Challenge/ Opportunity:

• Concurrently implement EHR among inpatient units, hospital-based service departments and ambulatory clinics
• Replace several disparate legacy systems
• Address needs of diverse physician groups – hospital employees and community based
• Physician engagement for CPOE implementation
• Beta-site for application development in specialty areas – Cancer, ED, NICU, Pharmacy and Women’s Health

Approach:

• Fill key leadership roles in project management and team development for the project life-cycle
• Change management plan based on in-depth gap analysis on process and technology
• Lead development of training curricula and manage its delivery
• Provide guidance and direction to vendor for application development at beta-sites

Client Benefits/ Achievements:

• Significant and measurable reduction in:
• Medication errors
• Transcription errors
• Average LOS in inpatient units
• “Lost” medical charts
• Real-time access to patient care data across the enterprise at all times
• Standardized workflow and documentation content across the enterprise, based on best practices
• “Most Wired” healthcare recipient
• Winner of Nicholas E. Davies Award of Excellence