Indiana University Health Center has completed a facility-wide implementation of an Electronic Health Record (EHR) system. The system selected, WorkflowEHR™, will provide significant enhancements which will increase efficiency and quality at the point-of-care. The implementation also represents a dramatic transformation of the Health Center’s paper-based environment to a highly secured, computer-based, paper-less environment.
Enhanced patient care, improved patient safety, lower operational costs, and higher operational efficiencies are only a few of the benefits of automating clinical and non-clinical tasks. Other benefits include improved connectivity and communication between Health Center departments and their respective computer systems. Such enhancements will ensure that providers have relevant information when and where needed. The Health Center expects to also enhance its data collection capabilities used to measure clinical performance and adherence to clinical guidelines and standards of care.
WorkflowEHR™ is a highly customizable system allowing Health Center providers to securely and efficiently manage patient documentation. Patient data such as treatment notes, prescriptions, lab and radiology orders can be entered via digital handwriting, typed text, or dictated using a tabletPC. By capturing the information directly onto a digital record, providers can ensure greater accuracy and eliminate duplication. E-prescribing represents a good example of how patient safety will be enhanced. For instance, when a provider orders a medication electronically, WorkflowEHR™ will automatically check for any potential adverse drug-drug or drug-allergy interaction.
The Health Center is very excited about further enhancing the quality of health care provided to the students of Indiana University. The Health Center provides comprehensive health services to meet the medical and psychological needs of the IU-Bloomington campus. |
