BARRINGTON, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Touro Infirmary (New Orleans, La.) implemented Centricity* Perinatal in the NICU in December 2010, completing its roll out to all perinatal units, with the goal of providing the most up-to-date and innovative care available. The site chose the scalable system as a key to further customization and to enhance the ability to implement changes quickly as patient care situations evolve. The Touro Infirmary wanted to assure complete documentation while doing away with most -- if not all-- paper charting, which can be lost or damaged. Since going live in December, the facility’s nursing staff has appreciated the concise charting options, statistical calculations as well as the benefits of becoming nearly paper-free. Centricity Perinatal also saves them time, as the system pulls data automatically, reducing errors caused by manual data input. “(Centricity Perinatal) has provided us with a very large step forward,” said Irene Mitchell, Primary Care Manager of Labor and Delivery at Touro. “It gives us a comprehensive patient picture and more complete documentation of each and every patient that’s ever stayed with us.”
