Lahey Clinic: implementing an order-entry and result-reporting system for cardiac testing using PCS/ADS.
Recognizing the ever-increasing workflow problems and patient delays caused by current manual operations, the Lahey Clinic Medical Center analyzed, designed and implemented an effective solution to cardiac testing problems in less than one year. This solution encompassed changes in departmental operations, staffing and workflow.
D001071:Appointments and Schedules; D001900:Boston; D002309:Cardiology / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002984:Clinical Laboratory Information Systems; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006739:Hospital Administration; D006744:Hospital Bed Capacity, 100 to 299; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006770:Hospitals, Group Practice / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007256:Information Systems