Business office associates pull up a patient record in MEDITECH, click the ImageNow icon and the supporting documents they need to answer patient questions are displayed. The link between ImageNow and MEDITECH has enabled us to respond to patients’ needs more quickly.
Michele Wood
Systems Analyst
Martin Memorial Health System
When your healthcare organization is searching for new technology, you want to find applications that are as effective across your enterprise as they are in one department so that you'll see a lasting return on investment. ImageNow enterprise document management, imaging and workflow integrates with PCI, EMR, PtCT, LSS and all other MEDITECH Modules, giving users in admissions/registration, patient care departments, HIM, patient finance and every other area single-click access to the documents they need to complete daily tasks.
Elimination of manual duties such as filing, photocopying, file cabinet searches and re-filing charts gives staff more time to focus on meeting patients’ needs. The unique ImageNow integration approach supports all current and future versions of MEDITECH, allowing you get the most from your existing technology investment with minimal cost.
Healthcare organizations worldwide, including Citizen's Memorial Healthcare, Mercy Regional Health Center and Martin Memorial Health System use ImageNow to extend the value of their MEDITECH systems.
ImageNow's patented LearnMode™ technology facilitates rapid integration with MEDITECH and any other application without requiring a single line of code, greatly decreasing deployment time and cost.
LearnMode uses key data from captured documents and your MEDITECH system to link each scanned or imported chart component to an existing patient record, allowing users across your enterprise to instantly retrieve supporting information from their MEDITECH screens. The results are more informed and timely patient care, a faster revenue cycle and increased productivity.
WebNow, the browser-based companion to ImageNow, gives physicians, coders and other employees working from remote locations the same convenient document access without having to install the full ImageNow client.
ImageNow can integrate with HL7-compliant MEDITECH systems across your enterprise. This enables your organization to build links to chart components within the MEDITECH system. When a chart component is imported into ImageNow, ImageNow sends an HL7 message to the MEDITECH application, which receives it and builds a link to the document. When a user accesses the patient record, they can instantly access the document via WebNow by simply clicking the link. Additional information, such as which user scanned the document and when it was scanned, can also be automatically sent from ImageNow to MEDITECH.
ImageNow can also receive HL7 messages from MEDITECH, automatically facilitating common tasks such as the merging of duplicate patient accounts, elimination of an outdated chart component or changing a patient's name on that individual's ImageNow documents. This integrated approach eliminates the time and errors associated with manually updated patient information.
ImageNow Message Agent integrates with the MEDITECHWeb physician portal to provide doctors with instant access to chart components from the familiar MEDITECH environment. This server-side integration frees physicians from the physical limitations of paperwork, enabling them to make diagnoses and complete other tasks from any location.
ImageNow Enterprise Service Bus enables ImageNow to initiate a request of MEDITECH as the result of an action taken within ImageNow. One example of such integration involves the creation of a new transaction within MEDITECH. This transaction would be automatically initiated when ImageNow processes a new document, eliminating manual data entry into the MEDITECH system.
ImageNow can also combine with systems from third-party vendors to offer embedded document management features within MEDITECH systems. This enables users to launch document scanning from MEDITECH screens. When the documents are scanned into ImageNow and indexing information such as MRN and visit number is entered, ImageNow generates an HL7 message and sends it to the MEDITECH HIS. Using the received information, the MEDITECH system builds a document link. Later, when a user selects the link within the patient record the document will be immediately displayed in WebNow. Without leaving their MEDITECH environment, users can instantly access the patient information they need to do their jobs well.
ImageNow automatically captures report streams from MEDITECH, separates reports by patient name and/or account number, and associates individual documents to patient records for easy retrieval. Automatic alerts let you know when reports are missing, ensuring complete documentation is collected for every patient. This seamless process eliminates the cost of printing hard copies and saves time for your HIM and clinical staff.
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