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A new, more efficient scheduling application is about to be launched in the CDIC, which includes the Cardiac Catheterization Lab and the Electrophysiology (EP) Lab. The application, which will transition to the Shapiro Center when it opens in spring 2008, allows users to see when a patient is being prepped for a procedure, that the procedure is underway, and when the patient is ready to leave for the recovery area or be moved to an inpatient bed.
“The CDIC will have a centralized booking system similar to the one used by the OR,” said Debra Rogers, executive director of Cardiovascular Services.
IS is creating the system by modifying the OR’s Dynamic Scheduling application to fit the needs of CDIC. Peggy Doyle, MSN, RN, director of Perioperative Services, developed the concept for OR Dynamic Scheduling, an advanced electronic scheduling and patient tracking application that integrates admissions, test center and surgery schedules and provides a visual display of all cases in the OR at a given time. It’s been serving the OR well since 1995.
“The dynamic display is great,” said Maria Damiano, assistant director of Medical Imaging IT. “If, for example, a family member comes to see the patient, a staff member can call up this system and know exactly where the patient is and what time he or she is expected to be out of the procedure room.”
The Dynamic Scheduling application is more sophisticated and easier to use than the current systems for EP and the Cath Lab. Starting this month, the modified system is being slowly phased in to CDIC, and staff are being trained.
In addition, the Cardiovascular Recovery Room on L2, which the Cath Lab, EP Lab and Angiography share, also is receiving an updated patient management system that will increase efficiency.
“The recovery room currently uses a paper system,” Rogers said. “You can’t see which beds are free or about to be free unless you physically walk over and look at the paper.”
The new electronic system will benefit everyone. Housekeepers will know which beds are ready to be cleaned, and nurses in-charge will know which beds are free for new patients. “This is a great management tool to ensure throughput is smooth and efficient,” Rogers said.
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