Chemotherapy roadmaps in pediatric oncology: A digital electronic medical record integrated solution

2021 ◽  
pp. 107815522110404
Author(s):  
Mary T Field ◽  
Adam J Lamble ◽  
Susan L Holtzclaw ◽  
Sarah A Tucker ◽  
Tyler G Ketterl
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Medical Record ◽  
Electronic Medical Record ◽  
Pediatric Oncology ◽  
Time Scanning ◽  
Build Time ◽  
Oncology Care ◽  
Electronic Medical Record Systems ◽  
Clinical Systems ◽  
Nominal Amount

Background Delivery of antineoplastic regimens in the pediatric setting is facilitated by a paper roadmap. Paper roadmaps are the key safety tool required for safe ordering. Electronic medical record systems offer technological solutions for ordering antineoplastic regimens, however, do not offer a solution that integrates paper roadmaps digitally. Methods A multidisciplinary project team implemented real-time clinician scanning of paper roadmaps into the electronic medical record. Results The rate of missing roadmaps decreased from an average of 1.6 to 0.8 per week. Pharmacists gained 3 h of productivity daily. Providers spend an average of 35–45 s and a total of seven clicks each time a roadmap is scanned. Overall, the clinical systems analyst spent less than 1 h of total build time. Conclusion Implementing roadmap scanning decreased the rate of missing roadmaps, increased pharmacist productivity, and required a nominal amount of analyst and provider time. In addition, this solution allows for concurrent viewing of the roadmap files from any connected computer, facilitating an easier co-signature process for providers, pharmacists, and nurses. Practice Implications These results suggest that implementing real-time scanning of roadmaps can improve oncology care efficiency while maintaining the same safety rigor that paper roadmaps offer.

Virtuelle Medizin in der Behandlung von Sucht in den USA, Kanada und darüber hinaus

Suchttherapie ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (04) ◽  
pp. 189-193
Author(s):  
R. Michael Krausz ◽  
Farhud Shams ◽  
Maurice Cabanis
Keyword(s):  
Medical Record ◽  
Electronic Medical Record ◽  
Electronic Medical Record Systems

ZusammenfassungInsbesondere während der aktuellen Corona-Pandemie hat der Gebrauch virtueller Lösungen in der Medizin international stark zugenommen. Es gibt eine zunehmende Akzeptanz gerade auch in dem Bereich der hausärztlichen Versorgung, der Behandlung psychischer Störungen und der Abhängigkeitserkrankungen.Die Entwicklung ist international unterschiedlich, v. a, wenn man die USA und Kanada auf der einen Seite und Europa, insbesondere Deutschland, andererseits vergleicht. In Nordamerika hat bei dem Einsatz von moderner Technologie die Einführung von „Electronic Medical Record Systems“ eine dominierende Rolle gespielt. Diese ist insbesondere auf Abrechnung und Dokumentation zu Versicherungszwecken fokussiert. Daneben gibt es zunehmend Apps, die spezifische therapeutische Ansätze zu implementieren helfen. Die Anwendung virtueller Ansätze im Suchtbereich ist begrenzt, aber in Teilen sehr innovativ und auf deutsche Verhältnisse anwendbar. Wie in Europa gibt es auch in Nordamerika nur sehr begrenzte Forschungskapazitäten und prinzipiell Widerstand bei den medizinischen Berufsgruppen bezüglich der Anwendungsmöglichkeiten und der Rolle im Behandlungsprozess. Mehr Kooperation würde international zu einer Beschleunigung der Entwicklung und der Etablierung gemeinsamer Standards beitragen sowie die Behandlungssysteme bedeutend verbessern.

scholarly journals Association of Lowering Default Pill Counts in Electronic Medical Record Systems With Postoperative Opioid Prescribing

JAMA Surgery ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 153 (11) ◽  
pp. 1012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander S. Chiu ◽  
Raymond A. Jean ◽  
Jessica R. Hoag ◽  
Mollie Freedman-Weiss ◽  
James M. Healy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Record ◽  
Electronic Medical Record ◽  
Opioid Prescribing ◽  
Pill Counts ◽  
Electronic Medical Record Systems

scholarly journals Interdisciplinary Plans of Care, Electronic Medical Record Systems, and Inpatient Mortality

ACI Open ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 02 (01) ◽  
pp. e21-e29
Author(s):  
Joseph Bonner ◽  
Brandon Stange ◽  
Mindy Kjar ◽  
Margaret Reynolds ◽  
Eric Hartz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Observational Study ◽  
Medical Record ◽  
Electronic Medical Record ◽  
Patient Outcomes ◽  
Odds Ratio ◽  
Experimental Setting ◽  
Inpatient Mortality ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Electronic Medical Record Systems ◽  
Guide Care

Background Interdisciplinary plans of care (IPOCs) guide care standardization and satisfy accreditation requirements. Yet patient outcomes associated with IPOC usage through an electronic medical record (EMR) are not present in the literature. EMR systems facilitate the documentation of IPOC use and produce data to evaluate patient outcomes. Objectives This article aimed to evaluate whether IPOC-guided care as documented in an EMR is associated with inpatient mortality. Methods We contrasted whether IPOC-guided care was associated with a patient being discharged alive. We further tested whether the association differed across strata of acuity levels and overall frequency of IPOC usage within a hospital. Results Our sample included 165,334 adult medical/surgical discharges for a 12-month period for 17 hospitals. All hospitals had 1 full year of EMR use antedating the study period. IPOCs guided care in 85% (140,187/165,334) of discharges. When IPOCs guided care, 2.1% (3,009/140,187) of admissions ended with the patient dying while in the hospital. Without IPOC-guided care, 4.3% (1,087/25,147) of admissions ended with the patient dying in the hospital. The relative likelihood of dying while in the hospital was lower when IPOCs guided care (odds ratio: 0.45; 99% confidence interval: 0.41–0.50). Conclusion In this observational study within a quasi-experimental setting of 17 community hospitals and voluntary usage, IPOC-guided care is associated with a decreased likelihood of patients dying while in the hospital.

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