Partners eCare Advances with Discovery Sessions at BWHC
With the goal of "one patient, one record, one team, one
statement," the enterprise-wide, integrated health information system
known as Partners eCare took a major step forward as hundreds gathered
for Discovery Sessions at BWH, BWFH and DFBWCC last month.
During Discovery Day, staff from across the hospital and its
distributed campus gave tours and provided an overview of their respective
workflow processes to members of Epic, the vendor that will assist us in
designing and implementing Partners eCare.
Over the next five years, Partners eCare will fully
integrate clinical and administrative information systems across Partners
HealthCare, including computerized physician order-entry, Patient Scheduling,
the ED, Pharmacy/Medication Administration, clinical documentation and others.
"It was a successful and productive day," said Shelly
Anderson, vice president of BWH Strategic Implementation, who is spearheading
the implementation of the eCare initiative for Brigham and Women's
Health Care (BWHC). "I believe that Epic representatives walked away with
a better understanding of the current processes, which is extremely important
as they partner with us to implement this new system.."
Nearly 250 people, including Epic representatives, Partners
Information Systems staff and BWHCers, took part in the first two days of
Discovery Sessions, which included roundtable discussion sessions and workflow
tours in Ambulatory Services, the Emergency Department, Pharmacy, the NICU,
Labor and Delivery, Operating Rooms, and Perioperative Services.
As part of the design process, additional Discovery Sessions have
either taken place or are planned for other hospitals within Partners.
Additional Discovery Sessions will take place around BWHC as well. Following
Discovery Sessions, Validation Sessions will begin, taking place between
February and June. When all the steps are completed, this new enterprise-wide
clinical system will help in the care of the nearly 5.7 million patients across
Partners, and will also help advance our research and education missions.
More information can be found at BWHPikeNotes.org by
clicking "Patients & Family Care" and then "eCare."
BWH and BWFH are the first entities within Partners to deploy eCare and
will be fully implemented within three years. If you have any questions or
feedback, please email them to AskBWHCeCare@partners.org. An intranet site has also been
established at partnersecare.partners.org. Enter your Partners username
and password. You can also sign up for email alerts to stay up-to-date on
upcoming activities and important Partners eCare-related news.