Breakthrough Applications

Forerun Forges New Path for Physician Charting in the Emergency Department

Ask a physician in the typically chaotic environment of a large emergency department (ED) to transition from dictation and/or manual charting to an electronic charting system and the response is often something on the order of “I’ll switch when you take the chart/microphone from my cold, dead hands.” But, Forerun Systems used InterSystems Ensemble to develop breakthrough charting capabilities and digital pen technology for their FlexChart™ product, a game-changing electronic charting solution that:

• Enables physicians to electronically chart at the patient’s bedside without any break in the clinical workflow
• Completely eliminates transcription costs to deliver an ROI for FlexChart of just three months at the maximum
• Identifies ED treatment delays in real time, resulting in process optimization to cut patient wait time and increase patient satisfaction

Ensemble-based FlexChart seamlessly integrates with virtually all hospital applications, including electronic health records, physician order entry, nursing documentation, registration and lab and radiology applications to ensure that data redundancy is totally eliminated.