heartbase has evolved over twenty five years through collaboration between clinicians and biostatisticians from nationally recognized institutions involved in extensive cardiac research. Designed from a clinician's point of view, here are just some of the unique features and benefits included in heartbase. Fully relational, longitudinal software with the power to handle large volumes of clinical, financial and patient functional data with complex interrelationships utilizing a completely integrated data model. Interfaces to all the popular hemodynamic monitoring, admission/discharge and financial systems already in use in the hospital to capture relevant patient data...eliminate redundant data entry! Clinical modules available that integrate fully into the single database design concept... keeping all information at your fingertips! Easy to use! Can be used by clinical or administrative staff to access and manipulate data. Scaleable from a single-user standalone system to a multi-user, multi-facility network version. Start with one registry and add additional registries or modules as your practice expands--keeping all new data within the same integrated data model! Complies with all data elements as defined by ACC, STS, NCN, Anthem and Ascension (formerly DCNHS) and allows easy data harvesting for registry reporting. Improve financial performance (ie loss avoidance) and generate revenues. Priced competitively allowing hospitals to maximize their information systems dollars. All the traditional methods of data entry (keying of forms, direct keyboard entry and interfaces) are available, but heartbase goes beyond to eliminate FTE requirements by providing state-of-the-art data entry solutions through innovative scanning technology and Tablet PCs. heartbase offers many more optional disease state management modules that extend beyond cardiology to other areas such as orthopedics, pregnancy, gastrointestinal, oncology, neurology and urology. And, with the single database design concept, the addition of other modules simply expands the existing patient file continuing the same comprehensive, longitudinal patient record across multiple disease states with a logical, intuitive organization! Product Overview heartbase is a patient-centric, longitudinal clinical information system that has become the most compelling solution to the burgeoning demand for sophisticated outcomes analysis and quality management. heartbase meets the ever-expanding requirements of hospitals and physicians involved in managed care contracting, research, publication, cost control, government reporting and participation in various registries such as, but not limited to, ACC, STS, Anthem and NCN. heartbase accomplishes this by assisting organizations with a variety of data entry solutions including innovative scanning technology, a full range of reporting capabilities, interfaces to existing systems, and advanced data conversion. One distinguishing feature of heartbase is the ability to combine individual databases whether they are registries or additional modules (ie., EP, PV, inventory, clinic visits, etc.) into a single database design concept. This unique feature is the foundation for providing the user with a relational database management system that provides a completely integrated view of all cardiac events over the life span of the patient. Outcomes Reporting Through a strategic alliance with SPSS, heartbase now offers SPSS in various configurations as the default report generation and report writing tool for heartbase users, heartbase provides a full range of ACC and STS reports including 50+ user-modifiable templates (as opposed to "canned" non-modifiable reports) plus ad hoc report creation by users. SPSS is the leader in desktop analytical software and is used throughout the healthcare industry. SPSS offers tools to help your entire organization improve its quality of care. With powerful statistical capability, SPSS will enable thorough and accurate analysis of your heartbase data. For more detailed information of SPSS, visit their website at http://www.spss.com. heartbase reports can also be developed through Structural Query Language (SQL) and Procedural Query Language (PQL). Users can easily import export data to many software packages, such as Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Access,SAS, SIR/Easy, and many other software packages. With this powerful set of tools for reporting, virtually any report can be produced. A particularly noteworthy feature is our enhanced abstracting and patient level reporting which provides production of referring physician reports and abstracts for medical records. User-developed reports can be added to the heartbase menu system providing transparent access. Optional Modules Optional modules are available to further enhance the capabilities of the heartbase Base System. Modules are jointly developed with the expertise of clinicians from hospitals and clinics across the country. As a truly integrated data model, heartbase combines all individual