| Kaiser Permanente healthcare has always been | | | | |
| in the forefront of technological | | | | The project by Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Park |
| developments. It is once again. | | | | is designed to strengthen patient safety and |
| | | | improve care by providing instant access to |
| Kaiser Permanente California has established | | | | accurate medical records and information. The |
| a KP HealthConnect system in two of its | | | | system is also designed to improve the |
| facilities. Kaiser Permanente is a leading | | | | efficiency of care and treatment to |
| non profit organization that provides access | | | | individuals of Kaiser health insurance. |
| to affordable heath to more than 8.6 million | | | | |
| people. The Kaiser Permanent group has | | | | At Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Park, caregivers |
| facilities available in several states | | | | can now record and access patient information |
| including California, Colorado, Georgia, | | | | at the bedside, 24 hours a day, seven days a |
| Hawaii, Maryland, Ohio, Oregon, Virginia, | | | | week. A cart-mounted, wireless computer gives |
| Washington, and Washington D.C and the | | | | nurses the ability to chart patient data, |
| District of Columbia. | | | | review medical information and examine |
| | | | patient records in real-time. |
| For the past few years, Kaiser Permanente has | | | | |
| been digitizing medical records in several of | | | | The healthconnect system is also extremely |
| its facilities. However, only small amounts | | | | advantageous physicians of Kaiser Permanente. |
| on information were recorded in digital | | | | They can use the system to place orders for |
| format and not all departments of the | | | | laboratory, X-rays and medication, |
| hospital were covered by this program. | | | | communicate with other physicians, review |
| | | | test results and access treatment protocols |
| However in 2006, Kaiser Permanente Baldwin | | | | and guidelines. The advantage of this system |
| Park, which is the Kaiser center in Los | | | | is that it helps improve communication |
| Angeles, and Kaiser Permanente South | | | | between different departments of the |
| Sacramento, became the first two hospitals to | | | | hospital. In addition, it also helps |
| provide end to end digital services. | | | | physicians' access patient information more |
| | | | easily and more quickly. |
| As a result of the digitalization of medical | | | | |
| records, physicians as well as members of | | | | For more resources about affordable |
| Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Park, have access | | | | California health insurance or even about |
| to information 24 hours a day, 365 days of | | | | Bellflower Kaiser Permanente and especially |
| the year. This information is available to | | | | about affordable health insurance in |
| doctors and members of Kaiser Insurance on | | | | California please review this website. |
| the phone as well as online. | | | | |