Bayonne Medical Center implements Picis ED PulseCheck ahead of schedule

Picis announced today that Bayonne Medical Center, Bayonne, NJ, has successfully deployed Picis ED PulseCheck^™, part of the CareSuite^® family of high-acuity solutions, two months ahead of schedule. This aggressive implementation is aimed at helping clinicians in the emergency department (ED) better manage information and the process of treating over 28,000 ED patients annually. A comprehensive emergency department information system (EDIS), ED PulseCheck easily integrates with Bayonne Medical's existing hospital information system from Medical Information Technology, Inc. (Meditech) to create a seamless transfer of patient information to streamline admissions, discharges, transfers, laboratory and radiology resulting in quicker turnaround time for diagnostic studies. Further executing Bayonne's strategy for modernizing the IT infrastructure and improving revenue reimbursement for services, the organization has also integrated ED PulseCheck with Picis LYNX E/Point^® revenue management solution.

“I feel that having all the medical history, test results, and other clinical information available at my fingertips helps me and my team ensure a more rapid evaluation, diagnosis and treatment for our emergency patients”

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"I feel that having all the medical history, test results, and other clinical information available at my fingertips helps me and my team ensure a more rapid evaluation, diagnosis and treatment for our emergency patients," says Dr. Mark Spektor, Senior Vice President, Medical Affairs and Medical Director of the ED, Bayonne Medical Center.

ED PulseCheck - online access to patient records instantly

ED PulseCheck, the market-leading EDIS, combines advanced decision support, integrated charge capture and medical necessity documentation and visibility between the ED and inpatient resources to help improve operations, drive quality initiatives, boost patient satisfaction and recover revenue in the ED.

ED PulseCheck's automated registration best practices assure quick and accurate data collection, resulting in increased patient satisfaction at Bayonne Medical Center. The solution creates complete ED records beginning with the capture of patient data the moment a patient is identified en route from an ambulance, physician's office or ED walk-in through triage and disposition. With just a glance at the ED tracking board, clinicians can access patient information from previous visits online within ED PulseCheck's Rapid Clinical Record, including patient allergies, medications, previous tests and other important information from the Meditech HIS. What used to take 3-4 minutes now takes about 30 seconds. They can also share this information with subsequent care and primary care providers, dramatically reducing the likelihood of record duplication.

LYNX E/Point increases revenue reimbursements

Bayonne Medical Center has increased revenue reimbursements through the use of LYNX E/Point. The integrated E/Point - ED PulseCheck solution provides the most complete clinical information and revenue management solution available for the ED. E/Point uses documentation available in ED PulseCheck to calculate consistent and defensible facility visit levels, capture and code these billable services and submit the charges to the billing system. Hospital charge information is collected and linked to specific procedures, assessments and orders, resulting in faster, more accurate billing. Additionally, E/Point communicates directly with clinicians if a patient chart requires additional documentation.

"Bayonne Medical implemented ED PulseCheck to optimize hospital efficiency and productivity and to improve the collection and reporting of data for quality management initiatives," says Dimitri Cruz, Vice President and CIO, Bayonne Medical Center. "Our ability to fully integrate ED PulseCheck with our existing hospital information system has been essential to helping us achieve the highest quality of patient care and increased revenue reimbursement. Picis was clearly committed to a smooth, on-time, on-budget implementation, but also one that made sure the Bayonne Medical Center optimized use of the solution."

A high-performance EDIS, ED PulseCheck delivers the specialized clinical documentation that hospitals need, backed by Picis' unmatched experience automating more than 30 million patient visits annually in more than 900 hospitals throughout North America. ED PulseCheck is fully ARRA compliant and delivers meaningful results through true bi-directional interoperability with every major hospital information system including those from Eclipsys Corporation, GE Healthcare, McKesson, Medical Information Technology, Inc. (Meditech), Siemens Medical Solutions, Cerner, and Epic Systems Corporation.