Automating Patient Records Management Extends High-Quality Care to More Patients at the Swedish Hospital of Seattle

Overview

Swedish Hospital of Seattle engaged Cap Gemini Ernst & Young to develop an automated data management platform that enabled the hospitalÂ’s emergency room staff to use tablet PCs connected to a wireless network to gather patient data and collaborative workspaces to organize, share, and manage it on the hospital intranet. Converting their manual paper-based records keeping system into a streamlined computer documentation and care management solution will enable the hospital to realize a 74-percent internal rate of return (IRR) and a payback of 13 months on its investment.