Nurse Leader
Volume 4, Issue 6 , Page 34, December 2006

Risky, intense, and rewarding: The Detroit Medical Center's IT journey

  • Pat Natale, RN, MSN

      Affiliations

    • Pat Natale, RN, MSN, is the chief nursing officer of Detroit Medical Center and vice president for patient care services at Detroit Receiving Hospital in Detroit, Michigan.
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  • Donna O'Connor, RN, BA

      Affiliations

    • Donna O'Connor, RN, BA, is the chief nursing officer, Midwest, for Cerner Corporation in Kansas City, Missouri.

In April 2006, after 9 months of planning, we launched electronic medical records at 2 of our hospitals, Detroit Receiving Hospital and Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan. Our plan is to take the lessons we learned from our experiences and use them as we convert the 6 other hospitals within the Detroit Medical Center (DMC) system throughout the coming year. The launch continues to be one of the most significant and strategic projects we have ever undertaken.

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PII: S1541-4612(06)00260-6

doi:10.1016/j.mnl.2006.09.006

Nurse Leader
Volume 4, Issue 6 , Page 34, December 2006

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