http://jerryfahrni.com/2009/08/siemens-innovations-%e2%80%9909-%e2%80%93-update-part-deux/ Pharmacy Informatics and Technology Mon, 21 May 2012 11:59:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://jerryfahrni.com/2009/08/siemens-innovations-%e2%80%9909-%e2%80%93-update-part-deux/comment-page-1/#comment-370 pillguy Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:16:40 +0000 http://jerryfahrni.com/?p=1403#comment-370 Epic's rules engine is free :) You are welcome to come visit anytime! Epic’s rules engine is free :) You are welcome to come visit anytime!

]]> http://jerryfahrni.com/2009/08/siemens-innovations-%e2%80%9909-%e2%80%93-update-part-deux/comment-page-1/#comment-366 Jerry Fahrni Wed, 12 Aug 2009 01:50:05 +0000 http://jerryfahrni.com/?p=1403#comment-366 Siemens offers a rules engine, but it is a separate purchase ($$$) and rather complicated. I have requested the rules engine for our hospital several times, but it simply isn't a priority for our CIO at this time. Presently we use workarounds, like following up on every warfarin patient in-house. It would be much better to weed out the ones that need further assessment. I've heard a lot about the Epic system and would like to see the system someday. Sounds like you're making good use of it. Maybe a road trip is in order. Siemens offers a rules engine, but it is a separate purchase ($$$) and rather complicated. I have requested the rules engine for our hospital several times, but it simply isn’t a priority for our CIO at this time. Presently we use workarounds, like following up on every warfarin patient in-house. It would be much better to weed out the ones that need further assessment. I’ve heard a lot about the Epic system and would like to see the system someday. Sounds like you’re making good use of it. Maybe a road trip is in order.

]]> http://jerryfahrni.com/2009/08/siemens-innovations-%e2%80%9909-%e2%80%93-update-part-deux/comment-page-1/#comment-364 pillguy Wed, 12 Aug 2009 01:27:38 +0000 http://jerryfahrni.com/?p=1403#comment-364 Epic has some really nice rule based System Lists and Scoring Systems. We built one a few weeks ago that takes care of 3E. It finds all patients on warfarin within the last 72 hours and looks for an INR within 24 hours of that order. It even finds inactive orders, which we found to be useful as sometimes our physicians write one time warfarin orders to initiate patients. This picks them up. Epic has some really nice rule based System Lists and Scoring Systems. We built one a few weeks ago that takes care of 3E. It finds all patients on warfarin within the last 72 hours and looks for an INR within 24 hours of that order. It even finds inactive orders, which we found to be useful as sometimes our physicians write one time warfarin orders to initiate patients. This picks them up.

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