Case Study: Salem Health achieves faster cardiology reporting and better EMR access with Optum Change Healthcare Cardiology

Salem Health Improves Accessibility to EMR Data

Salem Health, a regional health system in Oregon, was challenged by the lack of accessibility for cath lab images and patient data across its network. Their previous system was near end-of-life, and procedure reporting was a painstaking process that was not integrated with their Epic EMR. To address this, they sought a new cardiovascular solution and chose the Change Healthcare Cardiology platform from vendor Optum.

Optum implemented its single-platform Change Healthcare Cardiology CVIS, which integrated seamlessly with Epic EMR. This provided immediate access to structured reports, images, and hemodynamic data for the entire care team. The solution delivered significant results, including reducing report turnaround time by 12 hours, cutting procedure times by 15 to 25 minutes, and achieving 100% cardiologist adoption for structured reporting, all leading to more accurate and efficient patient care.

Salem Health

Kevin Thompson

Cardiologist