Kaiser Permanente healthcare has always been in the forefront of technological developments. It is once again.

Kaiser Permanente California has established a KP HealthConnect system in two of its facilities. Kaiser Permanente is a leading non profit organization that provides access to affordable heath to more than 8.6 million people. The Kaiser Permanent group has facilities available in several states including California, Colorado, Georgia, Hawaii, Maryland, Ohio, Oregon, Virginia, Washington, and Washington D.C and the District of Columbia.

For the past few years, Kaiser Permanente has been digitizing medical records in several of its facilities. However, only small amounts on information were recorded in digital format and not all departments of the hospital were covered by this program.

However in 2006, Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Park, which is the Kaiser center in Los Angeles, and Kaiser Permanente South Sacramento, became the first two hospitals to provide end to end digital services.

As a result of the digitalization of medical records, physicians as well as members of Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Park, have access to information 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year. This information is available to doctors and members of Kaiser Insurance on the phone as well as online.

The project by Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Park is designed to strengthen patient safety and improve care by providing instant access to accurate medical records and information. The system is also designed to improve the efficiency of care and treatment to individuals of Kaiser health insurance.

At Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Park, caregivers can now record and access patient information at the bedside, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. A cart-mounted, wireless computer gives nurses the ability to chart patient data, review medical information and examine patient records in real-time.

The healthconnect system is also extremely advantageous physicians of Kaiser Permanente. They can use the system to place orders for laboratory, X-rays and medication, communicate with other physicians, review test results and access treatment protocols and guidelines. The advantage of this system is that it helps improve communication between different departments of the hospital. In addition, it also helps physicians’ access patient information more easily and more quickly.