Utilizing the EMR to Enhance Care and Reduce Cost

Heidi Rozmiarek, Manager of Business Applications, Meriter Hospital, and Joseph Paranteau, Principal Platform Specialist, Microsoft Corporation. Meriter Health Systems provides healthcare services to the people of Madison, WI, through a 448-bed hospital and a growing network of community clinics and has been recognized as one of Health Networks “Most Wired” Healthcare organizations. This teleconference explores the successful strategy Meriter has adopted to integrate data from their EHR and analytics, and deliver data to administrative and clinical employees on an enterprise-wide basis; resulting in improved patient care and significant cost reductions.