Downloading vital signs directly into MEDITECH sounds fantastic, but could it really be done? After doing rounds on 5-20 patients, could they really expect that with one click all the vital sign data would be entered into MEDITECH, saving staff from having to enter this data on each patient thru PCS?

 

The journey to accomplish their task was not always as smooth as they would have liked, but with some hard work, testing, tweaking, and an occasional new diagnosis of hypertension, they obtained their goal and rolled out to the units. This presentation will discuss that process, from setting goals to working with vendor partners to meet those goals. Learn how testing led to a rather conservative roll out, and learn how the best measure of success has been the staff.