Stanly Memorial Hospital seamlessly integrated its Meditech interfaces with the fully powered suite of MEDHOST Emergency Department Management System (EDMS) software products on August 10, 2004. Stanly Memorial, which experiences approximately 30,000 patient visits per year, made this integration decision in 90 days, from contract to go-live.
While MEDHOST is an electronic record designed specifically for the ED, Stanly Memorial used global thinking in selecting the vendor, taking into consideration how the system impacts patients as they travel through the rest of the organization. According to Brian Freeman, Vice President of Diagnostics and Information Technology at Stanly, "MEDHOST can transfer the data into other clinical systems and data repositories. The data is readily accessible, allowing us to provide exceptional care and increase efficiency.
The documentation in MEDHOST is far superior to the old T-Sheet method. MEDHOST's built-in triggers require nurses and physicians to follow best practices that might otherwise get overlooked in the manual paper record. The chart cannot be closed until these actions are performed. The ultimate result is better patient care, which is why we are here."
Additionally, Stanly Memorial's ED staff benefit from MEDHOST's ease of use and the ability for clinicians of all skill sets to quickly master the system. The information from MEDHOST is easily communicated to primary physicians once the patient is discharged, integrating smoothly with the hospital's billing infrastructure so that Stanly Memorial can collect co-pays at the time of service and print bills at discharge.
Freeman continued, "MEDHOST has performed exceptionally well, and we recommend it over any other electronic ED product. I think one of the strongest assets is MEDHOST's interface vendor, Iatric Systems. Meditech is our hospital information system, and MEDHOST/Iatric Systems provide us with very reliable interfaces for order entry, test results, charges, and report summaries. The data that the MEDHOST system collects and produces is outstanding."
Craig Herrod, President and CEO of MEDHOST, added, "MEDHOST is proud and excited that we have successfully partnered with Stanly Memorial and Iatric Systems to fully integrate our entire EDMS product suite, including Order Entry, Physician and Nurse Documentation, and our well-known Tracking modules with Meditech." Mr. Herrod continued, "Stanly Memorial has helped us show that hospitals with Meditech can receive all of the tremendous benefits of our easy to use and touchscreen-driven ED software solutions seamlessly and cost effectively."
About MEDHOST
MEDHOST is a software solutions company providing highly visual, easy-to-use process management technology for the healthcare industry. The MEDHOST EDMS product suite has been adopted by leading institutions throughout the United States and proven to dramatically improve ED processes and increase Customer satisfaction. Products include real-time patient tracking, clinical documentation, order entry, comprehensive reporting and more. MEDHOST is headquartered in Addison, Texas, at 15455 North Dallas Parkway. The company's telephone number is (888) 218-4678; direct all e-mail to MEDHOSTinfo@medhost.com. Additional information is available at www.medhost.com.