There are many advantages to an integrated
approach across the
cardiovascular service line.
- Electronically generated and signed reports
- Elimination of transcription costs, delays and errors
- Automatic report distribution available to all facilities
- Physician reports which include registry items
- Centralized data collection at the point of care
- Remote access to images and information
“Our ability to completely integrate technology across
the System’s
cardiovascular services further enhances our goal of being
the finest
and most comprehensive cardiac program in New Jersey,” notes
John A. Brennan, MD, Executive Director of Newark Beth Israel
Medical Center and Children’s Hospital of New Jersey.
“It brings the highest level of quality and efficient
care.” “Information sharing is just the beginning,” added
Gary J. Rogal, MD,
Chief of Cardiology for the Saint Barnabas Health Care System.
SBHCS is encouraging communication and collaboration throughout
the process by providing several opportunities for physicians
and clinicians to get involved. Recently, SBHCS hosted a
dinner meeting with medical and clinical directors to develop
best practice standards for the echocardiography laboratories.
Future discussions will provide a forum for physicians to
collaborate on creating a structured echocardiography reporting
template which will standardize the questions, language and
format of the data.
“With these integrated solutions for imaging and data
in place, our
cardiologists will be able to optimize the system to fit
their practice,” said Dr. Rogal. “This will allow
them greater flexibility and give them the ability to adapt
to new ways of providing care. It is truly a patientfocused
solution.”
Once the new technologies are in place, doctors and staff
will be
educated on all facets of the new system at each of the facilities.
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