Technology

As one of this country’s premier technologically advanced health systems, Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network is dedicated to providing residents with the most advanced resources available. Each resident is provided a Lifebook laptop upon starting that is wirelessly connected to the network intranet. This laptop provides constant access to the electronic medical record system, patient data, imaging reports, and dictated documents. In addition, the wireless capabilities of these devices allows for quick access to medical resources such as Up to Date, Med Consult, e-journals and various electronic texts.

The entire health network has an ordering system through CAPOE (Computer Assisted Physician Order Entry). CAPOE allows physicians to quickly enter orders for patients in the computer and to efficiently provide communication to nursing or pharmacy staff.

Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine is one of the exemplary disciplines of LVH. The hospital has uniquely been equipped as a telemedicine site with satellite intensivist coverage 24 hours a day – one of only a handful of sites in the county. Each critical care bed in the hospital is wired with a camera and electronic sharing capabilities that allow an off-site intensive care specialist to guide residents and nursing staff in critical care management of patients during the hours of 7p-7a. These tele-intensivists are able to talk one-on-one with the residents and nurses in any room while having access to all the hemodynamics, monitors, ventilator settings and high-definition camera images.

As resident responsibilities become ever more abundant, Lehigh Valley Hospital is dedicated to ensuring residents are able to fully manage all of their educational and professional responsibilities. A management software program has been implemented called New Innovations that is utilized by all the residents. This program provides real time access and management for schedules, documentation, curricula, procedure logs and much more for every resident. Printable reports are also available in case a resident may need verification for fellowship applications, licensure, or future employment. This program is accessible anywhere via the internet and provides the residency with consistent communication with the residents.

Electronic Medical Record (EMR) implementation is underway with several practices in the Network utilizing software for documentation management. EMR will be coming soon to the LVPP (Lehigh Valley Physician Practice) Internal Medicine Resident Continuity Clinic. We look forward to its starting!

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