Spring 2008 | | In This Issue
| | Message from the CEO The need for standardization in the healthcare technology field is a familiar topic to LiveData. Typically, we approach it from the perspective of improving interoperability between medical devices and systems. We are also interested in another facet of standardization: nomenclature. This issue features the Perioperative Nursing Data Set (PNDS), a prime practice support tool developed by the Association of periOperative Nurses (AORN) to help ensure that the perioperative record generates meaningful information. At root, standardization and interoperability are about creating safer, more affordable healthcare. We are very pleased to spread the word on the PNDS, which not only enhances our products, but benefits hospitals, patients, and the public at large.
Jeffrey Robbins | | CEO's Message | | | | | | | | Website Quicklinks
| | | | | | | | | The Perioperative Nursing Data Set (PNDS) 
A federal mandate calls for implementation of an electronic health record (EHR) by 2014. With comprehensive data comes the opportunity to transform patient care. The perioperative nursing record will make a major impact in this arena, providing its data can be effectively documented, captured and mined. This is where the PNDS can play an important role, as Carol Petersen points out in an article featured in LiveData's New Frontiers. The PNDS is a standardized nursing language, which is used to document and report information in a consistent manner. This is a first step toward ensuring that the perioperative record generate valid and reliable data. Recognized by the American Nurses Association (ANA), the PNDS describes nursing care for patients undergoing a surgical or other invasive procedure from pre-admission to discharge. It is designed to fit into the workflow of clinicians and is applicable in various perioperative practice settings, including both inpatient and ambulatory surgical environments. A perioperative record based on the PNDS is one that incorporates clinical as well as structural data elements. As the nation moves closer toward a universal interoperable EHR, this becomes an increasingly valuable asset. Significant resources are allocated to providing safe care for the perioperative patient; and the PNDS is the quantifiable voice of perioperative nursing practice. As the perioperative nursing record is increasingly incorporated into the hospital electronic infrastructure, the advantages of implementing the PNDS grow accordingly. By formally defining the professional roles and contributions of perioperative registered nurses, the PNDS provides a foundation for evaluating outcomes across caregivers and practice settings. This, in turn, holds the promise of uncovering new clinical relationships and promoting new methods for advancing patient care. | | Conference Update AORN
Jeffrey Robbins, LiveData CEO, will present “Hot Topic: The Importance of Informatics to Perioperative Practice” on Thursday, April 3. He will examine the impact of technology on creating both safer and more efficient ORs, focusing on how quality improvement processes can be designed into the infrastructure. The presentation will take place at 8:00–9:30 a.m. and at 1:30–3:00 p.m. Throughout the conference, LiveData will be exhibiting at Booth #204. Spring PeriOp Management Course
LiveData is pleased to be among the sponsors of this exciting learning experience. Main sponsors include leaders from the US News and World Report 2007 Honor Roll Hospitals. Bethany Daily of Massachusetts General Hospital will present on May 15 at 10:00 a.m. She will speak about the impact of LiveData technology on the perioperative process, with emphasis on the briefing and debriefing process. | | LiveData Milestones New OR-Dashboard Feature
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center has integrated real-time pathology data into LiveData OR-Dashboard. Information on specimen status comes directly from the pathology lab and appears in real-time in the OR. Both surgeons and pathologists report that, as a result, there has been a notable improvement in the accuracy and comprehensiveness of information flowing between the two departments. Recent Installations
Extension of LiveData OR-Dashboard to the PACU has had a very enthusiastic response at Massachusetts General Hospital. Staff report that the new technology provides them with an unprecedented level of preparedness when admitting patients to PACU. Advances in Standardizing Technology
The ICEMAN project, funded by a Small Business Innovation Research grant from the US Army, is well underway. LiveData and the SBIR team are nearing successful completion of Phase I, which involved assessing and proposing an ICE implementation architecture. |
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