Cerner Corporation Unveils Revolutionary Data Management Software For Long-Term Care Environment
March 01 2011 - 8:30AM
In what could eventually change the way vital information is
gathered and shared throughout the post-acute, community-based care
industry in the United States, Cerner Corporation (Nasdaq:CERN)
today announced that Bethesda Health Group, a leading senior care
and services organization in St. Louis, Mo., has begun utilizing
Cerner's solution for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). Bethesda
was selected to serve as one of Cerner's development partners due
to the breadth of their post-acute continuum and longstanding
reputation for quality senior care and services.
Realizing the growing need for healthcare information technology
(HIT) in long-term care environments, this conversion marks the
company's initial deployment of the Cerner BeyondNow® software
architecture, on which Cerner's SNF solution is built, into a
skilled nursing facility.
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
12 million Americans over the age of 65 will require long-term care
by 2020, up from nine million in 2008. Residents in SNFs often have
complex medical requirements or limited ability to communicate care
needs, creating a difficult and cumbersome environment for
providers charged with their care. The Cerner BeyondNow
architecture enables providers to coordinate and manage care across
the post-acute continuum, including long-term, home health, private
duty and hospice.
At the core of Cerner's solution is a person-centric, integrated
electronic health record (EHR), which serves as the single source
of truth for resident health information. The EHR and associated
resident care plan are fully integrated into the federal MDS 3.0
assessments that drive revenue cycle management and quality
reporting systems. This system empowers providers to improve care
by increasing safety, while enhancing operational efficiency by
holistically managing the clinical and logistical needs of the
resident.
"Providing superior quality of care to our residents will always
be our highest priority," said Larry Hickman, corporate vice
president and chief information officer with Bethesda. "Not only
will Cerner's innovative solution streamline the ease in which we
are able to share information with our hospital and physician
partners about their patients – our residents – but will ultimately
allow our caregivers to spend less time managing and disseminating
data and more time taking care of our residents."
"We are very excited to be 'the first' to begin using a system
that we believe will prove to be an industry–changing solution in
the area of senior care data management," Hickman added.
Two Bethesda facilities are currently utilizing Cerner®
solutions, with plans to expand to the other seven facilities. The
first two facilities are utilizing Cerner to handle operations,
from back-office functions to resident care encounters. This
includes:
- A single, integrated EHR for residents
- Development and tracking of resident care plans
- MDS 3.0 assessment tools for scheduling, completing and
submitting MDS reports
- Revenue cycle management for billing/accounts receivable, that
supports unique skilled nursing facility capabilities for Medicare
100-day tracking and therapy minutes tracking for Medicare Part A
and Part B
- Support for facility operations through complete census and bed
management, dining logistics and referral processes
Later this year, Bethesda will begin utilizing Cerner's solution
for home health, private duty and hospice care, providing a fully
integrated system for managing their business and a single EHR for
their residents. Utilizing these solutions will position Bethesda
to easily exchange health information with physician's offices and
hospitals, empowering better coordination of resident care and
allowing the continuum of post-acute care to connect with acute
care environments.
About Cerner
Cerner is transforming healthcare by eliminating error, variance
and waste for healthcare providers and consumers around the world.
Cerner® solutions optimize processes for healthcare organizations
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 healthcare 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 centers, cardiac facilities, radiology clinics and
surgery centers; 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
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About Bethesda Health Group
Bethesda Health Group is a non-profit, non-denominational senior
care and services organization that has been caring for St. Louis
seniors since 1889. Bethesda is comprised of three dedicated
skilled nursing communities, each of which is accredited by the
nationally renowned Joint Commission; five independent senior
living communities, and one community with independent, assisted
and skilled nursing under its roof. Bethesda also provides Medicare
A rehab care as well as outpatient therapy services; Home Health,
Private Duty, Hospice Care, Adult Day Care and Respite Care
services. Bethesda has been named one of the Greater St. Louis Top
50 Businesses Shaping Our Future each of the last three years (and
four of the last five years). In April, Bethesda will open a new
campus, Charless Village, which will include independent and
assisted living, skilled nursing, rehab and therapy, and adult day
care.
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CONTACT: Cerner Media Contact:
Matt Dunn
(816) 446-1292
matt.dunn@cerner.com
Cerner Investors Contact:
Allan Kells
(816) 201-2445
akells@cerner.com
Bethesda Media Contact:
Jeff Waldman
(314) 800-1908
jrwaldman@bethesdahealth.org
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