McKesson is constantly working to transform healthcare. Every day, healthcare organizations are turning to our experts to learn how healthcare IT can help them improve their clinical, financial and operational performance. And every day, customers achieve results using our systems. This page shares a few samples of press clippings for McKesson and our customers.

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December 2009

Got People?, Healthcare Informatics
This article is about the impact of the stimulus plan on hospitals. It discusses the increased demand large vendors, like McKesson, are anticipating due the stimulus requirements and what these vendors are doing to prepare for it.

Houston Northwest Medical Center’s Ed Roberson Heart Center, Cath Lab Digest
Houston Northwest’s Heart Center uses McKesson Horizon Cardiology™. This case study discusses the advantages of this system for physicians as well as the fact that the Heart Center was a beta site for this solution.

McKesson Unveils New Pharmacy Automation Solution, Healthcare IT Consultant Blog
This article is about our new pharmacy automation solution, PROmanager-Rx™, that was introduced in early December at ASHP in Las Vegas. The solution will automate the dispensing of tablets, capsules and other oral solid medications that come pre-packaged from drug manufacturers in unit dose, bar-coded form.

Alabama physicians upgrade billing technology, Healthcare Finance News
The Healthcare Authority for Baptist Health, an affiliate of UAB Health System in Montgomery, Ala., recently purchased the McKesson Practice Complete package for billing services and practice management.

Hospitals Cut Costs With BI Software, Information Week
This article compares two hospitals in Florida and California using business intelligence and analytic software to improve bottom lines. One featured hospital is Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula (CHOMP) which uses McKesson’s Horizon Patient Folder™ software.

Holiday Angel program will benefit the elderly and disabled, Richmond Times-Dispatch
McKesson Medical Surgical’s Richmond office worked with Meals on Wheels to support a holiday Angel program benefiting the local elderly and disabled population.

November 2009

Gaston Memorial's operating room receives national recognition, Gaston Gazette
A local article about Gaston Memorial Hospital receiving national recognition for operating room performance through the OR Benchmarks Collaborative, a partnership between McKesson and OR Manager.

Iowa Health Gets PACS, Healthcare Informatics
Iowa Health System is implementing McKesson’s Horizon Medical Imaging PACS at 34 metropolitan hospitals and clinics throughout the state of Iowa.

October 2009

R2D2 Has Your Pills, Forbes.com
John Muir Health is using McKesson solutions like Robot-Rx, a medicine-dispensing robot, and barcode scanning at the bedside to help improve patient care.

CVIS: Improving Departments from Within,
Health Imaging & IT
This article discusses the benefits of a cardiovascular information system (CVIS) and cites the experience of McKesson customer, IASIS.

Case Study: Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center Automates Workflow And Asset Tracking To Achieve Medical Equipment And Cart Efficiencies, Healthcare Technology Online
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center used McKesson solutions to centralize and automate its equipment and cart services.

Here we go again: Tackling the challenges and reaping the benefits of a second-generation imaging system, 
RT Image
The article discusses the challenges and positive results that the implementation of a second-generation PACS can bring. Although the transition to a replacement PACS requires careful planning, analysis and effort, it can lead to improved report turnaround time and better resource utilization.

Strategic Vendor Partnership & Team Approach are Keys to Project Success at Baptist Healthcare System, 
Inside Healthcare Computing
The CIO of Baptist Healthcare discusses the factors that led to a smooth implementation of McKesson's Horizon Enterprise Revenue Management solution.

Methodologies for Sustaining Barcode Medication Administration Compliance, JHIM
This article discusses how Solaris Health System, a McKesson customer, addressed challenges to achieve and maintain 95 percent compliance with barcode medication administration (BCMA) systems.

September 2009

Advanced Billing Technology, ADVANCE for Administrators of the Lab
In this article, McKesson’s Donna Beasley argues that laboratories should consider outsourcing revenue cycle management to a vendor that utilizes a lab-specific billing platform for ultimate efficiency and productivity.

AMH Updating computers, Auburnpub.com/ The Citizen
Auburn Memorial Hospital launched a major conversion of its computer systems to McKesson’s Paragon solution in 2009. This article features the AMH CIO responding to common questions about the conversion.

TR Health Installs new computer system, WLKM.com
Three Rivers Health recently went live several McKesson solutions including: Practice Partner®, Horizon Homecare™ and Horizon Patient Folder™.

