Marshfield Center Patient and Visitor's Guide

Welcome

Thank you for choosing Marshfield Clinic for your health care. Whether you are visiting from anywhere in Wisconsin, another state or another country, your care comes first at Marshfield Clinic.

If you have any questions about Marshfield Center, please call the Marshfield Clinic Resource and Information Center toll-free at 1-866-520-2510. We'll be happy to help you.

Caring for you

Marshfield Clinic cares for you and about you. We want to help you live a richer, fuller life. We will work with you to understand and address your health care issues and concerns. The expertise of over 700 physicians in 84 medical specialties is available to meet your health care needs. Highly trained nursing, technology and support staff is a key part of your Marshfield Clinic team and committed to providing exceptional service, timely results and attentive, compassionate care.

You will find several features that make Marshfield Clinic a cut above:

• Electronic medical record
• Quality of care
• Hospital care
• My Marshfield Clinic
• Research and education
• Security Health Plan

Electronic medical record

Marshfield Clinic has been a pioneer in developing and using integrated computer technology for patient care for more than 20 years. Our secure electronic medical record was among the first computerized health record systems in the United States when it was established in 1994. It is continually updated. HealthImaging and IT magazine has named Marshfield Clinic one of the Top 25 connected health care facilities in the United States.

The electronic medical record contains information such as test results, diagnostic images, radiology reports, diagnoses, treatment plans and notes for your care from any Marshfield Clinic location, Saint Joseph's Hospital of Marshfield or other affiliated Ministry Health Care facilities. The electronic medical record is connected to all locations, so your physician in Marshfield or any other member of your health care team can access the information needed to take care of you. Wireless tablet computers allow health care providers to share patient education materials with you, write prescriptions electronically and update your record. The Marshfield Clinic system became chartless in 2007.

Quality of care

Marshfield Clinic is committed to finding ways to improve the efficiency and quality of care delivered to patients. It was selected to participate in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) project on reducing health care costs while improving the quality and value of care. Marshfield Clinic controlled health care costs better than a comparison group in the geographic region by providing cost-effective services and improving quality. Helping patients better manage chronic conditions like diabetes and heart disease avoided hospitalization and enhanced quality, resulting in better outcomes for patients and savings to the federal Medicare program.

Hospital care

Should you require hospital care in Marshfield, you benefit further. Saint Joseph's Hospital, a 524-bed referral facility operated by Ministry Health Center, connects to Marshfield Clinic on five floors. Marshfield Clinic physicians provide care at the hospital. It is a founding member of the Wisconsin Health Care Collaborative/Quality Initiative, a voluntary effort to measure outcomes and improve quality.