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shared information Management services
Collaboration creates groundbreaking tools to improve patient care
the same time – providing
the opportunity for each
department to understand
each other’s challenges
and develop and build tools
together.
Approach improves care
Following the adaptation of
this approach, the Advanced
Clinical Documentation
Inpatient Electronic Patient
Record (ACD IP EPR) project
was born. Effective electronic tools are key to providing quality health care.
Working closely with (Photo: Anthony Tuccitto)
UHN’s nursing and health
professionals, SIMS technical More effective tools of clinical support tools.
and project teams have built The result? Clinicians are It is clear that the future of
a variety of comprehensive now able to identify patients’ health information technology
electronic assessments, risks more quickly, adjust care is in inter-professional
SIMS works closely with nursing and health professionals to develop tools that improve patient care. as well as new dashboards to ensure the best possible collaboration. Implementing a
(Photo: Anthony Tuccitto) and reporting tools within outcomes, and view trends new electronic patient record
the electronic patient that can guide future practice. system across the organization
There was a time, not too The IT team would go off, build Breaking down silos record system. This enhanced understanding will help transform UHN
long ago, when UHN’s IT and the tool and hand it back to Recognizing the problem, The approach is as of clinicians’ needs translates and SIMS into the research
clinical services teams worked the clinicians to use. But since UHN and SIMS changed revolutionary as the tools to more effective clinical tools hospital of the future.
independently of each other. they worked so separately their approach. themselves. Bringing all of the and improved outcomes for As other hospitals and teams
from each other, the tools involved disciplines together to patients. recognize the opportunities
They realized, however, They decided that if the goal
there were some cons to were often cumbersome, was to build better tools for collaborate on each aspect of As the organization moves that it presents, this model will
this practice. failed to integrate efficiently clinicians, then the solution the project has led to a better forward, the guiding principles likely be embraced across the
into clinical workflows, and understanding of clinicians’ developed and lessons learned health-care sector.
Clinicians would request that sometimes required several was to bring clinicians, project needs and the role that will form the foundation of
the IT team build a tool to rounds of changes. managers and technical mobility and documentation SIMS’ work and be key in
address a particular issue. specialists to the table at play at the bedside. developing the next generation (Continued on next page)
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Collaboration creates groundbreaking tools to improve patient care
the same time – providing
the opportunity for each
department to understand
each other’s challenges
and develop and build tools
together.
Approach improves care
Following the adaptation of
this approach, the Advanced
Clinical Documentation
Inpatient Electronic Patient
Record (ACD IP EPR) project
was born. Effective electronic tools are key to providing quality health care.
Working closely with (Photo: Anthony Tuccitto)
UHN’s nursing and health
professionals, SIMS technical More effective tools of clinical support tools.
and project teams have built The result? Clinicians are It is clear that the future of
a variety of comprehensive now able to identify patients’ health information technology
electronic assessments, risks more quickly, adjust care is in inter-professional
SIMS works closely with nursing and health professionals to develop tools that improve patient care. as well as new dashboards to ensure the best possible collaboration. Implementing a
(Photo: Anthony Tuccitto) and reporting tools within outcomes, and view trends new electronic patient record
the electronic patient that can guide future practice. system across the organization
There was a time, not too The IT team would go off, build Breaking down silos record system. This enhanced understanding will help transform UHN
long ago, when UHN’s IT and the tool and hand it back to Recognizing the problem, The approach is as of clinicians’ needs translates and SIMS into the research
clinical services teams worked the clinicians to use. But since UHN and SIMS changed revolutionary as the tools to more effective clinical tools hospital of the future.
independently of each other. they worked so separately their approach. themselves. Bringing all of the and improved outcomes for As other hospitals and teams
from each other, the tools involved disciplines together to patients. recognize the opportunities
They realized, however, They decided that if the goal
there were some cons to were often cumbersome, was to build better tools for collaborate on each aspect of As the organization moves that it presents, this model will
this practice. failed to integrate efficiently clinicians, then the solution the project has led to a better forward, the guiding principles likely be embraced across the
into clinical workflows, and understanding of clinicians’ developed and lessons learned health-care sector.
Clinicians would request that sometimes required several was to bring clinicians, project needs and the role that will form the foundation of
the IT team build a tool to rounds of changes. managers and technical mobility and documentation SIMS’ work and be key in
address a particular issue. specialists to the table at play at the bedside. developing the next generation (Continued on next page)
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