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Attention PWC Patients!

This is an exciting time for Pacific Women's Center. We have two very important projects in the works and want to keep you apprised of the changes you may have already noticed or will begin to see.

EMR, short for Electronic Medical Records, is our most immediate project. Beginning April 30, 2008, PWC will begin using a paperless system. A paperless environment will allow for immediate access to patient records, interface with mandated claims formatting, reduce the deluge of paper products found in every aspect of business today, and, most importantly, we believe that streamlining this process will allow us to focus more attention on our patients and their healthcare.

The process of implementing this paperless system requires training, computer conversion, record scanning and manually entering some of your medical and non-medical data. We may be asking that you provide new updated information for your file registration, medical history, immunization records, along with medications and allergies. For some of you, this may mean re-writing information we have previously asked for, but it is the best way to ensure that the most current, accurate data is being captured within your health record. The other impacts you may realize is that we will be slowing down the pace of our appointments to accurately utilize the new EMR systems why we are still learning. We hope to be back up to normal speed with six months.

THANK YOU for your patience and understanding as we attempt to improve your care!

The Charnelton building has been purchased by Lane County. As a result, we have found a new home at 10 Coburg Road, located just at the Northwest corner of Ferry Street Bridge, where Country Club Road/Martin Luther King Blvd intersect at Coburg. We will begin construction of a new facility with our ground breaking ceremony scheduled for April 15, 2008. Watch for further information and details as this exciting new location progresses.