DocuCare is an educational software platform that provides real-world clinical scenarios within a simulated electronic health record (EHR) environment. It was developed to address the need for effective EHR training. DocuCare integrates patient cases, clinical data from Lippincott databases, and EHR functionality to allow students to practice documentation, orders, and more. Instructors can assign lessons and track student progress through reports. Students and instructors have praised DocuCare for preparing students for EHR use in a safe, hands-on way that mirrors real healthcare workflows.

1. Ditch the Books:
EHR Education and Real-World
Scenarios

2. EHR Education Meets the Medical Floor
Electronic Health Records (EHR) are the future of healthcare. Up until
now, there has not been a way to effectively teach ERH with in a
simulated environment. Lippincott’s DocuCare is changing that.
This presentation will provide an in-depth look at Lippincott’s DocuCare,
an educational software platform that integrates clinical scenarios
within a simulated EHR, for EHR education that meets the medical floor.
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3. Introducing DocuCare
DocuCare was developed to provide nursing instructors with an integrated
tool for EHR education. Together with a simulation dummy, DocuCare
provides real-world patient scenarios within an electronic health record.
Developed by educators to address market needs
Prepares students for real-world EHR workflow
Provides documentation practice
Functionality of clinical EHR
Integrated medical content from Lippincott data bases provides access
to monographs, drug information and procedural videos
User-friendly design with non-linear navigation to promote critical
thinking
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4. EHR Education Meets Real-World Documentation
A fully-integrated, web-based system, DocuCare reinforces student
learning with repeated, hands-on practice.
Patient scenarios provided within EHR for use in educational simulation
lab
Built-in access to clinical data through Lippincott's database provides
students with the same clinical information used in hospitals, including
drug information
Prepares students to practice in a safe, HIPPA-compliant environment
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5. DocuCare for Educators
DocuCare is more than a classroom tool, it is a fully-integrated EHR
education system that provides instructors with the ability to:
Create and manage lessons
Create and manage assignments
Track student progress through detailed reports
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6. DocuCare for Students
DocuCare is designed to promote critical thinking on the medical floor. A
true-to-life EHR with built-in patient scenarios, DocuCare allows
students to:
View real-time patient information
View orders, diagnostics and diagnoses
View and document vital signs
View and document input/output
View and document medication administration
View and document patient assessment
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7. DocuCare Accolades
DocuCare has been winning accolades from instructors and students ever
since it was introduced.
“From an instructor’s “This EHR system was
standpoint, it’s going to awesome and very user-
be really easy to use.” friendly. Much easier to use
than any of the other
systems I’ve used in
– Maggie, hospitals.”
nursing
instructor, – Jennifer,
Northwestern nursing
University student,
New York
Community
College
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8. About Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) is a leading international publisher
of trusted content delivered in innovative ways to practitioners,
professionals and students to learn new skills, stay current on their
practice, and make important decisions to improve patient care and
clinical outcomes. LWW is part of Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading
global provider of information, business intelligence and point-of-care
solutions for the healthcare industry. Wolters Kluwer Health is part
of Wolters Kluwer, a market-leading global information services
company with 2011 annual revenues of €3.4 billion ($4.7 billion).
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