Valley Health System serves Northern New Jersey and Southern New York patient communities. It is the only health system involved in pediatric infusions to treat various pediatric illnesses and support child health. Valley Health System deployed the MEDITECH EMR Software Expanse platform which helped to decrease infusion time by 37% in pediatric gastroenterology.
Workflow Enhancements with MEDITECH Expanse Oncology Software
One of the main issues highlighted by providers was an increase in pediatrics gastroenterology clinic baseline chair time. This can be due to several reasons such as inefficient workflows, improper patient scheduling, and excessive administrative tasks.
To reduce the baseline chair time for infusion treatments in children the care teams recognized to make use of MEDTECH Expanse EHR Software functionalities. The Valley Health System can increase efficiency, patient satisfaction, and overall productivity by addressing the areas indicated by the high clinic baseline chair time.
Healthcare Professionals were able to use MEDTICH EMR Software to perform focused interventions. The software system was utilized to minimize these issues and optimize clinic operations by identifying the underlying causes of prolonged chair durations.
Inefficient Infusion Process Before MEDITECH EHR Software System
With the Expanse Electronic Medical Records Software platform the pediatric infusion process was automated and streamlined. Earlier, clinicians were only able to enter infusion orders, dose rounding, and other critical information when the patient arrived. This delayed signing orders and ultimately the confirmation and compounding of infusions by pharmacists.
Reaching Objectives with Expanse EMR Software
By implementing the tools of the Expanse Oncology Software platform, the health system was able to achieve the following clinical and operational goals:
- Reduced patient chair time by 40%
- Patient and caregiver schedules were maintained
- Improved Patient Experience
- Simplified tasks
- Boost staff productivity levels
- Time savings
- Rounding process improved
- Reduction in drug wastage as a result of efficient allocation of resources and reduction in costs.
- Increase the rate of future infusions
- Lowers levels of stress in staff members and providers
- Positive patient feedback
The Valley Health System’s workflows, communication, and efficiency were all improved by the use of MEDITECH EMR software. In the end, this shortened the time patients spent in chairs and enhanced their entire experience.
