would often need to access four or more
different systems in a single day to
provide patient care. The EMR system
is a single integrated system that places
each patient’s information into a single
record that can be accessed securely
from anywhere within the Baylor Scott
& White - Central Texas system. For
example, if a patient goes to the emergency
room, physicians there have access to
that patient’s medical history, which
can be critically important. Conversely,
physicians who see patients during
clinic visits can know if their patients
were recently seen in the emergency
room, what the circumstances were,
and what treatment methods were
employed.
Given the complexity and the vast
size of the healthcare system, the EMR
integration moved forward in phases.
Round Rock and College Station were
the first to be up and running in 2013,
followed by Temple and Hillcrest in
2014. The