databases, whether they are registries (ie., ACC, STS, Anthem, Ascension, etc.) or additional modules (ie., EP, MI, Inventory,etc.) into a single database design. Only one log-on is necessary to gain access to data entry, report writing and editing functions for all data. This unique feature is the foundation for providing the user with a comprehensive outcomes database for reporting and statistical analysis. All optional modules, as part of the integrated data model, have the same standard reporting features available through numerous heartbase options including, but not limited to, SPSS, SIREASY, plus exporting capabilities to many other software programs. ICD Module The heartbase® ACC-NCDR ICD Optional Module was designed to meet the requirements for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and is based on the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and American Heart Association's electrophysiology standards. Fields for these standards include patient characteristics, device types, extent of disease progression and patient outcome. The heartbase® ACC-NCDR ICD Module may be purchased separately or in combination with our Electrophysiology module. Both modules together provide a full cadre of Electrophysiology data which can be utilized to fulfill CMS requirements and reporting needs within your institution. Thoracic Module Fully certified, the heartbase STS Thoracic module is affordable and fully integrates into STS Adult Cardiac Surgery database and incorporates information from demographic, hospitalization, and clinical presentation interfaces. Op-Notes Narrative Reporting Customized for each facility and automatically generated within the heartbase database, the Open Heart and Vascular Surgery narrative report includes patient informatoin and provides a detailed description of the procedures performed and findings and a precise image of patient's coronary tree with grafts. The interface with the transcription system provides the option of supplementing the reprot and additional dictation. OR procedure datea can be entered by the attending sureon or perfusionist and once entered, the report resides in the patient's permanent chart record. Graft definitions utilize the STS data harvest field definiations and the heartbase screen variables translate into sentences and paragraphs, once language and context has been customized by the surgeon. Op-Notes save approximately 25 minutes of dictation time per physician. Electrophysiology The Electrophysiology module provides users with database capabilities for the following diagnostic and therapeutic procedures: EPS, Tilt Table, Cardioversion, Non-invasive ICD checks, Ablation, ICD and pacemaker insertions. Patient history and complications/outcomes information is collected s surrounding these procedures as well. In addition, procedural indications, medications, anesthesia and device data are just a few of the core elements that allow you the ability to track detailed information about these procedures. Advanced Non-Invasive Test The Advanced Non-Invasive Test Module significantly expands the features of the Basic Non-Invasive Test Module offered with the Base System. The Advanced Non-Invasive Test Module provides users with advanced database capabilities for Resting/Stress/Adenosine Nuclear Tests, Resting/Stress Echo Tests, Resting EKG Tests, Exercise Stress Tests, and MUGA Tests. Along with advanced recording of test data, general report design options are available plus instant test reports for patients and referring physicians. MI The MI Module provides users with a comprehensive data set that compliments either the ACC or STS modules for patients experiencing MI. The data set has been developed in accordance with NRMI. It includes, but not limited to, time to treatment, initial reperfusion strategy and clinical events detail to assist in effectively tracking and managing this patient population. CHF The CHF Module provides users with the ability to follow CHF patients starting with the initial diagnosis of the disease, past history, diagnostic testing and treatment modalities. A detailed medication and infusion therapy section allows the clinician to adjust medications accordingly. All encounters, office visits and hospitalizations can be captured to assist in effectively managing this patient population. In addition, transplantation status is recorded with each encounter. Peripheral Vascular The Peripheral Vascular Module provides users with a complete data set to collect detailed procedure and outcomes information on a variety of Peripheral Vascular procedures including Carotid, AAA, Cerebral, Upper and Lower Extremity Bypass to name a few. Transplant The Transplant Module provides users with an overview of patient history, detailed surgical transplantation data and complications/outcomes information to assist in successfully building and maintaining a high-level transplant program. Oryx® Core Measures Including: Acute Myocardial Infarction(AMI), Pneumonia(PNE), Pregnancy (PR), Heart