Children’s of Omaha has deployed the Eclipsys Sunrise EMR and provided access through desktop PCs and COWs. However, access to fixed devices in the PICU impeded workflow processes, making it difficult for clinical pharmacists to fully optimize the EMR’s potential. Clinical pharmacists in the PICU are a valuable resource in helping to ensure accuracy of drug selection and dosing, reduce costs and length of stay.
Children’s collaborated with Motion to explore a new mobile device that would meet the needs of pharmacists in an acute care environment, while they conducted rounds with the PICU team. Children’s tested the Mobile C5 MCA wth Eclipsys Sunrise Medication Manager (SMM), along with other use case specific applications. The team believed that this could streamline workflow, allowing the pharmacist to spend value-added time with the rounding team. The C5 was incorporated into pharmacist rounding workflow with the PICU team for medication order verification entry.
Data recorded during the study indicates substantial improvements in pharmacist time spent with the multidisciplinary PICU care team resulting in improvements to both clinician productivity and overall satisfaction. There was a significant decrease in required log ins, and pharmacists reported that it was clinically valuable to have access to information for order verifications and electronic references as questions were presented.
Specific findings include: