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Transform Shared Service Organization Transforms Healthcare with Oracle Cloud

In an impressive leap forward for healthcare technology, the Transform Shared Service Organization (TSSO) has successfully improved electronic health record (EHR) performance at five hospitals across Ontario, Canada, by migrating their systems to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). This significant upgrade is aimed at enhancing the patient and clinician experience, while also adopting cutting-edge AI technologies.

Background of TSSO

Founded by a coalition of hospitals within the Erie St. Clair region, TSSO was established to manage IT needs, deliver innovative solutions and support additional health service providers, long-term care facilities, and family health teams. The five hospitals associated with TSSO include Bluewater Health, Chatham-Kent Health Alliance, Erie Shores HealthCare, Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare, and Windsor Regional Hospital.

With the adoption of OCI's high-performance, scalable infrastructure, TSSO has made significant strides in improving data security while delivering real-time patient information effectively to clinicians. It also facilitates the impending launch of the Oracle Health Clinical AI Agent, which is designed to streamline documentation and improve patient care outcomes.

Key Benefits of OCI Implementation

The migration to OCI has led to dramatic improvements in system performance. Clinicians now enjoy a 71% reduction in page load times, accomplishing faster access to patient data, which allows them to focus more on meaningful patient engagement rather than being bogged down by administrative tasks. Login times have decreased by 46%, allowing for enhanced operational efficiency.

Lyn Baluyot, CEO of TSSO, commented on the transformative impact of OCI: "By enhancing our infrastructure resiliency and agility, we can elevate the experience for patients and clinicians and support uninterrupted interoperability and operations across all our facilities."

Concurrently, the integration of Oracle Health Clinical AI Agent will further assist clinicians by auto-generating detailed draft notes from their interactions with patients in real-time. This means physicians will spend less time on administrative work and more time providing care.

Continual Innovation in Patient-Centered Care

Erin O'Halloran, vice president and Canada market leader at Oracle Health, emphasized TSSO's commitment to patient-centered care. She stated, "TSSO is dedicated to redefining people-centered care by providing integrated and coordinated patient services across its network, and its recent move to OCI lays the essential groundwork to realize this vision."

The decision to leverage OCI, which supports various healthcare workloads, enables TSSO to facilitate more informed care decisions and provides a secure foundation for ongoing improvements in healthcare delivery. With Oracle's infrastructure based in Canada, TSSO is poised to maintain robust operations in a safe environment.

In summary, TSSO’s collaboration with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure marks a vital step towards enhancing healthcare services through boosted EHR performance, improved usability for clinicians, and innovative AI adoption. This move not only enhances patient experiences but positions the hospitals involved for a future in which technology will play an increasingly vital role in healthcare delivery.

For more information on how Oracle is assisting customers in creating cohesive health systems, visit Oracle Health and learn about the benefits of OCI for the healthcare sector at Oracle Cloud Healthcare.