Kershaw County Medical Center Implements Mi-Co’s Mobile
Data Capture Software for Hospital’s Diabetes Program
Released on = October 14, 2005, 3:35 am
Press Release Author = Barrett Joyner / Mi-Co
Industry = Healthcare
Press Release Summary = Mi-Co announced that Kershaw County Medical Center in South
Carolina is implementing Mi-Forms Software for gathering data for their diabetes
programs
Press Release Body = Healthcare, mobile data capture, forms automation, hospital
software, Mi-Co, Mi-Forms, Diabetes
Research Triangle Park, NC and Camden, SC. Mi-Co announced today that Kershaw County
Medical Center (KCMC) is implementing Mi-Co’s flagship software system, Mi-Forms, to
bring greater efficiency in the capture, verification, and use of medical data. The
implementation will start with information gathered in KCMC’s Diabetes programs.
“We have specific goals in mind with the implementation of this technology,” stated
Diane Arrants, Director of IT at KCMC, “and we expect an overall decrease in costs
related to printing forms, copying forms, storing forms and completing forms. In
addition, we feel that the quality of our data will continue to increase because we
will eliminate potential errors that occur when data is manually transferred into an
electronic database from pen/paper entries. We like the fact that the staff will
have the effectiveness of an electronic process but the ease of use of a paper
system.”
The Mi-Forms System will be implemented on Gateway M275 Tablet PCs running the
Windows XP Tablet Edition Operating System. Mi-Forms on Tablet PCs allows for the
design of form systems that use a paper-like interface for data capture. The
Mi-Forms System converts the digital ink into machine-readable form; runs user
specified business rules and sends the verified data to the back end medical
databases at KCMC. The majority of the data will be sent to Meditech's integrated
Health Care Information System.
The project will gather data on the Tablet PCs regarding diabetes self-management
programs. The data capture process includes forms for referrals, educational
assessments, progress notes, nursing assessments, medication history, behavioral
goals and follow-up.
The diabetes program is an important one for the hospital. In South Carolina
diabetes is the sixth leading cause of death in the state and drives 14% of all
hospital stays in South Carolina. Compared to state averages, Kershaw County
residents are more likely to display primary risk factors that can lead to diabetes.
“We are truly excited about KCMC’s application of Mi-Forms not only because of the
importance of the project but the application continues Mi-Co’s efforts to reduce
the costs of medical data capture,” said Joel Farmer, Senior Implementation
Specialist at Mi-Co. ”This application validates that Mi-Forms can have a positive
impact on hospitals of virtually any size since we have implemented Mi-Forms at
small hospitals, such as the Cherokee Indian Health Facility in Cherokee, NC to
hospitals with over 1500 beds.”
About Kershaw County Medical Center (KCMC)
In 1913 a group of private citizens donated funds and Camden Hospital opened its
doors and a school of nurses was organized the same year. From these beginnings,
Kershaw County Medical Center has now grown into a licensed 121-bed acute care
facility, an 88-bed long-term facility, Health Resource Center, Sleep Diagnostics
Center and Home Health/Hospice Agency in Camden, South Carolina. The hospital has
two primary healthcare offices, The Healthcare Place at Elgin and Bethune and the
West Wateree Medical Complex in Lugoff. For more information please visit
http://www.kcmc.org
About Mi-Co
Mi-Co, the mobile data capture company, provides handwritten forms automation
software that enables an efficient and effective process for capturing, recognizing
and communicating handwritten information. Mi-Co’s enterprise Mi-Forms Software
System provides flexible electronic forms design for data capture using digital ink.
In addition, Mi-Forms Software has proven capabilities for handwriting
interpretation and verification, data validation and the communication of
forms-based data for enterprise and government users. Mi-Forms supports Tablet PCs,
Digital Pens, Pocket PCs and signature capture devices. The company is headquartered
in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina and has a Seattle, WA customer service
center. Visit www.mi-corporation.com.
Web Site = http://www.mi-corporation.com
Contact Details = Mi-Co
2 Davis Drive, PO Box 12076
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
Phone: 919 485-4819 x 1618
Fax: 919 485-0621
Web: www.mi-corporation.com
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