Paragon® Denali is a cloud-native, software-as-a-service electronic health record system developed by Altera Digital Health, specifically designed for rural, critical access, and community hospitals. Built on the Microsoft Azure platform, it offers a unified solution that integrates clinical, financial, and operational data across both acute and ambulatory care settings. This integration enhances patient care by providing clinicians with real-time access to comprehensive patient information, streamlining workflows, and improving decision-making processes. The system's cloud-native architecture ensures minimal downtime during updates, allowing healthcare organizations to maintain uninterrupted patient care while staying current with the latest innovations and regulatory standards.
Key Features and Functionality:
- Clinical Integration: Consolidates all clinical documentation and patient records into a single, easy-to-use system, facilitating seamless workflows across the continuum of care.
- Financial Management: Provides a comprehensive financial system with modules for patient management, registration, resource scheduling, and claims management, aiding hospitals in achieving and exceeding their financial goals.
- Ambulatory Care Support: Offers a fully integrated supplement to the core EHR, enabling hospitals to support multi-specialty outpatient medical practices, thereby improving clinical outcomes and practice management.
- Enterprise Resource Planning : Delivers a complete ERP solution tailored for community hospitals, covering general ledger, payroll, fixed assets, materials management, accounts payable, and executive webstations.
- Ancillary Services: Includes key modules for emergency department, pharmacy, radiology, operating room, laboratory, mobility, and rehabilitation services, enhancing overall hospital operations.
Primary Value and Solutions Provided:
Paragon Denali addresses the unique challenges faced by smaller healthcare organizations by offering a scalable, cost-effective EHR solution that supports their independence. Its cloud-native design reduces the total cost of ownership by minimizing hardware requirements and maintenance expenses. The system's architecture allows for seamless updates with minimal downtime, ensuring continuous operation and patient care. Enhanced cybersecurity measures, inherent in the Microsoft Azure platform, provide robust protection against evolving threats. By integrating clinical and financial data into a single platform, Paragon Denali simplifies IT complexity, reduces data redundancy, and improves patient throughput, ultimately leading to higher patient and provider satisfaction.
