR can only be accessed by authorized users who are readily identifiable.
Our system will:
- Encourage physician collaboration and teamwork
- Increase patient safety
- Decrease the amount of time a patient needs to spend at the doctor's office
- Give physicians access to critical health information to make more accurate diagnoses faster than ever before
- Allow physicians from different locations - from Immediate Care to Primary Care to specialists to access a patient's complete medical history
- Reduce paperwork and health care costs
- Help protect the environment through reduced paper usage
- Protect privacy through stringent security procedures
- Ensure that your medical records are backed up securely where they will never be destroyed by fire, disaster or other unforeseen events
We're proud of all the hard work our staff has completed to make Electronic Medical Records a reality at Advocate Sherman Hospital.
