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I've used both Obix and Epic. I like them both all right. I don't think there will be any method of charting that I "love". I hate charting. Sometimes I wished I was a nurse a hundred years ago, where I could just spend all my time helping to birth babies, and not tied to a computer or paperwork.
We use a combination of WatchChild by Hill-Rom and Meditech. A few months ago we made a switch to a more comprehensive form of the Hill-Rom software so we can now do most of our admits and charting in that system (previously we had the strip and papers and meditech to deal with). We still use meditech for a few things, mostly to communicate with lab and pharmacy. Some like it, some hate it. I think the admission pages are clunky and too detailed, but I love that I can do the labor and recovery records in the computer instead of on paper. Over all it's much faster than charting in meditech, but anything would be faster than that dinosaur.
mommy2boysaz
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I'd love to hear which systems you love, which you hate, and why?
Also, does anyone use an OB charting system that interfaces with Meditech throughout the rest of the hospital?