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Table 8.5 (continued)
Cabling and network Installation and management
Seek input from the hospital IT department
Bandwidth consideration
Real-time speed is critical for critical caregivers
Unit specification data configuration setup
Collect blank source documents
Bedside flowsheets
Lab reports
Order forms
Respiratory flowsheet
Technical checking documents
Reports’ samples
Daily note samples
Fluids and drugs charting
Ancillary documents like visit
and educational auditing logs
Transfer forms
Pharmacy change orders
HIS vendor requirements
Methods, costs, control, personnel needed from installing hospital?
Observe how clinicians access HIS (and from where, for what information)
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