• 371 bed facility in Washington D.C. area
• Employs more than 820 physicians and treats more than 150,000 patients each year

The Challenge:

In March 2008, The George Washington University Hospital agreed to implement TeamNotes, Salar’s electronic clinical documentation solution, to enable clinicians in the internal medicine department to record all of their patient notes electronically.

Implementation:

• September 15, 2008 set as launch date
• Salar provided guidelines to build implementation project plan and teams
• Salar worked closely with hospital physicians to build a solution customized to their specific needs

Results:

• TeamNotes was launched successfully and on schedule
• Hospital generating more than 7,000 patient notes monthly
• Physicians find the solution easy to use and required limited training
• Hospital is planning future rollouts of TeamNotes in additional departments

Background: UMass Memorial Health Care

• 1,111 bed facility in Central Mass
• Employs ~1,600 physicians and treats more than 58,700 inpatients per year

Implementation:

Hospital Medicine Department implemented TeamNotes and TAP Charge Capture, Salar’s electronic clinical documentation solution tied to charge capture billing, to enable physicians, residents, nurse practitioners and medical students to record and bill all patient notes electronically

Launch dates: July-August 2009

• TeamNotes and TAP launched successfully in less than 2 days at each of the 4 campuses
• Salar worked closely with hospital physicians and IT to customize the solution to their specific needs

Results:

• Hospital Medicine generating ~6,100 patient notes per month
• Over 230 clinician users
• Physicians find solution fast and easy to use – saving them time overall
• Community physicians receive all H&Ps and Discharge Summaries electronically same day
• UMass planning future rollouts of TeamNotes and TAP in other departments