MAY 2002
Volume 26 • No. 5
Recent and Upcoming POE Improvements
Remote access to clinical applications being tested in pilot project
First phase of process redesign is over; changes now being implemented
Internet policy established to safeguard computer performance
Stanford, Packard hospital announce new chief information officer
New editor named for Medical Staff Update
PAST ISSUES
-Kristin Cummings, a resident in internal medicine, uses the physician order entry component of LastWord to retrieve patient information. Several improvements are under way to make the system more user-friendly.
As work continues on improving and upgrading the LastWord physician order entry system, hospital and medical staff leaders say a recent on-site visit by top officials at IDX, the software vendor, signals a stronger commitment by the company to make the system a success at Stanford.
IDX's president and vice president of account management came to Stanford in mid-April for a day-long visit. They met with Stanford Hospital & Clinics president and CEO Martha Marsh; interim chief information officer Richard Rydell; interim chief operating officer Mike Peterson; clinical administrative leaders; and physician leaders including medical staff president Raymond Gaeta.
"It was a very positive meeting. The IDX president indicated he has a high level of interest in working with Stanford to make this project a success," said Rydell. "I think it signals a stronger relationship between IDX and Stanford."
