On March 1, 2013, Jaymien Jonathan Sandon made history as the first baby born at
North Oaks Medical Center
to have a state-of-the-art
Electronic Health Record (EHR) instead of a paper medical chart.
Kari and Jonathan Sandon of Livingston, La. welcomed their first child
into the world at 8:20 p.m. on March 1, less than 15 hours after the final
phases of implementation of Electronic Health Record technology were completed
at the hospital. Dr. Jaime Edwards of Magnolia Obstetrics & Gynecology
Clinic in
Hammond
and
Walker
delivered baby boy Jaymien, who weighed 7 lbs., 10 oz. and measured 20.5
inches long.
“As of March 1, we are proud to say that the entire health system,
including our hospitals, diagnostic centers and physician clinics, are
using North Oaks e-ONE, our new state-of-the-art EHR system,” affirms
North Oaks Chief Medical Information/Informatics Officer Herbert Robinson
III, MD. “Our patients benefit through secure, convenient online
access to their personal medical information to help us provide them with
safe, high-quality health care. Also, we gain real time access for physicians
to look at items like specialist’s reports, lab and test results,
medication lists and each patient’s medical history whether the
physician is physically in the hospital or not.”
The health system partnered with
Epic, an international health care technology firm and industry leader, to
implement the North Oaks e-ONE system. The project represents a $40 million
community investment. Epic is consistently recognized by
KLAS
with their “Best in KLAS” awards in several categories. KLAS
is a national organization that conducts independent, interactive research
to determine best practices in health care technology services.