11 are monitored beds with telemetry to central work area, additional portable monitors can be utilized. Most ER visits, clinic notes, admission notes and discharge summaries as well as lab and radiology reports are readily accessible via computer at the U.W. Hospital. Emergency Physician notes are generally available in the computerized record within 24 - 48 hours of dictation. We sign our charts electronically as well. This can be done from a computer at home as well as at the Hospital.
Dictation See computer support above.
The vast majority of us dictate every patient visit, or nearly so. In a word, our nurses are superb. Unlike most university hospitals, ancillary services at the U.W. including unit coordinators, techs, housekeeping, lab, x-ray and more are very efficient. Total time from ordering to results for lab and x-ray rarely exceed 45 minutes and average far less. Every imaginable consult service is readily available 24 hours a day at the U.W. Hospital.