Kaiser Permanente HealthConnect Electronic Health Record

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5/2010 Electronic health record data is being used in many health research studys. Studies include treating Diabetes (Mar. 2010), extreme obesity in children (Mar. 2010), risky drinkers (Mar. 2010), and Pneumonia vaccine(May 2010). 3/2010 12 more Kaiser Permanente hospitals recieve HIMSS Stage 7 awards, bringing the total number of Kaiser Permanente hospitals with Stage 7 certification to 24. 3/2010 Complete inpatient clinical record deployment. System fully deployed. (including new hospitals planned for construction). 1/2010 Study finds that patient medication adherence can be improved by using the online mail-order pharmacy. 1/2010 Veterans Affairs and Kaiser Permanente Share Electronic Health Information to Improve Care for Veterans. 1/2010 Research study based upon EHR data finds that refusing immunizations for children encreases the risk of Varicella illness. 12/2009 Six Kaiser Permanente Hospitals Among Leapfrog Top Hospitals of 2009. Including
meeting standards for implementing computer physician order entry.

12/2009 Kaiser Permanente CIO Philip Fasano Named One of Computerworlds Top 100 IT Leaders for 2010. 12/2009 Chicken Pox Vaccine Study Used Electronic Health Records to Follow 172,000 Children. 11/2009 Three Denver Area Health Care Organizations Link Patient Electronic Health Records to Improve Care and Safety. 11/2009 VA and Kaiser Permanente Invite Veterans to Participate in Health Record Pilot Program. 11/2009 EHR Factor in Kaiser Permanente Ranking Number 1 Health Plan on Americas Best Health Insurance Plans. 11/2009 KP HealthConnect Data Used in Hip Fracture Prevention Study. 10/2009 Kaiser Permanente Opens New Paperless Hospital in Vacaville, Calif. 10/2009 Kaiser Permanente Hawaii Leverages KP HealthConnect to Lead the Nation in Breast Cancer Screening. 09/2009 Kaiser Permanente Recognized by J.D. Power and Associates as Highest in Customer Satisfaction Among Mail-Order Pharmacies. 09/2009 Kaiser Permanente HealthConnects Collaborative Cardiac Care Service Wins 2009 Population Health Improvement Leadership Award. 09/2009 Kaiser Permanente Opens New Paperless Hospital in Downey, Calif. 07/2009 Kaiser Permanente Wins National Award for Technology-Supported Patient Care and Efficiency. 07/2009 Kaiser Permanente Survey Shows Seniors Embrace Internet to Manage Their Health. 07/2009 Kaiser Permanente Project Proves Electronic Health Information and Care

Coordination Improve Chronic Disease Management. 07/2009 Kaiser Permanente Opens New Paperless Medical Office on Capitol Hill. 06/2009 Kaiser Permanente participates in health data exchange demonstration. 06/2009 Kaiser Permanente unveils the nations most wired mobile health vehicle. 04/2009 Three million people using Kaiser Permanentes personal health record My Health Manager. 04/2009 12 Kaiser Permanente hospitals receive HIMSS Stage 7 awards for reaching the highest level of electronic medical record implementation. 03/2009 Kaiser Permanente of Colorado electronic health record-leveraging pilot reduces cardiac deaths by 73 percent. 03/2009 Kaiser Permanente teams with IBM for data center operations support services. 03/2009 Kaiser Permanente identifies key elements in successful health care information technology implementation. 03/2009 Kaiser Permanente Opens Paperless Replacement Flagship Hospital in Los Angeles. 11/2008 Kaiser Permanente Leverages KP HealthConnect to Lead the Way in California Health Plan Report Card. 10/2008 Kaiser Permanente adds online health tools for chronic conditions to KP.org member site. 10/2008 Kaiser Permanente Southern California completes inpatient implementation; has the most hospitals in United States with inpatient electronic health records. 10/2008 Kaiser Permanente Southern California leverages KP HealthConnect electronic health record to lead the nation in breast cancer screening. 09/2008 Kaiser Permanente Southern California opens new paperless medical office building. 09/2008 Kaiser Permanente and U.S. Veterans Affairs preview interoperability electronic health record data exchange. 07/2008 Kaiser Permanente Panorama City Hospital Further Increases Patient Safety with Medication Bar Code Scanning. 06/2008 Kaiser Permanente Southern California deploys 90 self-service kiosks for optimized patient check-in and payment in sixty medical clinics. 06/2008 Kaiser Permanente study shows a clear need for continued industry commitment to health IT privacy and education. 06/2008 Kaiser Permanente and Microsoft join forces for an online personal health record pilot program that will allow voluntary data exchange from Kaiser Permanente's personal health record to Microsoft HealthVault. 05/2008 Kaiser Permanente Southern California opens new paperless hospital in Irvine. 05/2008 Kaiser Permanente completes implementation of outpatient electronic health record. 04/2008 Northern California to complete ambulatory medical record deployment. 04/2008 Two million people using Kaiser Permanente's personal health record. 03/2008 Kaiser Permanente Southern California opens new paperless hospital in Panorama City.

