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7 <strong>Pediatric</strong> Emergency and <strong>Pediatric</strong> Critical Care Considerations 73<br />

7.4 L<strong>in</strong>k<strong>in</strong>g PEM/PCC Information Needs to IT Tools<br />

The goal of health <strong>in</strong>formation technology (HIT) design and implementation <strong>in</strong><br />

PEM/PCC is to support the core functionalities, to coord<strong>in</strong>ate communication<br />

and data flow, to <strong>in</strong>form and support cl<strong>in</strong>ician decisions for timely and effective<br />

response and to reduce <strong>in</strong>formation failures and errors. Central tools <strong>in</strong> achiev<strong>in</strong>g<br />

these goals <strong>in</strong>clude:<br />

Data/knowledge level management tools<br />

� A usable electronic cl<strong>in</strong>ical <strong>in</strong>formation <strong>in</strong>frastructure: to collect, organize,<br />

and distribute timely <strong>in</strong>formation for multiple uses from disparate sources<br />

(bedside nurs<strong>in</strong>g, laboratory, imag<strong>in</strong>g) 34<br />

� Search eng<strong>in</strong>e: to allow users to locate patients, test results, providers<br />

quickly 35<br />

� Customized record and trend views and dashboards: to provide users with<br />

overviews of <strong>in</strong>formation and to “drill down” to specific levels of detail<br />

(“Overview, zoom and filter, details on demand”) 36<br />

� Cl<strong>in</strong>ical decision support: to guide care and trigger appropriate user actions<br />

Patient level management tools<br />

� Electronic medical records: to document and review patient course (Chapter 18)<br />

� <strong>Computer</strong>ized order entry: to <strong>in</strong>itiate and document care actions (Chapter 26)<br />

� Medication adm<strong>in</strong>istration tools (Chapter 28): to track and control medication<br />

delivery<br />

� Picture archiv<strong>in</strong>g and communication systems: to allow po<strong>in</strong>t-of-care visualization<br />

of imag<strong>in</strong>g results for cl<strong>in</strong>ical use and education37 Care unit level management<br />

�<br />

38<br />

Central monitors: to monitor physiologic measures for multiple patients<br />

�<br />

18<br />

Electronic whiteboards: To locate/organize patient workflow<br />

Beyond the unit<br />

� Communications networks: to communicate, to assess and allocate regional<br />

resources<br />

�<br />

39<br />

Telemedic<strong>in</strong>e, Virtual ICUs: to provide expertise and control remotely<br />

� Surveillance systems: to alert care systems of possible hazards or threats at<br />

the hospital and community levels40,41 7.5 Case Study: Seattle <strong>Child</strong>ren’s Hospital<br />

7.5.1 EMR Implementation and Deployment<br />

The Seattle <strong>Child</strong>ren’s Hospital <strong>in</strong> Seattle, Wash<strong>in</strong>gton implemented a hospital-wide<br />

commercial EMR <strong>in</strong> several stages. In July 2002 <strong>Child</strong>ren’s deployed laboratory<br />

and imag<strong>in</strong>g results view<strong>in</strong>g, radiology workflow, demographic/visit data and document<br />

transcription, with limited onl<strong>in</strong>e documentation. By November 2003 a rapid

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