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Indiana Heart Hospital peddles benefits

Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, February 1, 2007

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The Indiana Heart Hospital in Indianapolis is a healthcare IT role model. The facility is one of the nation's first "digital hospitals," in that it is virtually paperless, wireless, and filmless. The $60 million specialized heart hospital features an electronic health record (EHR) system that includes documentation, orders from a computerized physician order entry (CPOE) system, drug-dosing and nursing notes, and images and videos from diagnostic tests. The hospital, its vendors, and its consultants tout numerous benefits, including:

• Reduced cost per bed
• Shorter lengths of stay
• Fewer medication errors
• Lower chart-management costs
• Reduced transcription/dictation costs
• Increased physician satisfaction

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