Connecticut hospital upgrades, expands EHR

New Britain, Conn.-based Hospital for Special Care has upgraded its EHR to Altera Digital Health’s Sunrise 25.1 and expanded its use of the platform under a renewed agreement that extends through 2032.

The long-term acute care hospital will implement the latest version of the EHR to streamline financial operations and enhance clinical workflows, according to a Sept. 9 news release shared with Becker’s. Sunrise 25.1 includes approximately 700 updates and features, including centralized billing tools, real-time insights and automated provider-level adjustments.

The hospital will also become the first to implement Sunrise Health Record, an intelligent faxing tool integrated into Sunrise’s health information management workflow, according to the news release.

Hospital for Special Care serves patients in New Britain, Hartford and Hebron and is the fourth-largest long-term acute care hospital in the U.S. It has used the Sunrise platform for more than a decade.

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