Rush University Medical Center Implements Electronic Medical Record System with CDW Healthcare Customized Mobile Computing Solut
July 23 2007 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
CDW Healthcare, part of the public sector subsidiary of CDW
Corporation (NASDAQ:CDWC), and a leading provider of technology
products and services to healthcare organizations, today announced
that Rush University Medical Center of Chicago, Ill., has launched
the initial phase of an Electronic Health Record (EHR) system
enabled through hardware technology purchased, configured and
deployed through CDW Healthcare. The implementation marks the first
of a three-phase effort to enhance patient safety, improve patient
satisfaction and transform the Medical Center into a completely
paperless environment. Rush University Medical Center is an
academic medical facility that encompasses a 613-bed hospital
serving adults and children, the 61-bed Johnston R. Bowman Health
Center and Rush University. Rush University is also home to one of
the first medical colleges in the Midwest and one of the nation�s
top-ranked nursing colleges. CDW Healthcare technology specialists
worked closely with the medical center�s IT department to build,
configure and test a customized mobile computing solution that
brings Rush�s EHR system to medical professionals at the bedside.
CDW Healthcare equipped 370 specialized mobile computing carts with
wireless-capable thin client computers and barcode scanners for
reading patient wristbands and medication labels. The cart solution
supports the medical center�s EHR system and variety of related
clinical applications, including computerized practitioner order
entry (CPOE), clinical documentation, medication administration,
billing, admission/discharge and many other critical hospital
functions. �EHR systems are critical to healthcare providers�
efforts to improve the quality and speed of healthcare and reduce
the chance of medical errors,� said Bob Rossi, general manager for
CDW Healthcare. �CDW Healthcare is pleased to leverage our wide
array of product offerings and our technology specialists�
expansive knowledge to help Rush University Medical Center support
its EHR implementation through a customized mobile cart and
infrastructure solution.� The EHR solution infrastructure is
deployed throughout every patient care area, including the medical
center�s emergency department and surgical suites as well as
registration stations in the larger hospital and adjoining Bowman
Health Center. The first phase of the EHR implementation, which is
focused primarily on inpatient processes, will enable physicians to
electronically enter, track and retrieve the documentation of care.
Future plans include the implementation of paperless processing in
Rush�s outpatient and physician office environments. The deployment
of hundreds of mobile carts presented a significant challenge to
the medical center, which lacked the necessary resources to
configure and space to store all of the units simultaneously prior
to their assignment. Realizing they would need to gradually phase
in the carts over an extended period of time, the medical center
utilized CDW Healthcare�s �buy and hold� capabilities. CDW
Healthcare deployed the carts in small sets over the course of 15
weeks, preventing the medical center from being overwhelmed by a
single, large shipment. �Like other large-scale transformation
projects, our EHR project presented a number of challenges, ranging
from user adoption of new processes and technology to the sheer
number and size of the infrastructure changes required to support
the EHR,� said Jim Kearns, vice president of IT operations for Rush
University Medical Center. �CDW Healthcare�s abilities to assemble,
test and phase in the mobile carts were critical to my team�s
ability to deliver the project on schedule and on budget. The carts
were a critical ingredient needed to bring electronic documentation
to the patient beside quickly and efficiently.� About Rush
University Medical Center In 2004, Rush University Medical Center
revealed its plans for the most comprehensive construction and
facilities renovation program in its history. Dubbed �The Rush
Transformation,� the program encompasses Rush�s plans to invest in
new technology, build new facilities and improve patient care
processes, while at the same time reorienting the entire physical
campus around patients and their families. Designing and
implementing major new technology simultaneously with the
facilities transformation provides unparallel opportunities to
improve the patient experience, the quality of care and staff
productivity. In addition to hospital facilities, Rush University,
with more than 1,270 students, is home to one of the first medical
schools in the Midwest, and one of the nation�s top-ranked nursing
colleges. Rush University also offers graduate programs in allied
health and the basic sciences. Rush is noted for bringing together
clinical care and research to address major health problems,
including arthritis and orthopaedic disorders, cancer, heart
disease, mental illness, neurological disorders and diseases
associated with aging. For further information about Rush
University Medical Center visit www.rush.edu. About CDW Healthcare
CDW Healthcare, part of the public sector subsidiary of CDW
Corporation (NASDAQ:CDWC), is a leading provider of technology
products and services focused exclusively on healthcare
organizations. Working in partnership with customers ranging from
small rural providers to large and complex integrated delivery
networks, CDW Healthcare responds with a sense of urgency to
customer technology needs, delivering best-in-class solutions from
top-name brands such as IBM, HP, Cisco, Microsoft, Planar, EMC,
Fujitsu, Symantec, Motion, Lenovo, Xerox and Lexmark. CDW
Healthcare account management teams build strong customer
relationships by responding to customer IT infrastructure
requirements with in-depth advice, technical expertise and the best
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