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CDW Healthcare, part of the public sector subsidiary of CDW Corporation
(NASDAQ:CDWC), and a leading provider of technology products and
services to healthcare organizations, today announced that Rush
University Medical Center of Chicago, Ill., has launched the initial
phase of an Electronic Health Record (EHR) system enabled through
hardware technology purchased, configured and deployed through CDW
Healthcare. The implementation marks the first of a three-phase effort
to enhance patient safety, improve patient satisfaction and transform
the Medical Center into a completely paperless environment.
Rush University Medical Center is an academic medical facility that
encompasses a 613-bed hospital serving adults and children, the 61-bed
Johnston R. Bowman Health Center and Rush
University. Rush University is also home to one of the first medical
colleges in the Midwest and one of the nation’s
top-ranked nursing colleges.
CDW Healthcare technology specialists worked closely with the medical
center’s IT department to build, configure and
test a customized mobile computing solution that brings Rush’s
EHR system to medical professionals at the bedside. CDW Healthcare
equipped 370 specialized mobile computing carts with wireless-capable
thin client computers and barcode scanners for reading patient
wristbands and medication labels. The cart solution supports the medical
center’s EHR system and variety of related
clinical applications, including computerized practitioner order entry
(CPOE), clinical documentation, medication administration, billing,
admission/discharge and many other critical hospital functions.
“EHR systems are critical to healthcare
providers’ efforts to improve the quality and
speed of healthcare and reduce the chance of medical errors,”
said Bob Rossi, general manager for CDW Healthcare. “CDW
Healthcare is pleased to leverage our wide array of product offerings
and our technology specialists’ expansive
knowledge to help Rush University Medical Center support its EHR
implementation through a customized mobile cart and infrastructure
solution.”
The EHR solution infrastructure is deployed throughout every patient
care area, including the medical center’s
emergency department and surgical suites as well as registration
stations in the larger hospital and adjoining Bowman Health Center. The
first phase of the EHR implementation, which is focused primarily on
inpatient processes, will enable physicians to electronically enter,
track and retrieve the documentation of care. Future plans include the
implementation of paperless processing in Rush’s
outpatient and physician office environments.
The deployment of hundreds of mobile carts presented a significant
challenge to the medical center, which lacked the necessary resources to
configure and space to store all of the units simultaneously prior to
their assignment. Realizing they would need to gradually phase in the
carts over an extended period of time, the medical center utilized CDW
Healthcare’s “buy
and hold” capabilities. CDW Healthcare
deployed the carts in small sets over the course of 15 weeks, preventing
the medical center from being overwhelmed by a single, large shipment.
“Like other large-scale transformation
projects, our EHR project presented a number of challenges, ranging from
user adoption of new processes and technology to the sheer number and
size of the infrastructure changes required to support the EHR,”
said Jim Kearns, vice president of IT operations for Rush University
Medical Center. “CDW Healthcare’s
abilities to assemble, test and phase in the mobile carts were critical
to my team’s ability to deliver the project
on schedule and on budget. The carts were a critical ingredient needed
to bring electronic documentation to the patient beside quickly and
efficiently.”
About Rush University Medical Center
In 2004, Rush University Medical Center revealed its plans for the most
comprehensive construction and facilities renovation program in its
history. Dubbed “The Rush Transformation,”
the program encompasses Rush’s plans to
invest in new technology, build new facilities and improve patient care
processes, while at the same time reorienting the entire physical campus
around patients and their families. Designing and implementing major new
technology simultaneously with the facilities transformation provides
unparallel opportunities to improve the patient experience, the quality
of care and staff productivity.
In addition to hospital facilities, Rush University, with more than
1,270 students, is home to one of the first medical schools in the
Midwest, and one of the nation’s top-ranked
nursing colleges. Rush University also offers graduate programs in
allied health and the basic sciences. Rush is noted for bringing
together clinical care and research to address major health problems,
including arthritis and orthopaedic disorders, cancer, heart disease,
mental illness, neurological disorders and diseases associated with
aging.
For further information about Rush University Medical Center visit www.rush.edu.
About CDW Healthcare
CDW Healthcare, part of the public sector subsidiary of CDW Corporation
(NASDAQ:CDWC), is a leading provider of technology products and services
focused exclusively on healthcare organizations. Working in partnership
with customers ranging from small rural providers to large and complex
integrated delivery networks, CDW Healthcare responds with a sense of
urgency to customer technology needs, delivering best-in-class solutions
from top-name brands such as IBM, HP, Cisco, Microsoft, Planar, EMC,
Fujitsu, Symantec, Motion, Lenovo, Xerox and Lexmark. CDW Healthcare
account management teams build strong customer relationships by
responding to customer IT infrastructure requirements with in-depth
advice, technical expertise and the best technology that the industry
has to offer.
For more information about CDW Healthcare offerings, procurement
options, services and solutions, call 1.800.410.4239, or visit the CDW
Healthcare Web site at http://www.cdw.com/healthcare.
Where You Can Find Additional Information
In connection with the proposed merger between CDW and an affiliate of
Madison Dearborn Partners LLC, CDW filed with the SEC, and is furnishing
to its shareholders, a definitive proxy statement soliciting proxies for
the meeting of its shareholders to be held with respect to the Merger.
CDW SHAREHOLDERS ARE ADVISED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT CAREFULLY
BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION. CDW shareholders and other
interested parties can obtain, without charge, a copy of the proxy
statement and other relevant documents filed with the SEC from the SEC’s
website at http://www.sec.gov. CDW
shareholders and other interested parties can also obtain, without
charge, a copy of the proxy statement and other relevant documents by
directing a request by mail or telephone to CDW Corporation, 200 N.
Milwaukee Ave., Vernon Hills, Illinois 60061, Attention: Corporate
Secretary, telephone: (847) 465-6000, or from CDW’s
website, http://www.cdw.com. CDW and
certain of its directors, executive officers and other members of
management and employees may, under SEC rules, be deemed to be “participants”
in the solicitation of proxies from shareholders of CDW with respect to
the proposed transaction. Information regarding the persons who may be
considered “participants”
in the solicitation of proxies is set forth in the definitive proxy
statement described above.
Statements about the expected timing, completion and effects of the
proposed merger between CDW and an affiliate of Madison Dearborn
Partners, LLC, and all other statements in this filing other than
historical facts, constitute forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Readers are cautioned not to place undue
reliance on these forward-looking statements, each of which is qualified
in its entirety by reference to the following cautionary statements.
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof and are
based on current expectations and involve a number of assumptions, risks
and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those projected in the forward-looking statements. CDW may not be
able to complete the proposed merger because of a number of factors,
including, among other things, the failure to obtain shareholder
approval, the failure of financing or the failure to satisfy other
closing conditions. Other risks and uncertainties that may affect
forward-looking statements are described in the reports filed by CDW
with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
including without limitation CDW’s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.