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“OPTIMI$ER is not a substitute for Electronic Medical Record (EMR) or Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems; contrarily, it has been designed to complement the capabilities of these systems,” explains Vicki, Co-Founder and CEO at Optimium. OPTIMI$ER extracts data from EHRs, Scheduling and Lab systems that assist clinicians, support staff, and financial administrators at a care organization in improving the workflow of the operational process by eliminating errors while scheduling surgeries. Users can access OPTIMI$ER on a web interface, which is linked to a server that is equipped to maintain user dashboards that are configurable by the user to accommodate their way of working. Rules based on those set forth by the healthcare organization are imbedded into OPTIMI$ER, providing guidance that is pushed to those doing the work.
Vicki reveals that the team at Optimium has observed major issues with breakdowns in the workflow, lack of transparency and inefficiency while working closely with its clients. Optimium’s experts attain an in-depth understanding of how clients handle and transfer patient information across different departments and caregivers and accordingly improve the effectiveness of the staff interaction between departments, people and systems.![]()
The surgical scheduling system is linked to the dashboard, which displays the patient demographics along with the medical conditions of each
Dr. Stega describes one instance where Optimium assisted a perioperative department in improving coordination among teams within different departments within surgical services. Traditionally, the staff (primarily RN’s and NP’s) faxed information from one department to another, resulting in delayed scheduling of surgical procedures and increase in inefficiency. Optimium implemented OPTIMI$ER within the client’s existing infrastructure with no disruption or changes to existing EMR, or scheduling system. Due to the ability to integrate with their existing systems, OPTIMI$ER was able to provide real-time patient schedule changes, allowing staff to always no when a schedule moved and action needed to be taken to assure case could go on time. Schedule changes are updated on the dashboard, enabling nurses to keep track of the number of patients ready for surgery as well as the ones who were removed from the schedule.
Currently, Optimium is working on two expansions to the OPTIMI$ER workflow application. The first is an electronic board to replace the old “grease board”. The OPTIMI$ER OR Manager will provide all information on a case by case basis to large screens located strategically in and associated with the surgical suites. It will update all data associated with each case to include staff, special equipment, etc. The second application is OPTIMI$ER™ for Medical Oncology Infusion Centers. Focusing on readying the patient for infusion similar to the processes associated with readying a patient for surgery. “We will continue to focus on improving medical workflow tools and interaction among the departments in care organizations to enhance care delivery and improve the financial well-being of those organizations,” concludes Vicki.
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Company
Optimium Health
Headquarters
Annapolis, MD
Management
Vicki G. Harrison, CEO and Mark Stega, MD & COO , Optimium Health
Description
Optimium Health Inc (OHI) is a consulting and technology solutions firm that works with healthcare provider organizations, physician practices, hospitals and health systems. OHI’s mission is to drive operational excellence with leading-edge process management solutions designed to optimize enterprise workflow, improve financial return, and enhance the patient experience. The company's workflow engine known as OPTIMI$ER™ uses a set of automation tools that guide the worker through each step of a process, immediately alerting the worker to missed steps in the processes being performed before the missed step negatively impacts the process