RE: Meditech-Community Wide Scheduler

September 27, 2001

We also have been using CWS for about 2 years in a facility that is a

combination of acute rehabilitation, subacute rehab. and outpatient.

CWS has worked well for us, although I agree that it is vital to have

someone design it who understands how you need it to work for you.

The closer it can mimic your old paper system, the more likely your

staff are to accept it.

Ann Skinner OTR

ECRC

> Back in April there was discussion about the MEDITECH nursing module

(NUR)and

> documentation. My request is for opinion/feedback on the community

wide

> scheduling system. We are on the Meditech system for OE, NUR, MM,

etc... We

> also have the community wide scheduler module but are currently not

using it

> within the hospital. At this time our rehab department uses the

good old

> hand/paper scheduling system...bad for statistical data

collection. I have

> looked at other products such as Spectrasoft and similiar products

and I

> like what is out there, however, if the Meditech scheduler is

consumer

> friendly and appropriate for a rehab department I may have a hard

time

> justifying something from the outside. Thanks for you feedback.

>

> McCusker, PT

> Director of Rehab

> Cole Memorial Hosp.

>

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September 27, 2001