 ""HP's portfolio of world-class Linux-based solutions combined with Medsphere's powerful open source-based electronic health record applications are enabling us to improve patient safety and maximize our returns from the project through improvements in efficiency and consistency. We have great trust in our partners, and are confident that we have the tools and information systems agility necessary to continue exceeding the expectations of our care providers and patients."-- David Whiles, Director of Information Systems, Midland Memorial Hospital
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Located in Midland, Texas, Midland Memorial Hospital opened its doors to the local community in July of 1950 as the County's only not-for-profit hospital. The facilities were built with funds donated by individuals, firms and foundations to offer medical care to all area residents, regardless of their ability to pay. Today, the 371 licensed-bed hospital operates on three campuses, provides a full range of acute care services for Midland and the surrounding area, and functions as a regional referral center for other communities throughout west Texas and southeast New Mexico.
As part of the ongoing process of planning and review, the Hospital's Information Systems (IS) Group undertakes a regular evaluation of the overall IT infrastructure and an assessment of the IS needs of individual departments. A core objective of the activity is to ensure that IS assets are being leveraged in a manner consistent with perpetuating the Hospital's high healthcare quality standards.
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Challenges
- Core applications reaching end of lifecycle.
- Escalating management and maintenance costs.
- Minimal integration of applications and silos of information.
- Business objectives dictated improvements in efficiency.
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Solution
- Two HP Proliant DL580 G2 servers
- HP ProLiant DL380 server with Integrated Lights Out Remote Management
- HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array 3000
- HP OpenView Storage Operations Manager
- HP StorageWorks MSL5030 Tape Library
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- Medsphere OpenVista:
- Patient Information Management Systems (PIMS)
- Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS)
- Nursing Administration
- Patient Care Encounter (PCE)
- Billing Foundation
- Pharmacy (inpatient only)
- Laboratory
- Radiology/Nuclear Medicine
- Imaging
- National On-Line Information Sharing System (NOIS)
- Dietetics
- Bar Code Medication Administration (BCMA)
- Engineering
- Equipment/Turn-In Request
- Automated Safety Incident Surveillance Tracking System (ASISTS)
- Occurrence Screen
- Police and Security
- Voluntary Timekeeping
- Incident Reporting
- Immunology Case Registry
- Quality: Audiology And Speech Analysis and Reporting (QUASAR)
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Results
- Elevated efficiency and levels of patient handling.
- Improved risk mitigation throughout infrastructure with enhanced consistency and integration of data across previously disparate systems.
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Agility
- Flexibility of HP/Medsphere infrastructure facilitating the integration of complex tasks.
- Open source solution able to coexist with legacy components and processes to facilitate smooth transition to new environment.
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Value
- Project implemented at under one half the cost of equivalent proprietary system.
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4AA0-4402ENW, 03/2006
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