OCH to benefit from computerized system

— Starting Monday of this week, January 17, patients at Ozarks Community Hospital of Gravette (OCH) will benefit from computerized physician order entry (CPOE). The CPOE system reduces errors caused by handwriting or transcription, decreases delays in order completion and improves efficiency by offering entry at pointof-care.

OCH’s first phase of EMR was implemented just before the New Year, which included acomputerized order entry system for ancillary departments and electronic documentation for inpatient nursing and emergency departments. Full EMR implementation is scheduled to be completed by 2015.

“These changes provide a central storage medium that is uniform across the hospital so everyone accessing a specific patient is seeing the information they need to make the best care decisions possible,” said CPSI Administrator Todd Lutes, who currently is overseeing the EMR transition.

In addition to the EMR transition, the OCH of Gravette Clinic recently upgraded to a new telephone system. Along with the four full-time phone dispatchers now on staff, these improvements will enable patients to quickly schedule appointments and improve customer service.

CPSI is a healthcare software provider based out of Mobile, Ala. CPSI has been developing information systems for the healthcare industry for more than 25 years and has more than 600 facilities running their applications.

News, Pages 2 on 01/19/2011