Computerized Patient Care System Lets Hospital Work without Paperwork

Article Abstract:

The computerized patient care system of University Hospital, Stonybrook, New York, was designed so that all hospital procedures are performed electronically. Health care departments are computerized and all linked to the hospital's main computer. All procedures relating to patient care such as tests, supplies and examinations can be entered into the system from each floor of the hospital. The system is constantly updated. Staff is trained by Ellen Vanacove whose picture is included. While the system eliminates mountains of paperwork and is considered to be one of the top systems, it does have its problems. One physician complains he has a backlog of paperwork to be entered into the system. The hospital's mainframe is too small for the volume of work so the system does slow down at times.

Medical records, Patients

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MSA's Software Will Give Hospitals Industrial Cost Accounting Tools

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Management Science America Inc. (MSA) in conjunction with five hospitals acting as advisers, has developed a new cost accounting software package for hospitals. MSA's Health Care System (HCS) is unique in that the system was first developed for use in industry and is now being modified for hospital use. HCS will allow hospitals to manage all cost accounting elements of their business much in the same way an entire manufacturing plant would be managed, with the final product being patient care. Unlike the many new hospital software packages recently produced, MSA's package has the advantage of over ten years of testing and resolving problems. The advantages of HCS are detailed. Flow charts show examples of HCS breakdown of costs, materials and labor for a typical blood count.

Evaluation, Product/Service Evaluation, Cost accounting, Software Packages, Health Care System

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ICU Patients Benefit From Data 'Merging'

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The changes that a New York hospital has made in its computer system are discussed. These changes make records of intensive care unit (ICU) patients available at their bedside. Specific computer system links are discussed. Some hospitals making these changes are able to reduce their nursing staffs. These systems may also reduce patient length of stay.

Software, Trends

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