The Detroit Medical Center (DMC) achieved significant improvements in patient safety and quality of care, while also saving more than $5 million in costs last year, thanks to efficiencies created by its system-wide Electronic Medical Record (EMR).  This system manages nearly all of the DMC’s patient health information via new computer-based technology.

For the eight hospitals in the DMC system, it was the second year in a row in which computer-based healthcare information processing created major improvements in quality of care and cost-savings.

DETROIT – Henry Ford Health System, Detroit Medical Center and the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Center are requiring employees who work in patient care areas, including high-risk areas, to receive an annual flu vaccination or wear a surgical mask while working in close proximity to patients.