FEATURE: HEALTHCARE
environment. But it hasn’t accomplished
this without struggle. According to the
hospital, one of the biggest challenges came
from the nursing staff.
Although electronic records are known to
reduce or eliminate errors in documentation,
orders, test results and patient information,
hospital nurses were, at first, resistant to
the change. They felt more comfortable
having paper backups. But eventually
they were won over by the benefits of
the DXC Enterprise Management system.
The system’s advanced capabilities
include physician order entry, medication
administration, clinical documentation
and decision support, filmless radiology
processes and pharmacy management.
Since implementing the system, the hospital
has operated in a paperless manner. “[T]
hat has not only been cost-effective, but it’s
been, from a documentation perspective,
perfect in terms of our ability to provide
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accurate detailing on diagnosis and provide
a more succinct process for exchange of
details between the practitioners,” said Jim
Purcell, CEO, Ain Al Khaleej Hospital.
Closing the loop
DXC’s Enterprise Management is a fully
integrated, single database, end-to-end
healthcare solution that can be scaled
for large healthcare organisations. The
solution seamlessly links disparate sites and
workflows, and it also includes powerful
modules for creating and maintaining
detailed patient records across multiple sites
and care settings.
The system helps organisations deliver
the highest standards of patient care by
connecting all available information, from
patient demographics to clinical data and
financial reports.
Another significant advantage is the
system’s ability to safeguard patients. For
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