3. Importance of Information and
Clinical Technology
A. TELEHEALTH
- videoconferencing
- Automated medication administration
- Point-of-care Clinical Documentation
System
- Electronic Medical Records
- Smart Administration pumps
- Pharmacy system
- Remote Telemetry monitoring
5. Videoconferencing
• is the conduct of a videoconference (also known as a
video conference or videoteleconference) by a set of
telecommunication technologies which allow two or more
locations to communicate by simultaneous two-way
video and audio transmissions. It has also been called
'visual collaboration' and is a type of groupware.
6. Automated medication administration
• Automated Medication
Administration solutions or Patient
Pharmaceutical Distribution
solutions allow nursing staff to
automate the medication
distribution process.
7. Medication Administration Solutions allow
nurses to administer medication more quickly
and accurately, helping to avoid costly errors.
•Improve Efficiency
•Reduce Medication Distribution Errors
•Increase Accurate Documentation - Reduce Liability
•Improve Quality of Care
•Increase Patient and Employee Satisfaction
8. Point-Of-Care Clinical Documentation
System
• A system of automated templates that allows providers
to capture medical information and document patient
care encounters at the time of the event.
9. Past investigation results and reports
Patient hx
Previous Clinical Documentation
Diagnosis and
Diagnosis and
Procedure
Procedure
Medication History
10. Tangible and Intangible benefits
of Proper Clinical Documentation
• The ability of the physician and other
health care professionals to evaluate and
plan the patient’s immediate treatment,
and to monitor his/her heath care over
time.
• Communication and continuity of care
among and other health care
professionals involved in the patient care.
11. • Accurate and timely claims review and payment.
• Appropriate utilization review and quality and payment.
• Foundation for medical research and healthcare
statistics.
• Defensible legal evidence.
12. Benefits of Electronic Documentation over
Paper Based Recordings.
Electronic Paper Based
• Complete legitimate
• Illegible and inadequate
• Reduction in Medication
handwritten notes.
errors
• Transcription based
• Accurate and timely
analysis of lab results etc. errors.
• More time for direct • Time consuming and
clinician/patient interaction. usually missing data
• Improve transparency and leading to incomplete
communication. analysis.
• Elimination of data • What works on paper
duplication. might not always be
• Improved care through translated to electronic
relevant clinical reminders format.
and alerts.
13. Clinical Workflows & EMR Trends
Clinical
• Complex and Documentation
dynamic Decision support
tools
• Multiple
Clinical Workflows
players Conventional EMR
• Information -Retrieval of info
- Reports
systems to - Scheduling
build around - Billing
workflows
• Timely CURRENT EMR
information Cost Effectiveness
retrieval Patient Safety
Error prevention
Quality
Outcomes