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Langone Medical Center launches the first phase of its new electronic health record system at their multi-disciplinary faculty group practice at Trinity Center.

Langone Medical Center launched the first phase of its new electronic health record system at their multi-disciplinary faculty group practice at Trinity Center in lower Manhattan. The integrated system, powered by software from Epic Systems Corporation, provides a single platform from which physicians, staff and patients themselves can access and manage medical information. Since its launch, over 50% of the patients seen at Trinity have taken advantage of the program.

All medical information for patients at Trinity will be stored on a dynamic longitudinal electronic health record platform. Trinity physicians and staff will now be able to order tests, prescribe medications and automatically access patient lab, radiology and other testing results using Epic, saving time and significantly reducing the risk of data errors. In addition to serving as a clinical tool, the new system will support administrative services by allowing for the seamless integration between registration, scheduling, and billing, thereby helping to facilitate the delivery of care.

Trinity patients can access their complete medical file online through the secure SmartChart portal, part of the Epic System. Once registered, patients can see their virtual medical chart, including physician notes, lab results, medications, and immunizations. Patients can also use SmartChart to schedule appointments, request prescription refills and communicate with their care teams. The system is embedded with safeguards to ensure that the confidentiality of all patient information is protected in strict compliance with HIPAA regulations and the Stark Law, which regulates relationships between independent physicians and their affiliated hospitals.

Source: NYU Langone Medical Center

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