Background
A major university hospital partnered with four community hospitals for an infusion pump integration project. The objective was to implement Epic’s pump integration system across these hospitals, enhancing patient safety by ensuring accuracy in medication administration. This involved standardizing workflows while addressing the unique needs of each hospital. The project encompassed three ICU medical facilities and one BD Alaris hospital, with Health Data Movers (HDM) leading the implementation and project management.
- Completed 3 of 4 sites with 60-80% auto-programmed orders at go-live
- Collaborated with a major university hospital and four community hospitals for standardized workflows
- Anticipate 90% auto-programmed orders long-term with continued staff training
Goals
- Ensure medication orders in Epic are accurately programmed on pumps
- Standardize workflows across community hospitals while accommodating unique needs
- Improve patient safety and staff efficiency with bidirectional data integration
HDM’s Success Story
HDM managed the project across four hospitals, integrating pump systems with Epic. The team, including analysts and project managers, collaborated closely with hospital staff, ensuring smooth workflow transitions. By go-live, 60-80% of orders were auto-programmed on pumps, significantly improving medication accuracy. Continued training aims to increase this to 90%, further elevating patient safety and staff satisfaction.
Lessons Learned
- Address complex workflows, like oxytocin-based and multi-step medications, early in the project to prevent last-minute issues
- In-depth communication between community hospitals and primary institutions throughout the project is crucial for successful integration and support
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About Health Data Movers (HDM)
Health Data Movers is dedicated to empowering patients and providers by unleashing the potential of healthcare data and technology. Our core services enable healthcare providers, biotechnology firms, and digital health companies to execute implementations, optimize, and support systems while managing, moving, and sharing data efficiently, securely, and competently. Recognized as a leader in the industry, HDM received the Best in KLAS award in 2022 and has been named to the Inc. 5000 list four times (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023).