Case Study: Truman Medical Centers reduces clinical workflow steps and saves time with Cerner's Camera Capture

Truman Medical Centers reduces clinical workflow steps and saves time with Camera Capture

Truman Medical Centers (TMC), a Kansas City health system and member of the KC|one Health Innovation Alliance, faced inefficient photo workflows that required clinicians to locate shared cameras and manually upload images into patient charts, adding unnecessary steps and consuming valuable clinical time. This fragmented process hindered timely documentation, team communication and longitudinal tracking of wounds and other visual findings.

TMC implemented Cerner’s Camera Capture mobile app (standalone or embedded in CareAware Connect and PowerChart Touch), available on enterprise or BYOD devices, to capture images directly into the EHR. More than 375 clinicians adopted the tool, capturing an average of 7,000+ images per month (Oct 2017–Jan 2018); the change removed five workflow steps and saved about two minutes per image, improving documentation speed, care-team communication and wound-tracking for better clinical decision making.

Truman Medical Centers

Jeffrey Hackman

Chief Medical Information Officer and Medical Director of Quality