Difference between revisions of "MEDHOST EDIS"
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| − | MEDHOST, Inc. is the provider of the Emergency Department Information System (EDIS) that is used by many ER departments. It consists of | + | MEDHOST, Inc. is the provider of the Emergency Department Information System (EDIS) that is used by many ER departments. It consists of the following features |
| − | + | *Patient Tracking with visual floor plans | |
| + | *Nurse Charting | ||
| + | *Physician Documentation | ||
| + | *Order Entry with built-in allergy and drug interaction alerts from [http://www.firstdatabank.com/ First Databank] | ||
| + | *Comprehensive reporting | ||
| + | *Integration with the rest of the hospital units | ||
| − | MEDHOST currently serves more than | + | MEDHOST was formed in 1997 to provide the healthcare industry with management applications that are easy to learn, use and implement. Until that time, EDIS technologies were a rarity, as ED doctors and nurses generally recorded charges and important information by hand, spending more time on paperwork than with patients.Designed by clinicians to eliminate the features that can impede care and put patients at risk, MEDHOST EDIS has touch screen user interface, free of regular software features such as drop-down menus, dialogue boxes, multiple key strokes. |
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| + | MEDHOST EDIS also allows its clients to customize the final layout and templates of the system. A tool kit integrated with EDIS thus provides flexibity to modify the software without altering their exisiting work procedures in ED. | ||
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| + | MEDHOST currently serves more than 200 facilities, including the Baylor Healthcare System in Texas, Catholic Healthcare West in California, Catholic Health System in New York and Tenet Healthcare Corporation. MEDHOST is the preferred EDIS provider of VHA Inc., a national cooperative serving more than 2,400 not-for-profit healthcare organizations. MEDHOST easily integrates with leading hospital information systems, including MEDITECH, Cerner, Siemens and McKesson,Eclipsys, CPSI and HMS. | ||
MEDHOST EDIS version 4.2 is a CCHIT Certified® 08 Emergency Department Electronic Health Record. | MEDHOST EDIS version 4.2 is a CCHIT Certified® 08 Emergency Department Electronic Health Record. | ||
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www.reuters.com-Eight Facilities Choose MEDHOST EDIS During First Quarter | www.reuters.com-Eight Facilities Choose MEDHOST EDIS During First Quarter | ||
http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS143667+19-May-2009+BW20090519 | http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS143667+19-May-2009+BW20090519 | ||
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| + | http://www.forbes.com/feeds/businesswire/2010/07/14/businesswire142409688.html | ||
Revision as of 19:25, 4 September 2010
MEDHOST, Inc. is the provider of the Emergency Department Information System (EDIS) that is used by many ER departments. It consists of the following features
- Patient Tracking with visual floor plans
- Nurse Charting
- Physician Documentation
- Order Entry with built-in allergy and drug interaction alerts from First Databank
- Comprehensive reporting
- Integration with the rest of the hospital units
MEDHOST was formed in 1997 to provide the healthcare industry with management applications that are easy to learn, use and implement. Until that time, EDIS technologies were a rarity, as ED doctors and nurses generally recorded charges and important information by hand, spending more time on paperwork than with patients.Designed by clinicians to eliminate the features that can impede care and put patients at risk, MEDHOST EDIS has touch screen user interface, free of regular software features such as drop-down menus, dialogue boxes, multiple key strokes.
MEDHOST EDIS also allows its clients to customize the final layout and templates of the system. A tool kit integrated with EDIS thus provides flexibity to modify the software without altering their exisiting work procedures in ED.
MEDHOST currently serves more than 200 facilities, including the Baylor Healthcare System in Texas, Catholic Healthcare West in California, Catholic Health System in New York and Tenet Healthcare Corporation. MEDHOST is the preferred EDIS provider of VHA Inc., a national cooperative serving more than 2,400 not-for-profit healthcare organizations. MEDHOST easily integrates with leading hospital information systems, including MEDITECH, Cerner, Siemens and McKesson,Eclipsys, CPSI and HMS.
MEDHOST EDIS version 4.2 is a CCHIT Certified® 08 Emergency Department Electronic Health Record.
According to reuters.com May 19, 2009 article MEDHOST EDIS is till the leading provider of emergency department systems. Its usability causes clinicians to adopt the system and obtain the benefit from their investment, which is an attractive attribute. The system has reduced medical errors and increased patient satisfaction.
Sources:
www.medhost.com
www.biohealthmatics.com
www.reuters.com-Eight Facilities Choose MEDHOST EDIS During First Quarter http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS143667+19-May-2009+BW20090519
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/businesswire/2010/07/14/businesswire142409688.html
