This is a community hospital that includes a Main OR, an Ambulatory Surgery Unit, two pre-op and post-op areas, and a special procedures unit.

• The hospital is part of a multi-facility group in Wisconsin
• A major goal is for the hospital to be a paperless, all digital facility
• NWC was contracted to manage the implementation of the Surgical, Preoperative and Anesthesia Information Systems.

• Develop the project scope, project goals and objectives and the project plan.
• Integrate the project plan and resource allocation plan with Microsoft Project Server tools and corporate project management office.
• Team time tracking and project metric monitoring to ensure timelines were met
• Design and document all workflows related to system use, materials management, case cart management, registration, charting and billing
• Design and document physical layout of the I.T. systems for the new perioperative areas. This includes locations of all data drops, telephones, PC's, Tablet PC's and printers.
• Develop policies and procedures for system use and maintenance.
• Develop all data collection and data entry standards.
• Define and develop custom databases and screens to support preoperative, Intraoperative and Anesthesia real-time charting.
• Implement 5 interfaces for ADT, Billing, EMR and Lab results.
• Integration the perioperative system with all other systems in the OR (PACS, Video System, Materials Management, perfusion and pharmacy).
• Test Script development and execution for unit and integration testing for all interfaces and modules.
• Develop and execute training plans for all staff on all modules
• Develop and train the system administrator.

The project is complete...ask us how it went.