What Clients Say About EDIM:
"The JCAHO Nurse Surveyor loved EDIMS Patient Documentation. He was an ED Nurse, with an ED Directorship on his resume as well and believe me, he scrutinized the documentation thoroughly!
He was impressed by the fact that all our charting was legible, complete and orderly. He was also quite pleased with the medication re-assessment documentation and the pain management documentation. He interviewed one of our staff nurses - the documentation, and its ability to be focused on the patient complaint, were definitely part of that interview. While performing their 'Tracer Methodology', on an open chart from one of the floors, the ED documentation remained clear and concise.
We're very proud of the fact that, as the ED, we received NO deficits during the JCAHO survey, and while we're all aware that documentation is not the only area evaluated by the surveyors, we really do believe that the EDIM Patient Documentation system certainly made it VERY easy for us to comply with current JCAHO documentation standards. I wanted you to know that EDIM was a great success. So, please, let everyone know the results of our survey, and how much we feel EDIM (and all of you) contributed to our success!!"
Debi A.
Assistant Manager
Emergency Department
Union Hospital
What Clients Say About WEBEMARS™:
"I do not know how I ever lived without WEBEMARS™ and it's analytic capabilities. Now I never walk into any meeting without comprehensive information in hand."
Jennifer Waxler, D.O., F.A.C.O.E.P., F.A.C.E.P.
Chairman, Emergency Medicine Department, Monmouth Medical Center
Vice President, Emergency Medical Associates
"WEBEMARS™ has been an invaluable asset in managing my ED. It's depth and breadth is unparalleled. It affords me the opportunity to both drill down on the data to solve problems and to benchmark my data against a data warehouse of over 7 million ED visits. This has helped both the hospital administration and me drive ED process improvement, ED patient satisfaction, and ED financial growth."
Raymond Iannaccone, MD, FACEP
Director, Emergency Department, Hudson Valley Hospital and Medical Center
"WEBEMARS™ has and continues to provide invaluable data management services to the Saint Barnabas Health Care System and our Emergency Departments. Information provided by WEBEMARS™ is used at each Saint Barnabas Health Care System hospital and across the system to drive performance improvement and ensure the highest quality of care for our Emergency Department patients."
Denise Shepherd, MA, RN
Vice President for Patient Care Services, Saint Barnabas Health Care System
"WEBEMARS™ has been an incredible asset which has enabled me to leverage vital statistical data for the creation of my ROAD Unit - Rapid Observation Admission and Discharge. With this unit in place, I've been able to dramatically decrease my ER hold times, increase ER throughput and appropriate staff to effective areas. Without WEBEMARS™, I would not have been able to have such definitive data at my veritable fingertips."
Stuart D. Hirsch -
Administrative Director, Emergency Critical Care Services Catskill Regional Medical Center
EDIM Case Study
The Challenge
A hospital Emergency Department in the Northeast provided excellent patient care but, driven by regulatory requirements such as those set forth by the Joint Commission (JCAHO), there was a desire to implement an electronic medical record in order to improve documentation and improve regulatory compliance. As with many hospitals today, in response to budgetary constraints there was a concerted effort underway to improve practices and efficiencies in their ED.
The Solution
A full-suite implementation of EDIM facilitated regulatory compliance through its easy and
accurate documentation. The Computerized Physician Order Entry feature (CPOE)
made extensive use of order sets to facilitate appropriate test ordering and PRO-ORYX compliance.
With the documentation of order completion, EDIM automatically captured all supplies used and
procedures performed. EDIM fully automated the calculation of
E & M levels and observation
time for each patient visit - all based on national guidelines.
The Result
The use of EDIM greatly enhanced the quality of care and regulatory compliance. The EDIM system was identified as a "best practice" during their last Joint Commission visit and it improved the timeliness and accuracy of hospital billing, which in turn resulted in a 30% increase in charges and a 21% increase in revenues (collections).
