Testimonials

"The electronic pen, the 'magic pen' so to speak, takes [electronic charting] one step further and allows me to make that documentation process more fluid so I can go to the patient's bedside and be making notes and be doing part of that documentation as I'm examining and discussing with the patient so I don't miss out on any key aspects and I'm able to bring that back to the desktop and to my chart and make charting a little more fluid, and I've found that to be a significant advantage."

"ED medicine is practiced in what is often a chaotic environment. Forerun ED™ is a software tool that provides clinicians with the information they need to identify delays in real time. With this data, you can find out how long patients are waiting and where processes are being held up. Those processes can then be optimized to cut wait time as much as possible."

"With the Forerun ED™, we have an awareness of what's happening with each patient. Everything that is clinically relevant -- tests ordered and completed, prescriptions ordered and clinical notes -- is visible on a single screen. This builds confidence among clinicians that they aren't missing critical information while simultaneously improving the emergency department's workflow."

"We now have a virtual view of the emergency department using the Forerun system. In less than two minutes, any supervising member of the team can size up the department. Handoffs are easier, faster and more complete. A loop in critical value reporting has been closed in the emergency department and we have achieved all EKG tests for chest pain in under 10 minutes due to our enhanced viewing capabilities."

"The challenge of care delivery in a multi-location ED was a major driver behind the decision to implement the Forerun ED™. It makes it possible for the nursing staff in any location to be able to visualize where ED patients are at any point in time. Information displayed on PCs located in each ED pod and on a large plasma screen that is visible in the urgent care pod provides clinicians with up-to-the-minute data on patient location and condition. Now we can see patients in the waiting room even before they've been triaged and registered. The Forerun ED™ basically enables 'one-stop shopping' by providing a central, constantly updated repository of critical clinical information. Not only does this make it easier to identify slowdowns during treatment, but it also facilitates more effective communication that is key to eliminating barriers to fast, appropriate care delivery."

"Before, we really were not successful with the med reconciliation process. We were in the 50th percentile at the time, and we are 98% compliant now. The ED's former process was done on paper, but the Forerun ED™ electronic form is now used, which ED nurses complete for each patient. It pulls information from the patient's previous visits, so the nurse doesn't have to recreate the list every time. Now, the ED nurse collects the list at triage, and the ED physician takes over from there. Later, the nurse prints the medication reconciliation sheet with the patient's discharge instructions. "This has made us compliant with 'do not use' abbreviations as well."

"We believe the only way the emergency department can be run is if you're integrating every bit of data generated inside and outside the emergency department in one place where doctors can look at it without having to log in to 27 different systems, and that's what Forerun ED™ does."

"To get to the next level in patient management and care delivery in the ED, Landmark Medical selected the Forerun ED™ system from Forerun, Inc. In addition to tracking the true time that a patient spends in the ED prior to hospital admittance or discharge after treatment, the system enables rapid identification of life-threatening conditions that must be addressed immediately. The system officially went into production at 2007 year-end... and it's clear that communication among caregivers has improved and there is faster patient discharge or patient admittance, depending on what is appropriate. There is no doubt that the Forerun ED™ is helping to identify and eliminate bottlenecks by providing much needed objective data. And, clinicians have been very open to adopting the new system. They began to embrace it even while the Forerun ED was operating in beta mode, and they are now totally comfortable with what has proven to be a high-value application."

"Forerun technologists built the necessary HL7 message interfaces needed to integrate all relevant SNCH applications and data repositories. This is a Web-based system and we chose a SAAS model to run Forerun ED™. As a result, we didn't have to deal with most of the system set up or administration functions. Forerun handles all of that and I have to say that they've been very responsive to our needs... that's one of the key reasons we selected Forerun as our application vendor... they're very interested in providing a quality product rather than in just selling software."