We are probably going with CPSI

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well, our hospital has been looking at other software vendors. Currently Meditech Magic.... small hospital, with a CEO who hates computers. Our IT dept is one old guy who should have retired years ago. He is so behind the times, we have no firewall on any of our computers, he fights viruses every week. He won't fight to send anyone to any type of computer or meditech training. With each of our modules, we could send one person to training. Im expected to build the NUR module (Meditech recomends a team of 6-8) while supporting LAB, RAD, PCI, MOX, PHARM and OE. Not to mention if anyone in ADM or HR needs anything added to a screen, they ask me to do it, since none of them ever had any training!

The modules that are live are only half-A$$ built. So taking into account the lack of IT support, the lack of CEO support, we have been looking at CPSI. I am hoping I can tweak it enough and work the build enough to get what we want out of it....and not have to worry about building the rest of the hospitals sections.

We go for a site visit to the headquarters next week. Overall, even if the system is a step backward from the functionality of Meditech...not so in our case. The only things we have gotten out of this system are the things I have been able to sqeeze out of it. And that's not much!

:throcomp: Im going to miss the old clunker (Meditech Magic) but Im looking forward to moving on!

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How comfortable are you that CPSI will be able to meet the government's meaningful use requirements? Did you look at any other vendors? Thanks!

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we looked at Meditech 6.0 and Healthland. Some other vendors were axed off the list early, due to limitations like no financial module, or way to pricy for our facility. CPSI says they can meet meaningful use.... Im not taking that as a guarantee...since it is still up to us to make sure we ask the correct questions, gather the info, and do many dry runs to make sure our reports reflect the horrible ARRA requirements.

we would have no change in heck in meeting the ARRA requirments if we stuck with Magic. Im not saying it can't be done.... it just can't be done by our facility with our lack of upper management and IT support.

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Specializes in Med-Surg, Nursing Informatics.

Good Luck with the new endevor!

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Good Luck with the new endevor!

yea, I'll need it! actually, looking at how picky some of the criteria are, we are all going to need a lot of luck meeting meaningful use. :uhoh3:

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Specializes in ER, Critical Care, Med-Surg.

Cathy, I tried to reply privately...no go on this system. First, the informatics nurse is still very much needed with CPSI. You have to build all your own forms...and I hope your IT department is up and running well. We have actually added a new guy on.

Med verify works fairly well for us...but the hand held PDA's do not. We use COWS at the bedside. The PDA's have too many problems and are constantly dropping.

We just started using CPOE and it has been a chore to get physicians to use the system. We have one, yes, one physician who routinely uses CPOE, the rest is hit and miss.

Pam

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Pam if you huver over/click on the "send a private message" icon to the right of "Registered User", below the user's name you should be able to send a PM. Try mine and then try Cathy's again. If you are still having problems let me know. FYI you yourself must also be logged in before you can access this function.

But this is exactly the kind of discussion we want posted to the Forum so all can read and learn. Please feel free to always post this kind of content as that is what we are all here for. To network and share lessons learned with our NI colleagues, right?

Thanks so much for your valuable contributions and keep um comin!

Angela

Cathy, I tried to reply privately...no go on this system. First, the informatics nurse is still very much needed with CPSI. You have to build all your own forms...and I hope your IT department is up and running well. We have actually added a new guy on.

Med verify works fairly well for us...but the hand held PDA's do not. We use COWS at the bedside. The PDA's have too many problems and are constantly dropping.

We just started using CPOE and it has been a chore to get physicians to use the system. We have one, yes, one physician who routinely uses CPOE, the rest is hit and miss.

Pam

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Specializes in Global Health Informatics, MNCH.

I don't think you can send PMs till you've had 10 posts, she's only had 8.

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We are preparing for the installation of CPSI Order Entry & Financials. We're going up with 5 eForms as well. Learned how to build those and found it's very time consuming, but if we can get them to work as they should they will be great when we go up with POC in Jan 2011. Of course, we are 3 weeks from go live and still do not have our hands on the test server....nerve wracking! Anyone else lived through a CPSI install. Also looking at their ED Log. Anyone out there used that?

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djbaker........ have you guys had an computer system in your hosp before?

compared to MEDITECH magic forms and NPR reports, the CPSI ones look sooooo easy. yea, will take time, but you said you built 5 eforms. One form or report in Magic in NPR can take weeks and weeks to build. (yea some are easy, but some never work!)

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Hi Cathy,

We are going to be building 5 eForms...very basic (header, text area and a few dropdowns). We will not go up with reflexing forms until Point of Care, Jan 2011. Scary thing is that we will have about 5 - 6 days to build the forms, test and train. We currently have Keane as our HIS and this will be our first time with an EMR!

We did get to do some eForm building in Mobile and they will be time consuming.....entering one control at a time, but we have a dedicated group of bright, clinical folks who are great! Wish us luck!!

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Your lucky to have a team! (I am the team!) ;-)

the eForms look like once you have a couple built, you can work off that group, and they get easier to build because of that. (or so I though by looking at them!)

best of luck! and keep us posted as to how the implementation is going. Im very interested in hearing any snags or things that go well, or are easier or harder than you first thought.

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