Accessing orders in real time delivers quality patient care efficiently.
Eliminate duplicate tests
If I had known that you had done that test already, I wouldn’t have requested it.
Healthspring lists all outstanding orders. Eliminating unintentional duplicates may reduce orders by as much as 10%.
Improve communication
I must remember to check whether he has ever had a metal fragment in his eye, before I send him for MRI.
Automated prompts improve safety — and are more effective when available at the bedside, rather than down the corridor at the nurses' station.
Improve patient safety
I forgot to ask if she was allergic to contrast medium when I ordered the X-ray.
Bedside ordering allows you to talk to the patient. It improves safety.
List current orders
The blood nurse is here. Have we got any requests for tests?
With electronic orders, the laboratory already knows what tests have been ordered at any time. The efficiencies are enormous.
HealthSpring - Ordering Tests