Plumas District Hospital deploys Cerner electronic health record solution

Plumas District Hospital (PDH) in Quincy, California, will move to Cerner Millennium, an electronic health record solution (EHR solution), to provide better services to denizens of Plumas County and surrounding areas of northeastern California.

Slated to go live by the end of 2019, the electronic health record system offers clinicians, doctors, and patients digital access to medical records and health histories.

The move will help Plumas District Hospital to replace at least eight other software applications with a single cohesive and secure system, which will reduce the burden of charting for physicians and clinicians.

Apart from the electronic health record solution, the general hospital in Quincy will deploy Cerner’s CommunityWorks EHR at its two rural health clinics, Indian Valley Medical Center in Greenville and Plumas Rural Health Center in Quincy, California.

CommunityWorks is a cloud-based delivery model, which is designed for community, critical access and specialty hospitals.

Plumas District Hospital in California deploys Cerner electronic health record solution

JoDee Tittle – Plumas District Hospital CEO, commenting on the Cerner electronic health record solution, said: “We came to understand that in order to meet our patients’ needs and continue to provide excellent care, we needed to move to an efficient and user-friendly HER.

“Cerner’s CommunityWorks offering proved to be well-suited for a hospital of our size to bring the most value to our patients and community.”

In addition, patients will be able to access their own health information, securely message their health provider, schedule appointments, view and make financial payments through Cerner’s online portal.

Commenting on the Cerner electronic health record solution, Mitchell Clark – President of Cerner CommunityWorks said: “PDH is committed to enhancing care and streamlining the patient experience in their community. We are proud to support their vision by providing a fully integrated EHR.

“Working together to meet the shared goals of our organizations will ultimately increase the sharing of data throughout the hospital and improve the quality of care delivered to the people of Quincy and neighboring communities.”