Albany Med Health System

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - NON-CONSTRUCTION - ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER IS THE FIRST HOSPITAL IN THE ALBANY MED HEALTH SYSTEM TO LAUNCH THE NEW EMR, EPIC, WHICH CONNECTS PATIENT RECORDS FOR INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES, SCHEDULING, REGISTRATION, AND BILLING THROUGHOUT ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL, OFFSITE CLINICS, AND EMURGENTCARE LOCATIONS. IN FEBRUARY 2025, COLUMBIA MEMORIAL HEALTH, GLENS FALLS HOSPITAL, AND SARATOGA HOSPITAL WILL JOIN THE PLATFORM SO THAT NO MATTER WHERE A PATIENT SEEKS CARE IN THE SYSTEM, THEIR INFORMATION WILL BE READILY AVAILABLE TO ALL OUR CLINICAL TEAMS. A COHESIVE EMR EMR THAT ALLOWS OUR CLINICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF TO VIEW AND SHARE PATIENT INFORMATION IN A MORE SEAMLESS AND EFFICIENT WAY, ENSURING THAT CARE TEAMS HAVE EASY ACCESS TO THE MOST UP TO DATE RECORDS WITHOUT WAITING ON PAPERWORK OR TIME-CONSUMING PHONE CALLS AND FAXES. WITH THE NEW PLATFORM, THE ALBANY MED HEALTH SYSTEM HAS ALSO ALIGNED PATIENT BILLING PROCESSES. THIS GRANT HELPS OFFSET THE EQUIPMENT COSTS RELATED TO IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TWO HUNDRED MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT.