JEMS' 8th annual buyers' guide.
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October's HotList features electronic medical record systems. Because there are a number of components associated with electronic medical records and limited space, only those companies that claim to have a comprehensive medical electronic medical records system are included in this list. Firms offering only components of the medical record, ancillary systems, consultant services, storage systems or other products not comprising a complete electronic medical record were asked not to submit information for this particular HotList. All data have been provided by individual vendors who responded to survey questions. Computers in Healthcare has made an effort to contact all vendors within this market. See the 1993 Computers in Healthcare Market Directory for complete listings.
According to the vendors who supply them, cost justification seriously impedes the selection and implementation of a radiology information system, also called an RIS. Forty companies' executives, who provided information about their systems for Healthcare Informatics' 1993 RIS survey, also indicated what they believe are the primary benefits of a radiology system. They ranked results reporting at the top of the list and inventory control at the bottom.
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November's HotList features integration tools. Due to the number of vendor offerings in this area, the second half of the Integration Tools HotList will appear in our December issue. All data have been provided by individual vendors who responded to survey questions. Computers in Healthcare has made an effort to contact all vendors within this market. See the 1993 Computers in Healthcare Market Directory for complete listings.
"Mobile," or perhaps "nomadic," are the watchwords for the style of information management fast coming to the healthcare sector. No, mobile technology in healthcare is not to be confused with cellular-phones. Mobile computing goes where the user goes ... to the patient.
December's HotList features the continuation of our integration tools buyer's guide begun in November. All data have been provided by individual vendors who responded to survey questions. Computers in Healthcare has made an effort to contact all vendors within this market. See the 1993 Computers in Healthcare Market Directory for complete listing, or look for the new 1994 Market Directory scheduled for release in February.
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No single MMIS vendor has the total solution to meet the needs of patient-centered care. Addressing it should be one of their top priorities, since this is not fleeting fancy, but rather a new era of healthcare delivery. Elements that will be necessary include: increased communication between care centers and materiel management; electronic ordering and purchasing of goods with prime vendors; the ability to relieve inventory and charge patients without intruding on the care of the patient; the ability to track extensive usage data per care center and nurse server. Usage data can be employed during price negotiations and provide materiel management with important "gatekeeping" information. The more usage data that materiel management has, the more bargaining power will exist with the prime vendor, distributor and care center. It is important to note, however, that information must be concise and easy to obtain. Graphical information has more impact and provides the best visual guide for the materiel manager. A 400-page document containing the month's usage will not "cut it" anymore--if it ever did. The transference and reduction of inventory from the warehouses to the care center probably presents the biggest obstacle for materiel management and nursing. The more work that can done upfront by the prime vendor (such as separating the purchased items into bin-type devices for delivery to specific care centers), the faster the goods can be administered to the patient. With care mapping, the items may even be broken down further, based on case mix information. The items could, and sometimes actually are, stored in the patient's room. It is a nurse's dream to have at his or her fingertips all the supplies needed at the time of request. One key for MMIS in realizing this dream is to track and monitor the on-line, real-time information. In fact, some companies' business is providing immediate inventory replacement information using bed-side terminals. I believe everyone--materiel management, nursing, and information systems--must collaborate and be open to new roles in order to ensure the success of patient-centered care.
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