PROJECT SPOTLIGHT KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTRE ( KFSH & RC )
Cerner ’ s association with KFSH & RC dates back as far as the late 1990s , when the Riyadh-based centre was investigating the need for a new Hospital Information System . Since then , the two parties have continued to pioneer in the space of healthcare technology . Indeed , KFSH & RC was the first client to implement Cerner Millennium ® in 2000 , and has since worked with the firm on several more phases , impacting areas including nursing and physical documentation , surgical departments , ICUs , radiology and a 300- room upgrade called the Smart Room project .
The Smart Room programme represents a continuation of 20-plus years of work . Designed to make hospital rooms serve as an extension of patients ’ homes , the project involves granting access to care , information , entertainment and healthcare services at the touch of a button .
The partnership has yielded significant benefits to date . Cerner Millennium ® has helped to make diagnosis documentation more efficient – for instance , the number of positive Fecal Occult Blood results increased by 300 % in three years , leading to lifesaving implementation of preventative cancer care .
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