“And we’re back! Since our last newsletter in May, the PediNotes team has been hard at work and new changes are on the horizon! We’re excited to recap the year below with details on our company growth and future advancements.”
PediNotes Triumphs in Functionality
Recent pediatric literature and studies by independent journals recommend key functions that should be part of a neonatal EMR, including those that enhance data management and improve patient safety and care.
PediNotes meets or exceeds these recommendations through a focus on function and user-centered design. Let’s take a look at the suggested functionalities found in PediNotes:
Designed By A Neonatologist
First and foremost, the EMR should be designed specifically for neonatologists. This user-centered design is crucial to making a software program that works for the intended audience.
Neonatology Specific Functionality
Age specific templates
Creation of family history with templates for specified areas
Daily demographics
Growth tracking including growth velocity
Immunization management
Medication dosing
Mother-Infant Dyad linkage – tracking of mother’s pregnancy and hospital events including real-time laboratory results
Neonatal nutrition – enteral and parenteral with detailed analytics
Neonatal Specific Scores – abstinence scores, Infant Driven Feedings
Past Medical History including Family History, Review of Systems utilizing neonatal templates
Patient identification with tracking of name changes
Pediatric norms with appropriate growth charts for immediate perinatal period and pediatric period
Pediatric Subspecialty Support
Respiratory data related to respiratory parameters
User specified views and documentation catered to primary clinical roles
Integration Into Existing EMR
Clinical documentation
Neonatology
Subspecialty
Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE)
Incorporation of documentation from other users of hospital EMR
Data Management
Data management with in-program analytic and data warehousing with ability to create data dashboards
Reducing variability in data through use of interoperability
Patient Safety
Age based order sets
Defining resolution or changing spectrum of specific disease processes
Electronic Handoff tools
Neonatal Clinical Decision Support
Newborn Screening tracking
Transition of Care Documentation
Inpatient Monitoring
Nursing documentation of vitals
Bedside monitoring
Billing Functions
Specialty defined rules
Integration with billing software
Upcoming Events
2018 AAP National Conference & Exhibition
November 2-6, Orlando, FL | BOOTH #567
Join us this winter at the world’s largest pediatric education event! We’ll be showing pediatricians and other health professionals how to make strides in their NICU operations with the benefits and ease of use PediNotes.
We are constantly evolving and improving our software to provide solutions that help you. Any feedback is always appreciated.
— The PediNotes Team
Want to take PediNotes for a test drive?
Visit our website to learn more about our free trial of PediNotes and experience the new EMR functionality first hand.
