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Health Care Systems, Inc., (HCS) announces a partnership with Community Health Systems, Inc. (CHS) for HCS Medication Reconciliation. The solution meets meaningful use requirements while centering on patient safety and improved workflow. Medication Reconciliation at CHS On February 24, 2011, CHS and HCS entered into an agreement to focus together on streamlining medication reconciliation at CHS hospitals. HCS Medication Reconciliation has a proven positive impact on patient health. With renewed focus from the Joint Commission, and with medication reconciliation as an element of meaningful use, CHS hospitals recognize the importance of medication reconciliation in providing the highest level of patient care. “HCS is pleased to work with CHS hospitals to improve patient care, simplify clinician workflow and meet the medication reconciliation component of meaningful use. HCS is excited about working with CHS and their hospitals to provide a clinician-friendly application that increases patient safety and decreases the amount of time that clinicians use to complete medication reconciliation,” said Dwight Henderson, president of HCS. CHS will use HCS Medication Reconciliation to provide the patient’s medication list upon admission. By querying multiple prescription data sources through HCS Medication Reconciliation, CHS can verify the medications that patients actually had filled, identify critical medications (reducing errors of omission), and discover and address potential compliance issues. CHS hospitals will also view a merged inpatient/home medication list, which will save time and increase accuracy during reconciliation. At discharge, CHS clinicians will have the capability to quickly and effectively create electronic prescriptions, generate patient instructions and education, and automatically send information to the next care provider. About Community Health Systems, Inc. Located in the Nashville, Tennessee, suburb of Franklin, CHS is the largest publicly traded hospital company in the United States and a leading operator of general acute care hospitals in non-urban and mid-size markets throughout the country. Through its subsidiaries, the company currently owns, leases, or operates 126 hospitals in 29 states with an aggregate of approximately 19,400 licensed beds. Its hospitals offer a broad range of inpatient and surgical services, outpatient treatment and skilled nursing care. In addition, through its subsidiary Quorum Health Resources, LLC, the company provides management and consulting services to approximately 150 independent non-affiliated general acute care hospitals located throughout the United States. www.chs.net About HCS Medication Reconciliation When a patient is admitted to the hospital, clinicians are provided, within seconds, with a detailed report of the patient’s prior medication history, including drug strength, quantity, and original fill and last refill dates. Alerts for possible medication interactions, duplicate drug therapies, compliance issues, and formulary interchanges are displayed. During transfer and at discharge, a merged home and inpatient medication list allows for quick and efficient reconciliation. At discharge, clinicians can create prescriptions, generate education materials, and send the discharge list to the patient and the next care provider. HCS Medication Reconciliation software can reduce the time spent on medication reconciliation and integrates with most hospital information systems. |
