How Interoperability Is Helping Hospitals Manage Perinatal Workflow
This webinar will detail the importance of finding a solution that works with a hospital’s EMR and specialty units. With over 3,000 labor and delivery (L&D) units in the USA, and greater claim volatility in obstetrics than any other high-risk hospital unit, the specialty workflow in L&D is critical. Fetal heart monitoring, for example, is essential to labor and delivery care, and rapid interpretation can make a difference in successfully delivering a healthy newborn.
Speakers will discuss what providers should look for in finding a interoperable solution to help clinical efficiency while still meeting the hospital IT goals and achieving patient satisfaction.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand key workflow needs and market dynamics to consider when selecting a labor and delivery solution.
- Explain how interoperability can help manage perinatal workflow.
- Learn different approaches hospitals have taken to enable their labor and delivery system and hospital EMR to work together.
Cynthia Williams
Director of Obstetrics and Pediatrics
Community Health Systems
Cynthia Williams is the Corporate Director of Obstetrics and Pediatric for Community Health Systems in Franklin TN. She has been a nurse for 20 years beginning her career in Canada where she was born and raised. Cynthia obtained her Honors Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree as well as a Bachelor of Education degree while living in Canada.
Cynthia moved to the United States in 1998 and has since worked exclusively in Obstetrics/Neonatal and Pediatric nursing. Prior to her current position, Cynthia co-managed an OB unit that, at the time, was doing 7,000 deliveries per year. She obtained her Masters of Healthcare Administration in 2009. In her current role, Cynthia serves as a consultant, advocate and mentor for the 135 facilities in CHS that are spanned across 29 states.
She provides support and direction in strategic planning, regulatory concerns, quality programs, data submission and reporting, as well as facilitating Meaningful use in the OB and Pediatrics areas for all her facilities.
Leslie Sullivan
Global Product Marketing Director,
Clinical Workflow Solutions
GE Healthcare IT
