Charting method at UT Med Center ED

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anyone know what the charting system is in the ED at UT Medical Center? Ie: Paper, electronic charting (which one), etc...

Specializes in Float. Has 3 years experience.

Still mostly paper, some minimal computer charting, ie triage.

JStyles1

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Really? A trauma hospital like that is still mostly paper?

Specializes in Float. Has 3 years experience.

The rest of the hospital is computer. I dont work ED..but from what I've seen it's mostly paper. Not too sure with the traumas themselves in the ED. I would think things move too fast in the ED to be computer charting..no?

JStyles1

353 Posts

The rest of the hospital is computer. I dont work ED..but from what I've seen it's mostly paper. Not too sure with the traumas themselves in the ED. I would think things move too fast in the ED to be computer charting..no?

no no no no no. computer charting is way faster in traumas, at least in my experience. i have to see a form of paper charting that can match the speed of a good electronic chart

MemphisTiger

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Which hospital are you even talking about? I'm a student at UTHSC and there is no UT Medical Center. Unless you are talking about Methodist University Hospital?