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BPM Systems. Ray Hess V.P., Information Management The Chester County Hospital West Chester, PA. What is BPM.
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BPM Systems Ray Hess V.P., Information Management The Chester County Hospital West Chester, PA
What is BPM • Business Process Management: A methodology that seeks to define, optimize, automate and monitor key business processes within an organization • Used extensively in other industries • Has had limited penetration into healthcare
Workflow or Process Engine • A system that manages processes for an organization • Links disparate systems and data • Components: • Definition tool • Run time processor • Business Activity Monitoring • Acts as a central nervous system, guiding and directing activities
Process Engine Tools • Linkage Object • Database, Java, Web Services, other programs • Timers • Routers • Event triggers • Logic objects • UI objects • E-mail, beeper, telephone, printer, web
CCH Example: Bed Cleaning Requirements • Optimize Bed Cleaning operation • Tie to clinical needs • Have automated bed cleaning function • Housekeeping alerting • Nursing alerting and priority setting • Up to the minute status monitor • Automatic escalation
Elements • Beep housekeeping via text pagers • Call nursing triage nurse via IP phone • Receive status updates from housekeeping via telephone • Web UI for viewing and management • E-mail of errors to my team • Printed reports generated every day
Bed Cleaning Outcome • Daily activity reports • Decreased 50% of manual steps in the original (non-automated) process • Up for over two years; full house 24/7 for 1&1/2 years • Cleaned over 32,500 beds with the process • What about metrics? • Next Step: Using caller ID to note patient departure prior to discharge being placed
Other Automations • Assessments • Departmental Alerting • Smoking Cessation • Infection Control (MRSA and VRE) • Diabetes • CHF • Microbiology • 23 Hours Observation • And others