Loma Linda University Health is taking its next step toward elite Stage 7 certification of the inpatient Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model from the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS).
Beginning Monday, July 17, the 24-hour electronic scanning requirement for clinically relevant documents will go into effect at Loma Linda University Medical Center, Children’s Hospital, Surgical Hospital and East Campus.
Paper charts will be picked up at regularly scheduled times daily by the Health Information Management (HIM) department and entered into LLEAP within 2-3 hours, thus ensuring electronically available documentation for clinical providers. LLEAP — Loma Linda Electronic Access Portal — is Loma Linda University Health’s version of the Epic electronic medical record system.
This new effort to paperless medical records supports improved quality patient care and safety, increases hospital efficiency and furthers clinician adoption of electronic health record (EHR) to an even higher degree, said Brenda Taylor, executive director of Health Information Management.
Learn more about Loma Linda University Health’s journey toward Stage 7 status.