Safety + Speed = Patient Satisfaction
The Emergency Department (ED) can now treat patients faster than ever before. With Northridge Hospital Medical Center’s new Emergency Department Information System (EDIS) system, the emergency staff can access patient status, available beds and important medical alerts directly from any computer in the department.
“EDIS provides access to the most up-to-date information on a patient, allowing the care team to truly work with greater speed and efficiency,” says Stephen Jones, MD, Medical Director of the ED. “Most importantly, order turnaround time is decreased and medical errors are avoided. With quick access to valuable medical information, patient visit time is shortened, thereby increasing patient satisfaction.”
Northridge Hospital is the first in the San Fernando Valley to have the complete EDIS, which:
- improves workflow and saves time because the emergency staff can complete medical orders at the bedside as opposed to the nursing stations
- allows ED caregivers to view laboratory and/or X-ray results instantly to determine their next steps
- allows for both secure and safe storage of patient information, which is vital in the event of a fire or disaster (If there is a power failure, patient records can still be immediately accessed because the entire Hospital, including the ED, is automatically switched to back-up generator power)
