Baton Rouge General Medical Center Stays at the Forefront of Care with Leading-Edge Physician Portal and Medical Imaging Technology.

Baton Rouge General Medical Center Stays at the Forefront of Care with Leading-Edge Physician Portal and Medical Imaging Technology Case Study At a Glance Organization Baton Rouge General Medical Center Baton Rouge, La. – Not-for-profit, community-owned... More

Baton Rouge General
Medical Center
Stays at the Forefront of Care with
Leading-Edge Physician Portal and
Medical Imaging Technology
Case Study
At a Glance
Organization
Baton Rouge General
Medical Center
Baton Rouge, La.

– Not-for-profit,
community-owned hospital
– 544 beds
– 2 locations
– 3,000 employees
Solution Spotlight
– Horizon Medical ImagingTM
– Horizon CardiologyTM
– HorizonWP®
Physician Portal
Critical Issues
– Imaging costs
– Clinical decision-making
– Access to information
– Physician alignment
Results
– Eliminated $500,000 in annual
film costs
– Decreased radiology report
turnaround time from 12 to
18 hours to three hours or less
– Improved physician satisfaction
by offering single-source
access to all needed clinical
information
– Positioned the organization to
take advantage of government
incentives and to participate
in HIEs
a few years ago, leaders wanted to
take the subsequent step.

“To successfully compete in our
marketplace, you have to share
information and images Less