Palmetto Health Expands Cerner Health IT System

KANSAS CITY, Mo. and COLUMBIA, S.C., March 07, 2017 -- Longtime Cerner client Palmetto Health has selected Cerner, a global leader in health care technology, to expand Millennium Revenue Cycle™ across four of its acute facilities. Integration with the existing electronic health record (EHR) will result in a Clinically Driven Revenue Cycle™.

Inclusive of Cerner Transaction Services and Cerner Acute Case Management, the patient-centric revenue cycle management platform is designed to integrate clinical and financial workflows to achieve a single patient record and take advantage of clinical automation that helps reduce traditional (i.e., manual) revenue cycle functions. In providing quality care, Palmetto Health clinicians and staff will have access to patient information when they need it without logging in and out of systems. System integration supports users to consistently perform the right activities at the right time, which can result in successful denial avoidance enabling a successful revenue cycle.

“Cerner delivers the foundational elements we need to achieve an integrated, enterprisewide Millennium environment to help us work toward better patient experiences, team member experiences and financial results,” said Benjamin M. Cunningham, Jr., system vice president of Finance, Palmetto Health.

Cerner’s Clinically Driven Revenue Cycle is designed to enable clinicians and staff to update the billing process throughout the patient’s visit, enhance clinical documentation to help improve reimbursement and limit claims errors. Patients will benefit by having direct access to their clinical results and a streamlined experience across these facilities, including visibility into their financial liability from a single source.

“We’re proud to have demonstrated our commitment to Palmetto over the years and to be selected to transition the system to a platform that incorporates patient financial information with clinical data,” said Jeff Hurst, senior vice president, Cerner Revenue Cycle Management and president of Cerner RevWorks. “We look forward to working with Palmetto to develop an even stronger health IT foundation.”

About Cerner
Cerner’s health information technologies connect people, information and systems at more than 25,000 provider facilities worldwide. Recognized for innovation, Cerner solutions assist clinicians in making care decisions and enable organizations to manage the health of populations. The company also offers an integrated clinical and financial system to help health care organizations manage revenue, as well as a wide range of services to support clients’ clinical, financial and operational needs. Cerner’s mission is to contribute to the systemic improvement of health care delivery and the health of communities. Nasdaq: CERN. For more information about Cerner, visit cerner.com, read our blog at blogs.cerner.com, connect with us on Twitter at twitter.com/cerner and on Facebook at facebook.com/cerner. Our website, blog, Twitter account and Facebook page contain a significant amount of information about Cerner, including financial and other information for investors.

Media Contact: 
Cerner: Angela Vogen, [email protected], 816-571-9189