Vanguard Health Systems chooses McKesson
Vanguard Health Systems announced last week that it will implement McKesson's Horizon Clinicals suite of IT solutions. Under a multi-year agreement, Vanguard hospitals in Phoenix, Chicago and San Antonio will focus on using health IT to standardize and enhance the effectiveness of business office processes as well as clinical care and patient safety. In addition, Vanguard expects to use health IT to optimize the quality and performance in specific departments such as emergency rooms, laboratories, radiology units and pharmacies.