By replacing 600 PCs with 1,100 cloud displays, Olympic Medical Center has created a virtualized environment that has improved clinical workflows, IT maintenance, and overall EHR utilization.
An EHR implementation is painful enough on its own. Add PC setup, troubleshooting, and upgrades to the mix, and you add untold time and frustration to the process. Olympic Medical Center (OMC), an 80-bed, acute-care community hospital in Port Angeles, WA, found that PC management was impeding its EHR progress. As a result, the provider made the decision to replace many of its clinical PCs with cloud displays that leverage desktop virtualization technology. Here, Sean Johnson, information technology manager at OMC, explains how this move has enhanced clinical workflows, improved integration with physician dictation software, and optimized EHR utilization.
