MEDITECH
Microbiology
functionality brief
The Microbiology functionality in MEDITECH's Laboratory and Microbiology product streamlines workflow and eliminates the time-consuming paperwork associated with processing microbiology specimens. Staff members benefit from easy access to previous results, robust reporting capabilities, and seamless integration with MEDITECH’s Pharmacy application.
Highlights:
•
Flexibility to handle a variety of specimens and results:
bacteriology, mycology, parasitology, virology, and
mycobacteriology
• Infection control management
capabilities
• Paperless processing
• Multiple resulting formats
• Clinical alerts through integration with
our Pharmacy application
• Comprehensive reporting capabilities.
Standard Features
Network-wide
Requisition Entry
Laboratory staff is able to order tests and assign collection
categories with requisition entry routines. The rules-based logic
inherent in our Microbiology functionality evaluates appropriate
order criteria and performs duplicate checking. Furthermore,
source and description information can be required, ensuring
appropriate specimen handling. Users have the ability to perform
an unlimited number of tasks from one screen, including:
• Medical Necessity checking
• Placing orders throughout the HCIS
• Reflex and automatic group testing based on user-defined
criteria
• Automatic patient billing.
Collection
Lists
The Microbiology functionality facilitates the process of
collecting and receiving specimens by enabling technologists to
quickly create collection lists and verify the receipt of
specimens in the laboratory. The functionality provides several
timesaving features:
• User-definable specimen and collection list labels
• Ability to generate barcode labels for specimens
• Collection lists and labels printed in room number order
for a geographically efficient collection route.
Batch
Processing
The functionality offers unlimited user-defined worksheets and
process screens that organize specimens for processing, allowing
for streamlined, efficient entry of results.
• Ability to generate worklists based on user-defined
criteria
• Auto-default of results, based on procedure and time
• Result entry and other specimen processing routines via
process screens
• Ability to define tasks, such as instrument maintenance,
and associate them with a workbatch
• Rules-based logic for inclusion/exclusion of specimens in
a batch
• On-line specimen review.
Result
Entry
Users are able to enter, edit, and verify results for patient and
quality control specimens individually or by batch.
• Result entry via workstations, automated analyzer, and
user-defined entry screens
• Default resulting by procedure and fixed or elapsed time
• Reflex testing for automatic ordering and deleting of
tests and procedures
• Susceptibilities determined based on appropriate protocol,
organism, and body site
• Preliminary results may be released prior to report
finalization
• Intuitive resulting assists users in standardizing
procedures and performing confirmatory testing
• Appropriate addition of additional testing for organism
identification
• Procedure-specific screens lead technologists through
procedures
• Comprehensive audit trail details all work performed.
Result
Inquiry
Staff members review results and specimen statuses on-line via
multiple inquiry features.
• Results can be accessed by patient name, physician,
location, account number, specimen number, or procedure
• On-line results are immediately available through the
Electronic Medical Record.
Epidemiology
and Statistical Reports
Microbiology organism and infection control reports can track the
presence and/or spread of potentially infectious organisms in
your health care organization.
• Infection Control Reports compile data for patients where
potentially infectious organisms have been isolated and
automatically capture information such as location,
susceptibility, and source of infection
• The Organism Isolated Report identifies the number of
times an organism was isolated over a period of time, as well as
location of the isolated organisms - the susceptibility of an
organism can also be graphed over a user-specified period or date
range
• The Antibiogram Report identifies the percentage of
organisms susceptible to particular antibiotics.
Management
Reports
The Microbiology functionality provides a series of internal
reports that help health care organizations maintain efficient
processing of microbiology specimens. One report, for example,
records the laboratory's activities - both complete and
incomplete - and isolates microbiology specimens that require
special attention.
Other reports include:
• Comprehensive management reports
• Multifacility selections across the IDN
• Flexible data and statistical reporting
• Extensive quality control reports.
Workload
Statistics
Labs can compile workload statistics to analyze the total effort
required to perform microbiology procedures. These statistics
take into account clerical functions, the technologists' time,
and the equipment and supplies necessary to perform the
procedures.
Integration
Features
The comprehensive, seamless integration of MEDITECH’s Health
Care Information System further streamlines the processing of
microbiology specimens.
• Integration with MEDITECH’s Pharmacy application
gives technologists and pharmacists access to appropriate
clinical information for better decision making
• Antibiotic date, time, and dose information is available
• Clinical alerts flag appropriate personnel if a patient is
on inappropriate antibiotic therapy
• Real-time susceptibility information is available in
Pharmacy
• Procedure data and results can be evaluated by physicians
at the time of order entry.
For more information about us, contact a MEDITECH Marketing Representative.
MEDITECH
Medical Information Technology, Inc.
MEDITECH Circle
Westwood, MA 02090
781-821-3000
www.meditech.com