To provide patients with a higher level of care, staffs at 20 of the 22 Shriners Hospitals for Children are investing a great deal of time, energy and patience in learning a new software system, called Shriners Hospitals for Children Information System (SHCIS). The ultimate goal of SHCIS is to provide a complete computer-based, digital electronic medical record (EMR) for every patient at Shriners Hospitals. The magnitude of the new system's capability is enormous, providing complete, comprehensive, secure medical information in one location, available when and where it's needed. It allows users secure access to a patient's EMR from computers at the hospital, including those in a physician's office,beijing escort,Sexy Tattoos - Here Are the Top Sexy Tattoo Ideas, physicians' lounge, outpatient department or an inpatient unit. Plans are under way to provide authorized users remote access from outside the hospital, as well. The system also assists hospital staff in a variety of functions, including patient registration and scheduling, physician order entry, clinical documentation, medical record tracking and more. "Once SHCIS is fully implemented, patients and staff will realize significant benefits in service, care and work processes," said Shriners Hospitals Corporate Chief Information Officer Gene D'Amore. How will it help Shriners Hospitals patients? Increased accuracy-Easy-to-read, organized and comprehensive patient information is available at the point of care, reducing repetitive questions and duplication of tests and services. Enhanced patient safety-Eliminates handwritten patient records, improves alerts for drug interactions and allergy conflicts,beijing escorts, and allows verification of orders generated through the creation of task lists. Enhanced patient security-Secure access to EMRs is available only to authorized users. Increased time efficiency-Complete EMRs are available in real time from every terminal in every hospital, eliminating time spent waiting for staff to locate paper records. How will it help Shriners Hospitals staff? Speedier and more comprehensive access to patient records-EMRs are available in real time from every computer in the hospital. Better communication between care providers and other team members-Chart review, order entry and documentation of work performed can be entered simultaneously by multiple staff members, eliminating time spent vying for one paper chart. Simplified daily routine-Ability to create patient, task and assignment lists. The program is being implemented over the course of two phases. The rollout of Phase I, which included the bulk of the work required to bring this project to life, began in January 2004. Every hospital, with the exception of the Canadian and Mexico City Shriners Hospitals, has completed Phase I. The rollout of Phase II-now officially called eMERGE, the winning entry of a naming contest held among all Shriners Hospitals employees-began in early 2007. "This step will provide enhanced documentation capabilities," said Shriners Hospitals Chief Medical Information Officer Bill Bria, M.D. "It will also include specialty applications that will impact surgery, radiology, pharmacy, clinical lab, critical care and other departments." Establishing SHCIS in 22 unique hospitals in three countries across six time zones is a gigantic undertaking. The training process requires a steep learning curve, but the diligent staffs at Shriners Hospitals have admirably taken on the new responsibility and are forging ahead.