Siemens Congratulates Kenneth R. Bertka, M.D., Recipient of 2007 A...( Award recognizes excellence and outs...),Health

Award recognizes excellence and outstanding achievement in applied medical

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MALVERN, Pa., Sept. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Siemens Medical Solutions (http://www.usa.siemens.com/healthcareit) congratulates Dr. Kenneth R. Bertka, chief medical information officer, Catholic Healthcare Partners, Northern Division, Toledo, on receiving one of the 2007 Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems (AMDIS) Awards, which recognizes individuals for excellence and outstanding achievement in applied medical informatics. As one of only 6 award recipients, Dr. Bertka was honored for his successful deployment of a computerized physician order entry (CPOE) system and dedication to other physician information technology (IT) initiatives in 2006 while serving as regional medical director of information and process services for Mercy Health Partners (MHP), based in Toledo, Ohio.

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During his tenure at MHP, Dr. Bertka developed and chaired the physician design committee and championed the successful roll-out of Siemens Medical Solutions INVISION(R) CPOE across four of MHP's community hospitals. Just last year, more than 1,000 community physicians and 350 resident physicians entered orders through the CPOE system.

Dr. Bertka was also influential in many CPOE-related initiatives once the system was in place at all facilities including: the creation of a regional process to develop evidence-based clinical guidelines and order sets across the four MHP facilities live on CPOE, resulting in the availability of more than 700 order sets; incorporation of complex order sets, such as pediatric weight-based dosing and chemotherapy orders, into the CPOE system; development of a pathway for medical s
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