Emergency Department

The emergency department (ED) is the front door of the hospital. Studies show that more than 50 percent of hospital admissions come through the ED and at least 45 percent of all hospital revenues come from patients admitted through the ED. In fact, ED inpatients typically comprise 72 percent of a hospital’s intensive care days, 67 percent of inpatient lab tests and 57 percent of inpatient days. 

Picis is the leader in ED solutions installed in over 1,400 facilities and helping automate 39 million ED visits per year. Picis ED PulseCheck is helping more than 280 hospitals address their unique ED-driven clinical, operational and financial needs, creating unparalleled value in these institutions. As a result of ED PulseCheck, hospital leadership is able to realize the full potential of the ED and hence the full revenue, quality and clinician potential of the hospital.

Picis ED PulseCheck customers include:

Picis ED PulseCheck defines five critical elements of a high-performance emergency department electronic medical record (ED EMR) system:

1. Complete clinical documentation and advanced clinical decision support
2. Integrated charge capture documentation
3. Seamless interoperability with the rest of the hospital network
4. Integrated visibility and tracking of hospital resources
5. ONC-ATCB certified for meaningful use 

A high-performance ED EMR that helps achieve high quality of patient care together with thorough and consistent documentation is an essential requirement for every hospital — big or small, academic or community, using a clinical information system or not.