Federal immigration offices deploy EHR system

Laura Pedulli | | Health Exec | EMR/EHR

The Department of Homeland Security’s 23 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facilities have completed a large-scale implementation of a cloud-based EHR system.

Up to 1,000 of the facilities' medical professionals will utilize EHR system eClinicalWorks, which includes a longitudinal medical record and integrates with the current systems, including laboratory, radiology and pharmacy.

The new system allows providers to utilize chronic and preventative care measures, including those that are unique to this setting such as intake screening process flows, electronic medication administration and infirmary management, according to a release.

“ICE has a frequent need to send medical information across different locations, which is cumbersome when each site has its own system. The department has standardized on an EHR system that allows it to seamlessly share information,” said Capt. Deanna Gephart, deputy assistant director of operations for ICE Health Service Corps, in a statement.

Laura Pedulli

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