03/2008 Study Finds Personal and Web-Based Support Equal Weight Loss Success; Members can log on to kp.org for Web-based support. 02/2008 Single visit activation implemented on kp.org for My Health Manager. 02/2008 Ten Kaiser Permanente hospitals complete with KP HealthConnect electronic health records. 12/2007 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality turns to Kaiser Permanente's electronic medical records for heart disease prevention and management study. 11/2007 KP HealthConnect Oncology module launched. 11/2007 Seventh and eighth hospital go-live. Antioch Medical Center opened as the first newly constructed KP hospital built without a medical records room. 11/2007 My Health Manager debuted on kp.org. More than 1.7 million members have activated their personal health record. 10/2007 Eighth region (Ohio) launched personal health record features. 10/2007 Sixth hospital goes live. 10/2007 Southern California completes outpatient electronic medical record deployment. 07/2007 Fifth hospital goes live. 06/2007 Kaiser Permanente of Colorado connects teens online with their doctors. 06/2007 Third and fourth hospitals go live with clinical documentation and Computerized Physician Order Entry. 06/2007 Kaiser Permanente participating in Medicare studyCMS to track use of KP HealthConnect's online personal health record. 05/2007 Kaiser Permanente holds Health IT summit in Washington DC andreleases national survey results. 05/2007 Kaiser Permanente Northwest members go online for more convenient health care. 04/2007 Complete deployment of hospital billing, ADT and pharmacy applications. 02/2007 Kaiser Permanente online services are part of larger electronic health record. 12/2006 Complete deployment of outpatient billing, scheduling and registration applications. 09/2006 First hospital completes clinical documentation and Computerized Physician Order Entry providing service area with end-to-end implementation of all KP HealthConnect modules outpatient, practice management, online, and inpatient (second hospital followed in a few weeks). 08/2006 Kaiser Permanente Northwest parents can view some of their children's health records online. 08/2006 Kaiser Permanente Georgia enables members to access medical records online and e-mail their doctor. 07/2006 Outpatient electronic medical record deployment completed in six of eight regions. 06/2006 Kaiser Permanente of Colorado patients able to e-mail doctor and look up portions of medical record online. 05/2006 Kaiser Permanente study shows using safety alerts in electronic medical records reduces rates of potentially dangerous medication interactions.

12/2005 Kaiser Permanente Web site kp.org recognized at health care Internet conference. 11/2005 Kaiser Permanente Northern California turns on "E-Mail Your Doctor" 11/2005 Clerk/RN Order Entry live in first hospital. 11/2005 KP HealthConnect: Program Overview by Andrew M. Wiesenthal, MD, SM 09/2005 Kaiser Permanente Hawaii Leads State In Offering Members Electronic Access To Health Information. 08/2005 Personal health record features on kp.org launched. 06/2005 Kaiser Permanente Research: Computers in exam room help patients and doctors communicate. 06/2005 New Spanish Web site launched for bilinguals on kp.org. 05/2005 Final region joined Collaborative Build creating the first common, enterprisewide clinical and administrative platform for Kaiser Permanente. 03/2005 Kaiser Permanente Automated Computer System Gathers Patient Data and Provides Advice on Prescribing. 12/2004 Kaiser Permanente Web site garners three platinum awards in e-healthcare leadership competition. 12/2004 System launched in all eight Kaiser Permanente regions; 18 major implementations complete. 05/2004 Kaiser Permanente builds new KP HealthConnect-ready West Los Angeles hospital. 04/2004 Hawaii deploys first outpatient electronic medical record. 03/2004 Kaiser Health Plan and Hospitals making major investments in electronic medical records. 01/2004 Kp.org updated with physician-approved health information, including health calculators, drug encyclopedia, some member secure online elements such as requesting appointments and obtaining prescription refills. 12/2003 Georgia region deployed first practice management applications. 10/2003 Kaiser Permanente researchers develop computerized method to predict gastrointestinal bleeding caused by nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. 04/2003 Began system configuration. 02/2003 Kaiser Permanente signed contract with Epic Systems.

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