The Hiawatha (Kan.) Hospital Association — which includes Hiawatha Community Hospital, Hiawatha Family Practice Clinic and the Highland Clinic — is transitioning to athenahealth's EHR platform, according to a Hiawatha World Online report.
The organization is transitioning to athenahealth's EHR from its current McKesson Paragon EHR system. The organization expects the new system to be live by Aug. 1, 2018.
The transition will allow real-time information sharing between the physician clinics and the hospital, hospital CEO Jeff Shelton told Hiawatha World Online. Additionally, the EHR patient portal allows patients access to important health information and appointment requests.
"As a clinician, I'm not only excited for the clinical personnel impacted by this positive move, I am excited that the community will have ease of access to their personal health information more than ever before," said Mandy Graham, a board member, according to the report.