Quick issue resolution. Positive financial indicators. (Read More)
Epic. One step closer to system integration.
It’s a seamless system that makes huge improvements in bedside nursing and provides additional patient safety measures.
New nursing smartphones will equip nurses to securely text physicians, get phone calls — and receive nurse call alerts from patient rooms. (Read More)
Nurses. They’re the lifeblood of any hospital.
Helping nurses communicate better is one of the smartest things we can do.
Radiology, cardiology, mammography, X-ray, MRI. These were examples of clinical imaging with entirely separate technology systems. (Read More)
Clinical imaging advances. Improving patient care.
Consolidation provides easier access to information that leads to better clinical decision-making.
Zika. Pertussis. Ebola. SARS. Some diseases are tagged to trigger case reporting as a matter of public health policy. That can mean a lot of paperwork. (Read More)
Disease Reporting.
We’ll be piloting a better way – electronic case reporting – with the City of Houston Health Department and Epic Systems.
An out-of-town patient arrives at Houston Methodist needing urgent care. The care team does a quick search on Care Everywhere and electronically receives the patient history and past lab results. (Read More)
Care Everywhere. Sharing medical records.
In minutes, our Houston Methodist physician is providing the treatment needed – quickly, securely and safely.
Hurricane Ike. If you lived in Houston in 2008, your mind probably just flashed to some indelible images of the devastating effects. I-10 underwater. Huge oak trees uprooted. Glass windows blown out of downtown buildings. No electricity, for up to two weeks in some areas. (Read More)
Disaster recovery. We’re ready.
Houston Methodist was prepared, and we were able to care for our patients throughout Ike and its aftermath. For disasters large and small, we’re prepared.