Bloomington Hospital Wins VIP Award, Indiana Daily Student
Bloomington Hospital recently received the 2009 VIP Award from McKesson for their use of information technology in the delivery of health care to the community.

August 2009

Diagnostic tool to save millions, Healthcare IT News
MVP Healthcare is rolling out McKesson’s Advanced Diagnostics Management (ADM) to the rest of its provider network—this pilot is projected to save more than $2 million annually in staff time.

The Doctor is In-Online, Wall Street Journal
More doctors are going digital as a growing number of health insurers cover online medical consultations, including RelayHealth’s WebVisit, where patients get treated for minor ailments via online chats, video conferencing and interactive questionnaires.

July 2009

CIO Strategies: Implementing IT in a Depressed Economy, HealthLeaders
In this audio feature, McKesson customer Patty Lavely of Memorial University Medical Center says CIOs should focus on what it really takes to support advanced HIT systems.

Baptist Healthcare System Receives National Award, WLKY
Baptist Healthcare system wins a 2009 McKesson VIP Award for its use of information technology to deliver outstanding healthcare to the community and its patients.

June 2009

The HCI 100, Healthcare Informatics
McKesson tops the HCI 100 list.

Making Consumer Incentives Work in a Care Management Program, Health Leaders
McKesson’s Jim Hardy takes a look at consumer incentives and what elements successful member engagement programs have in common.

Grady patients benefit from community days, Johns Creek Herald
Grady patients received care packages from McKesson volunteers as part of McKesson’s Community Days project.

May 2009

Photos Increase the Efficiency of Wound Care, Des Moines Register
Iowa Health Home Care nurses discuss their success using McKesson's Horizon Homecare Wound Advisor in treating patients across nine counties.

Health Line's Diagnosis: First Rate, Winnipeg Free Press
2008 McKesson VIP Award winner Provincial Health Contact Centre is profiled for its success with the RelayHealth Care Enhance Call Center.

Robot-Rx: WMC Opens New Pharmacy, The Winchester Star
Iowa Health Home Care nurses discuss their success using McKesson's Horizon Homecare Wound Advisor in treating patients across nine counties.

April 2009

The Washington Hospital Upgrades Heart and Vascular Center, Diagnostic & Invasive Cardiology
A case study profiling the hospital's success with the combined technologies of McKesson's Horizon Cardiology cardiovascular information system and Toshiba's imaging products.

As IT Goes, so Goes Outreach, CAP Today
Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital and MuirLab, a division of John Muir Health, are featured in this front page story discussing their use of McKesson's IT solutions for the lab department.

Case Study: Touching Every Corner, RT-Image
St. Luke's Health System (Kansas City, Mo.) PACS administrator Dave Jagow outlines his hospital's success with McKesson's Horizon Medical Imaging PACS.

One-on-One With Memorial University Medical Center CIO Patty Lavely, Healthcare Informatics
As part of Memorial's solution to weathering the tough economy, Lavely says Memorial decided to move its IT data center offsite with McKesson's remote host offering Horizon Managed Services. While originally a solution for tough times, she notes that its success has made the initiative a part of their long-term strategy.

March 2009

21st Century Workflow, ADVANCE for Nurses
McKesson customer Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare is profiled for its success in implementing an EHR across its nine hospitals.

Teaming up on a Single Solutions for Security,  Imaging Economics
McKesson's George Kovacs discusses the reasoning behind the McKesson partnership with Iron Mountain for safe storage of digital medical images.

February 2009

Nurses Roll Up Their Sleeves at the Bedside to Improve Patient Care, Nurse Leader
Beverly Ralston-Blenman of McKesson customer Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center discusses nurse adoption of IT systems.

Developing a Comprehensive Future Care Model by Diagnosis, Nurse Leader
McKesson's Catherine Whelchel and Teresa McCasky explore a new care delivery model.

January 2009

CPOE, It Don’t Come Easy, Health Data Management
In this cover story, Decatur Memorial Chief Medical Officer Dr. Michael Zia discusses their success with McKesson’s Horizon Expert Orders™ CPOE system.

Wired for CPOE, Healthcare Informatics
McKesson customer Atlantic Health discusses the infrastructure required for a successful CPOE rollout.

Connecting the Dots, Healthcare Informatics
In this cover story, Decatur Memorial Chief Medical Officer Dr. Michael Zia discusses their success with McKesson’s Horizon Expert Orders™ CPOE system.