Year in Review

March

The Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center and the Odessa Clinic converted their record-keeping to an electronic format. The move to computer-based records was prompted in part by incentives offered by the government programs of Medicaid and Medicare. The main advantages are that orders written by OMHC can be entered directly into the computer and all of the patient’s vital information will be immediately available. Also, diagnostic tests ordered will be made available for viewing on the screen as soon as they are completed and entered.

Kendall Todd was selected as Miss Odessa for 2012. Her p...