Mobility helps our docs provide faster, better care

by Mony Weschler Here at Montefiore Medical Center we incorporate leading-edge healthcare technology systems. Our clinicians handle a high volume of patients and rely on information systems to maintain and consistently strengthen the quality of care. In the 1990s, we were one of the earliest adopters of electronic medical records (EMR) and computerized physician order entry (CPOE)--driven by the expanding continuum of care and an increasing number of clinicians working across multiple facilities, as well as government requirements such as Meaningful Use. Today our challenge is to reliably deliver that data to physicians regardless of their physical location in ways that fit and enhance their workflow. As an integrated healthcare delivery network spanning four campuses and more than 130 locations, our physicians frequently travel across sites and work remotely from their medical offices. This creates an obvious and critical need to effectively mobilize patient data to ensure our physicians can provide the right care decisions at the right time, whether they are in the hospital, at their remote office or virtually anywhere else. We believe when leveraged effectively, mobility can result in a host of benefits--including the faster, more informed clinical decisions that can lead to shorter diagnosis and treatment times. We put this belief to the test when we implemented a mobility strategy in the cardiology department. When we started this undertaking, we knew we needed...
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