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www.HealthcareITNews.com hOSpItalS & IdNs August 2007 ■ Healthcare IT News 17 Va hospitals add anesthesia management software By rICHarD PIzzI, Associate Editor – Five medical centers in the Veterans Health Administration’s Sierra Pacific Network will soon implement software to automate anesthesia documentation and to help streamline surgeons’ workflow. The VA facilities, based in Northern California and Nevada, plan to combine the Picis CareSuite Anesthesia Manager with critical care software already existent in the hospitals’ ICUs. Hospital officials and Picis executives say the new software will inteSAN FRANCISCO Anesthesia Manager is an grate fully with the VA health the Sierra pacific anesthesia information mansystem’s VistA mainframe Network is one of 21 agement system that records hospital information system. “By integrating CareSuite’s veterans Integrated physiologic data, helps create critical care, anesthesia and Service Networks in anesthesia documentation, recovery room documenta- the veterans health assists perioperative care management, and supports anestion with VistA data, cliniadministration. thesia workflow. Picis says the cians can better manage critical and complex patient data [and help] software allows anesthesia providers to chart to improve patient outcomes,” said Carlos and manage a patient’s progress beyond surNunez, MD, chief physician of Wakefield, gery to the PACU and ICU, improving documentation across care environments. Mass-based Picis. The five VA facilities receiving the software are the San Francisco VA Medical Center; VA Central California Health Care System, Fresno, Calif.; VA Northern California Health Care System, Sacramento, Calif.; VA Palo Alto Health Care System and VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System, Reno, Nev. The Sierra Pacific Network is one of 21 Veterans Integrated Service Networks in the Veterans Health Administration. ■ More at HealthcareITNews.com e Connect: SIerra 0807 l INDIaNa Continued from page 15 performed, and put them in front of…our primary care physicians, who are responsible for keeping track of their patient’s care,” says Harry Laws, MD, chief medical officer of Community Physicians of Indiana, part of Community Health Network. “It…makes the whole process more effective.” The DOCS4DOCS service replaces traditional delivery systems such as courier and postal mail. The service was developed by the Regenstrief Institute and is run in conjunction with IHIE. IHIE is a non-profit corporation formed by the Regenstrief Institute, private hospitals, local and state health departments, BioCrossroads and other Indiana organizations. Community Health Network is an integrated healthcare network with more than 70 sites of care throughout central Indiana. In addition to the EHR vendor used within the Community system, IHIE has been testing interoperability with ten other EHR vendors, and is in discussions to test with others. IHIE anticipates rolling out this functionality to other hospital systems in Indiana. “While Community has been electronically transferring patient results directly into the physician EHR system for years, this IHIE service provides for results from other hospitals to be delivered directly into the physician’s electronic inbox and eliminates the paper copy in the office,” said Ed Koschka, chief information officer of Community Health Network. “This translates into improved patient care by reducing the time it takes to interpret patient results and taking the appropriate action." he said.■ More at HealthcareITNews.com e Connect: INdIaNa 0807 Patient record labeling with SLP-SRL Smart healthcare and SmartLabels. X-ray labeling with SLP-FN or SLP-FW ID badges using high-density symbology with SLP-NB or SLP-NR Specimen, X-ray or unit dose labeling, claims coding, personnel and visitor security badges, patient privacy or medical records tracking. 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The Lousiana State University Health Sciences Center – Shreveport will serve as the anchor hospital. The hospitals selected for linking during this first year of the project already are the ones that have indicated via a recent IT survey that they have the staff, the network and some IT infrastructure to give them a needed edge. “Bumps and crashes are likely to happen the first year,” Welch said. Among other criteria qualifying hospitals to be first in line on this five-year project to link all 27 facilities, Welch said, is the “willingness and excitement of the administrator.” ■ More at HealthcareITNews.com e Connect: rUraL 0807 © 2007 Seiko Instruments USA Inc. All rights reserved. “Smart Label Printer” is a registered trademark and “SmartLabels” is a trademark of Seiko Instruments USA Inc. “SII” and “SII” logo are registered trademarks of Seiko Instruments USA Inc. 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