Nurses are the anchor for the entirety of a healthcare organization. From executing physician orders and administrating medication to educating patients and ensuring safety, nurses do it all. Yet nurses are often pulled away from patients, bogged down with administrative tasks and paperwork. Add to that a workforce shortage and a more complete picture of nurses’ daily lives begins to emerge with longer shifts and more patients. Inherently inefficient paper-based charts and records make an already challenging situation even more complicated for nurses and the patients in their care.  

To combat these nursing challenges, Cerner offers CareNet®. This smart set of solutions offers healthcare organizations:

• A powerful safety net that reduces errors and erases memory-based care
• Evidence-based, decision support tools
• Seamless, open communication for the entire care team
• Closed-loop processes with electronic medication administration at the point of care
• Automatic verification of the “five rights”
• Greater efficiency via technology that promote a paperless environment, regulatory compliance and national quality designations
• Time saved without redundant documentation
• Increased job satisfaction and retention

CareNet’s solutions connect to Cerner Millennium PowerChart®, our unified electronic medical record. PowerChart creates an enterprise-wide record, combining clinical and financial operations, enabling care teams to plan, orchestrate and document for the best possible care. CareNet links a patient’s EMR to nursing activities, automatically documenting activities and simplifying communication between all members of the care team.

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