Many large health systems have yet to tackle the challenge of integrating their smart pumps and electronic health record systems. But Dave Baumgardner, director of information technology at Union Hospital, a community hospital in Dover, Ohio, is expecting to go live with smart pump integration this spring.
“There are three reasons why we are pursuing this: patient safety and quality, accurate chart capture and reimbursement improvement, and streamlining nursing workflow,” Baumgardner said. “From our initial analysis we are looking at about a $2 million improvement in revenue capture from this project.”
