eNATAL
Now Pocket PC Enabled
 Designed
for practices with wireless Internet access, eNATAL users can access and
enter information using a computer that fits in their pocket. Since visit
information can now be entered using PocketPCs, this enhancement effectively
eliminates the need for desktop computers in every exam room when used in
combination with TabletPCs or laptop computers.
Using a wireless office network is quickest and easiest
way to bring the Internet and eNATAL into your practice!
eNATAL QA ScoreCards
- Manage Risk with Fail-Safe PreNATAL Care
Setting eNATAL apart, again, from other prenatal records, eNATAL introduces
QA ScoreCards. Leveraging the advantages of discrete clinical information
stored in eNATAL's comprehensive prenatal record, QA ScoreCards
are custom reports focused around common prenatal care standards where poor
documentation or not following the standards could reduce care quality and
at the same time expose your practice to increased liability. Read
More About QA with Prenatal Records...
What Are You Forgetting?
In a recent study
by RAND Health published in the NEJM
(6/26/03), the investigators found that many well-evidenced guidelines
are not being followed in practice. This study included thirty-nine indicators
in prenatal care
(requires Adobe Reader)) and the percentage of time they were overlooked
(or not documented). With eNATAL, your practice
could expect near 100% compliance with, and complete documentation of
any guidelines you choose to follow.
Hot Topics at ACOG ACM 2003
Two topics that came up repeatedly at ACOG's Annual Clinical Meeting concerned
how to deal with the current professional liability crisis, and how to find
strategic clarity in the purchase and implementation of Electronic Medical
Records. Here's our take on Prenatal Records
and Professional Liability Insurance with EMRs.
Poster Presentation at ACOG ACM
2003
A study that quantifies the lack of availability
of paper prenatal records at a busy L&D unit in a community hospital
was a poster presentation at the ACOG Annual Clinical Meeting in New Orleans.
The study was conducted by Dr. Don Miller, the chief architect of eNATAL,
along with Dr. John Yeast, OBGYN Department Chairman at St. Luke's Hospital,
and Robin Evans, BSN, Perinatal Educator at St. Luke's. Abstract
and Poster (both require
Adobe Reader)).
eNATAL: A Strategic First Step Toward EMR Acceptance
An article in the Spring 2003 Issue of the Journal of Healthcare Information
Management spells out for information technology executives why
prenatal care may be the best place to introduce electronic medical records.
Solving Access Problems with eNATAL Highlighted
on NBC ActionNEWS
As further validation of media and public interest
in eNATAL, NBC ActionNEWS 41 in Kansas City illustrated the problems with
access to paper prenatal records. A patient who noticed that her prenatal
record often arrived after the fact was interviewed. More...
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Professional
Liability Insurer Endorses eNATAL
Northwest Physicians Mutual Insurance Company (NPMIC)
has endorsed eNATAL for use by its policyholders who provide obstetric
services. NPMIC has also extended discounts to policyholders who use eNATAL.
More...
eNATAL Reviewed in Current Women's Health Reports
Dr. Robert Yarwood, FACOG, in his Web Alert column
for Current Reports, wrote that eNATAL "is one of the first commercial
offerings to obstetricians of a fully interactive electronic medical record,
a goal that many large hospitals and medical universities have been working
to achieve for years." He goes on to say that eNATAL is "a very
compelling technologic demonstration, and a look at where medical technology
is going."
In an update in 2003, Dr. Yarwood adds that eNATAL
is "an ideal example of the original promise of computing and networking
for medical information, and I join many others in predicting that Internet
technology will be the preferred platform for record keeping and data
transfer." The complete review can be read here
(requires Adobe Reader)).
eNATAL Featured on Fox News
Fox4 News in Kansas City recently highlighted
the problems with access to paper prenatal records and how one practice
has solved that problem for patients and clinicians with eNATAL. More...
Saint Luke's Hospital of KCMO Go-Live
Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City went live
with the Enterprise version of eNATAL on December 6th. eNATAL will be
used initially at two clinics providing care to almost 1000 obstetric
patients per year. More...
eNATAL Experience Presented at MedNet 2002
Dr. Larry Glazerman, who has used eNATAL in his
practice for almost two years, recently presented on the topic "Internet-based
Prenatal Records: Moving Obstetrics into the 21st Century" at
the 2002 MedNet conference held in Amsterdam. More...
Finally, Point-of-Care Computing is Here!
With the introduction of the TabletPC operating
system by Microsoft, and the installation ease of wireless networks, it
just got easier to bring your practice into the 21st Century with eNATAL.
More...
eNATAL & Nurses: Saving Time & Paperwork
eNATAL was recently featured
on NurseZone, an online nursing resource and community with updates on
the latest in nursing and healthcare innovations.
Don't Mess With Mother Nature
In an article
published in Healthcare Informatics magazine, Dr. Miller describes the
rationale behind embracing well-architected vertical solutions, such as
eNATAL, even in environments where total system "integration"
is a knee-jerk mantra.
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