This fall Meritus Health, a health care system based in western Maryland, launched its new Epic electronic health record, which was implemented and hosted through a partnership with Mercy Technology Services (MTS), the IT backbone of St. Louis’s Mercy health system.
Mercy Technology Services (MTS), the IT backbone for one of the largest Catholic health systems in the country, has announced a new research collaboration with global medical technology company BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), enabling BD to use MTS’ robust clinical data platform to help evaluate and improve the effectiveness of medical devices.
Mercy has earned high honors in Epic’s Honor Roll grant program for 2018 – a distinction shared by only 51 other organizations worldwide.
“Your achievement reflects your devotion to excellence and your commitment to distinguishing your organization as a leader in patient care,” wrote Ari Rajagopal, Epic’s enterprise technical coordinator. “I understand this has not been easy, and I applaud you for your perseverance. Congratulations to you and your entire team!”
Today’s health care industry generates an incredible amount of data, with hospitals’ electronic health record (EHR) systems often managing petabytes of patient information.