NEW YORK, Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- E&C Medical Intelligence, Inc., the leading provider of risk reduction and clinical quality improvement systems and services, today announced that Lenox Hill Hospital, New York has selected E&C’s Intelligent Patient Record for Obstetrics (IPROB). The IPROB system is recognized as the most advanced best practice and risk management support tool for the OB practitioner. Used in over 65,000 births to date, IPROB has demonstrated statistical reductions in risk and prevention of critical clinical errors.
“Building on our reputation for combining the latest technology with highly skilled and compassionate care, we are pleased to announce the addition of E&C’s IPROB tool set for our OB unit,” said Michael Y. Divon, MD, Chairman, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Lenox Hill Hospital. “It is a privilege to be in a position to offer this advanced new technology to our patients at Lenox Hill Hospital.”
IPROB provides revolutionary new tools to help eliminate errors in real- time and improve the quality of care in the OB environment. The system’s intelligent electronic patient record generates meticulous documentation as it proactively supports clinicians in not only providing the highest level of care, but also helps them avoid clinical mistakes. At its core is a comprehensive clinical knowledge-base comprised of over 6,500 best practice protocols in OB and 13,000 clinical data fields. IPROB’s powerful inference engine analyzes current patient data against this extensive clinical knowledgebase to offer clinicians appropriate choices of care, documentation and risk management pathways for the current specific clinical situation. Every decision is supported and documented. The complete IPROB package includes an extensive risk management consultancy to help identify, isolate, and remediate quality deviations from the hospital’s accepted best practice.
About Lenox Hill Hospital
Lenox Hill Hospital, a 652-bed, acute-care hospital located on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, has earned a national reputation for outstanding patient care and innovative medical and surgical treatments. Lenox Hill Hospital is renowned for its exceptional obstetrical services, from prenatal to postpartum care. The Center for Maternal-Fetal Medicine is one of the most comprehensive of its kind in New York City. Lenox Hill Hospital physicians deliver more than 3,700 babies each year in newly renovated facilities.
About E&C Medical Intelligence, Inc.
E&C Medical Intelligence, Inc. is the risk reduction and clinical quality improvement company. A pioneer in automated clinical management support and documentation, E&C provides breakthrough, real-time knowledge-based software systems featuring an intelligent patient record and complimentary consulting services that reduce risk and improve the quality of care. The company currently offers proven solutions along the obstetrics continuum; prenatal, labor and delivery, and postpartum. E&C is developing similar applications of its unique technology throughout the patient care environment. The company is based in New York City. Visit the E&C website at: http://www.e-and-c.com/.
E&C Medical Intelligence, Inc.
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