AUSTIN, Texas — To help its clinicians become more predictive in care and even identify opportunities to maximize treatment impact, Huntsville Hospital Health System has expanded its relationship with a major technology company.
Oracle Health Data Intelligence, a platform of Oracle Health, will help enhance patient care, accelerate innovation, and increase operational efficiency across the system, according to a news release.
By expanding use of Oracle Health Foundation electronic health record (EHR) across all of its facilities and deploying Oracle Health Data Intelligence, HH Health will be able to gain a greater understanding of the health of its patient population and optimize its financial performance.
“As we continue to connect and grow the hospitals across our region, we’ve selected Oracle Health as our primary healthcare technology collaborator to help us fulfill our vision of implementing an integrated patient chart to add to the quality of care, improve patient safety, and enhance continuity of care across our health system,” said Rick Corn, health system vice president and chief information officer. “Our community-based hospitals are a necessary resource to address the unique challenges within their patient populations, many located in rural and underserved areas.”
HH Health provides care for the residents of North Alabama and Southern Middle Tennessee with nearly 20,000 employees at a network of physician practices and clinics across many specialties and 14 community-based hospitals.
As its network expanded to deliver more than 100,000 inpatients and more than 1 million outpatient procedures annually, HH Health needed to increase staff efficiency, maintain consistent, quality care across its facilities, and enhance the overall patient and provider experience.
To achieve these goals, HH Health plans to standardize on Oracle Health’s EHR to help coordinate care and ensure the same experience for its patients and providers as they move between facilities.
The EHR launched at Helen Keller Hospital and Red Bay Hospital last year and has been implemented in 41 physician practices and clinics.
Clinicians at Huntsville Hospital, Huntsville Hospital for Women & Children, and Madison Hospital also have been using it since 2019. Implementations at additional hospitals and facilities will continue in the coming years.
“This collaboration helps to unify our network, will standardize technology, and allows us to more easily adopt innovative technologies so our facilities can function as one and remain valuable resources to each of their communities,” Corn said.
As implementations continue, Oracle Health said its technology will integrate across its network so caregivers and staff can more easily and effectively manage patient health regardless of which HH Health facility a patient visits.
The EHR provides clinicians with a consistent user experience and a single patient history as staff work between facilities. This enhances documentation processes, better informs care decisions, and simplifies follow-up with patients.
HH Health also will take advantage of Oracle Health Data Intelligence this year to maximize the value of its data to support innovation, optimize care plans, enhance patient engagement, and increase reimbursements.
“HH Health’s strategic choice to expand its long-standing relationship with Oracle Health speaks volumes about the shared vision, trust, and success we have achieved over the years,” said Seema Verma, executive vice president and general manager, Oracle Health and Life Sciences. “Collaborating closely with customers like HH Health is critical as we evolve our technology to better meet the needs of clinicians and patients.”
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