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Features
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Benefits
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Automated Extraction     
  • Information is automatically retrieved electronically from the point of entry in your EMR system.
     
 
  • Eliminate human error
  • Enable up-to-date reporting and analysis
  • Reduce workload (no extra data entry)                                           
Timely Access    
  • Data is transferred, compiled and available online within 48 hours of data extraction.
 
  • Fast and convenient
  • No more unwieldy binders
  • No waiting for quarterly reports
  • Report successes faster
Online    
  • View your data 24/7
 
  • Ready when you need it
  • Accessible worldwide
Secure    
  • Information is protected and Personal Health Information is not extracted from your system. Login is required.
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  • Assures hospital privacy and data security
  • Ensures HIPPA compliance
Benchmarks    
  • Easily compare performance to “likeā?? hospitals, all participating hospitals, and previous time periods.
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  • Establish goals for your unit
  • Measure relevant results quickly, accurately, more frequently
Trending    
  • Measure performance indicators over time with standard reports.
 
  • Identify and monitor trends
  • Justify policy changes
  • Adjust budgets and/or plans
Configurable    
  • Associate data fields you believe impact each other, by using data filters and alternative views.

   EX: Apply “tobacco useā?? filter to see
   if data supports the belief that
   tobacco use increases the number
   of low birth weight babies.
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  • Compare and contrast indicators important to your hospital and your community
  • Analyze factors specific to your hospital’s unique challenges
Interoperable    
  • Interoperates with existing EMR systems:
   GE Perinatal Centricity
   Philips OB TraceVue
   Hill-Rom WatchChild Systems

   Other EMRs, including hospital-wide
   systems, can be supported.
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  • No additional software to purchase
  • Easy complement to existing system
Updatable    
  • Will adapt as your EMR system is updated or upgraded.
 
  • Meets needs as they change
  • Ensures future compatibility
  • Evolves with your IT capabilities
Data Integrity    
  • After each data extraction, a summary report indicates the completeness and correctness of the data entry (where possible).
 
  • Helps address data entry omissions
  • Assists ongoing quality improvement
     


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