Today's patient
safety initiatives encompass more than just EHR, EMR,
and CPOE. Leading health care organizations are
finding that nurses, pharmacists, and other
clinicians are using the latest technology to have an
equal impact on patient safety.
For example,
MEDITECH's approach to patient safety includes
desktop access to PACS images and monitor readings;
bedside documentation that improves accuracy and
efficiency; a thoroughly automated bedside medication
verification process; barcode scanning of
patient identification bracelets and medications; and
evidence-based medicine.
In this section of
Industry & Press, we will bring you information
not only on MEDITECH's Advanced Clinical System, but
the latest national patient safety initiatives as
well.
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