Weiss D A, Hailstone S
Barnes-Jewish, Inc., St. Louis.
Comput Healthc. 1993 Oct;14(11):28, 30, 32.
Do bedside and point-of-care systems actually deliver on their promise of reducing operating expenses while helping improve the overall quality of healthcare? And how does a healthcare facility quantify associated "productivity" improvements to prove cost savings? These are two critical issues that healthcare providers face in implementing a bedside or point-of-care (POC) system. Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, is a 1,000 bed member facility of the Barnes-Jewish Inc./Christian Health Services integrated health system. Barnes Hospital has indeed seen significant cost savings as a result of a POC project.
床边系统和即时护理系统真的能兑现其在降低运营成本的同时帮助提高整体医疗质量的承诺吗？医疗机构又如何量化相关的“生产力”提升以证明成本节约呢？这些是医疗服务提供者在实施床边或即时护理（POC）系统时面临的两个关键问题。位于圣路易斯的巴恩斯医院是巴恩斯 - 犹太公司/基督教健康服务综合医疗系统中拥有1000张床位的成员机构。巴恩斯医院确实通过一个即时护理项目实现了显著的成本节约。
