The Cerner electronic health record (EHR) is the Single Source of Truth for exact patient information including allergies the latest diagnostic results and accurate patient weight at the point of concern so that CCHE caregivers can guard their pediatric patients. CCHF implemented Cerner technology to help ensure safety and reliability in the delicate process of caring for pediatric cancer patients.

Childrens Cancer Hospital Egypt 57357 is a pediatric cancer hospital in the historical El Sayeda Zeinab district of Cairo Egypt and is the largest childrens cancer hospital in the world. CCHE 57357 was founded with a mission to mind for pediatric cancer patients free of charge regardless of race creed or financial status. The hospital is using Cerner Millennium solutions to help clinicians supply state-of-the-art care for an estimated 1500 new pediatric cancer patients each year. by providing clinicians with access to medical best practices and ensuring that they have the right information at the right time Cerner Millennium solutions can help CCHF clinicians realize the hospitals mission of improving childhood cancer survival rates in Egypt from less than 40% to the 75-80% overall survival rate for children in Western countries.

The unified electronic health record provides doctors and nurses with real-time patient information and access to evidence-based protocols designed to improve clinician scholarship and prevent medical errors said Dr. Sherif Abouelnaga vice president academic affairs research and outreach of CCHE. This access to best practices and clinical guidelines ensures the latest medical information is at the clinicians fingertips allowing them to make informed decisions about patient care.

The Cerner Millennium solutions benefit CCHE patients in a number of ways including:

Ensuring medication safety. When prescribing medications physicians can access a patients medical history including allergies and diagnostic results along with medication dosing guidelines based on age and weight to ensure accurate medication administration.

Reducing medical errors. if a surgeon were to inadvertently prescribe an grown-up dose to a child the decision support features within the system would alert him or her of the potential overdose like well us drug interactions and alternatives.

Providing quality care. The use of standardized treatment guidelines promotes evidence-based efficient and consistent care for every patient while enabling quality improvement and operational efficiency.

Reducing transcription errors. All care is documented electronically virtually eliminating the possibility of errors due to illegible handwriting.

Improving access to information. Clinicians have moment access to patient information when and where they need it and no longer have to spend time searching for misplaced paper charts.

Cerner solutions automate processes in multiple departments provide instant access to clinical information and integrate workflow with the patients EHR. Cerner Millennium solutions automate nursing communication intensive care unit operations clinician documentation image management pharmacy and laboratory operations medication administration processes patient accounting and surgery operations. Clinicians at CCHE also are using Cerner Millennium solutions to document care and place orders in the EHR. these solutions operate on the Cerner Millennium architecture a unified HIT computing platform that helps health professionals elevate safety quality and efficiency.