[November 23, 2009] Emergency Departments Utilizes EDIMS' Analytics Tool to Send Daily H1N1 Reports Tweet Nov 24, 2009 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- EDIMS, a provider of interoperable emergency department (ED) information management systems for hospitals, announced that 22 of its client EDs in New York and New Jersey are reporting daily on the progress of the H1N1 flu pandemic to their state health departments. Sixteen hospitals in central and northern New Jersey, as well as five hospitals in southern New York State and one facility in New York City, are generating the daily reports from EDIMS' WEB Emergency Analysis & Reporting System (WEBeMARS). In a release, the Company noted that the WEBeMARS reports show the total number of patients presenting with flulike symptoms in each county served by the hospitals using EDIMS. In addition, the program breaks down these patients into those with respiratory systems and those with gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms. The report also shows how many patients have cold symptoms and how many have fever/flu symptoms. "We are doing everything we can to support our hospital partners in combating this dangerous disease and to ensure that everyone who contracts it receives optimal care in the EDs that use our EHR," said Shane Hade, CEO of EDIMS. "Our daily reports to state health departments help the authorities predict the spread of H1N1 and take appropriate steps for management of this pandemic." ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]