Failure-Clinical/Hospitalization(HF), Surgical Care Improvement Program(SCIP/SIP), Children's Asthma Care(CAC), Hospital Based Psychiatric Services(Pending) and National Consensus Standards for Prevention and Care of Venous Thromboembolism (VTE)(Pending). Inventory The Inventory Module provides users with all the capabilities needed to administer equipment in the cardiac environment. Along with inventory accounting and controls, the system features hand scanning of barcodes, automatic purchase order generation and linkage to patient data in heartbase enabling the allocation of equipment associated with each procedure. The Inventory Module utilizes Microsoft Access to process the scanned barcode data files, generate manual and automatic purchase orders and produce special reports. Beat-Our cardiac children's hero! Pediatric/Congenital To accommodate the growing need to clinically track Congenital/Pediatric Cardiac Patient (PED) procedures, heartbase has created the PED Optional Module. Users of the PED Module can create a complete patient record, while eliminating data redundancy of other systems that are procedure-based. Data related to these procedures co-exist with all related heartbase system components. Interfacing the PED Optional Module to hospital admitting systems results in a significant reduction in manual data entry requirements. Existing feeds can be used to add data into the heartbase PED Optional Module with little modification. Hospital System Interfaces heartbase has developed interfaces to many of the popular hemodynamic monitors as well as numerous accounting and patient admissions systems. These interfaces eliminate redundant data entry and can be setup as real-time or batch updates.heartbaseze can interface with virtually any system that produces an HL7 file format. Some of the current interfaces are: Hemodynamic Monitoring Systems Cathcor Marquette Mennen Quinton WITT ADT HBOC Meditech Maclab SMS Financial Invision Trendstar TSI Conversion Services In many cases, hospitals and physician's offices have historic data that needs to be carried forward. heartbase has extensive experience converting data and, in many cases, this data becomes more valuable since it now resides in a fully relational database. Even additional fields above and beyond core ACC and STS that were previously captured can be converted to the heartbase system. Scanning Technology Through one of our strategic alliance partners, Optiform, Inc., heartbase provides state-of-the-art data entry solutions for all forms of data through innovative scanning technology. Utilizing the latest in character recognition software and scanning hardware, heartbase provides a proven method to attain the highest quality in data input. Scanning eliminates up to 80% of keystrokes, doesn't require any additional FTE expense, plus it produces a much higher quality data input file. Based on Teleform from Cardiff Software, users can capture data via handprint(ICR), machines print(OCR), check marks(OMR), bubbles and bar codes. Through the heartbase interface, automatically populate the database with information captured in the cath lab, OR, or anywhere! No more spending additional money buying forms since heartbase scanning allows the user to develop or modify data capture forms and simply print them from your laser printer. Core ACC and STS scan forms (user modifiable) are also available for purchase. heartbase supports standalone or networked environments with centralized or distributed/remote data input capabilities, utilizing the latest technology from HP, Fuitsu, Kodak and others. About Optiform Imaging Systems Optiform develops best-of-breed, component solutions, for automating the collection of both data and images from paper and electronic formats. Using the Mi-Forms solution, Optiform extends the functionality of its enterprise class solutions to the mobile worker. Contact Optiform Imaging Systems 351 West 10th St., Indianapolis, IN 46202 Ph: (317) 822-8150 http://optiform.com Press Releases Gryphon Management Consultants Pty. Ltd. selected to head Australian heartbase support and sales center. heartbase has gone international! Announcing the appointment of Mr. Col Barling, Gryphon Management Consultants Pty Ltd, as the head of the Australian heartbase support and sales center. Established in 1993, Gryphon Management provides mentoring, SIR/heartbase support, HRIS implementation, employer-hr. info, and industrial information service to Australian health industry clients. With the establishment of this office in Australia, we are confident that we can bring our high standard of clinical data management to a new continent and beyond. http://gryph.com.au Registry Frequencies - A Significant Enhancement for Registry Reporting! Registry Frequencies, is a significant enhancement in the area of Registry Reporting and data quality control to the heartbase clinical database system. With heartbase's new Registry Frequencies, users are given menu access to automatically generate frequency statistics for the entire STS and ACC core datasets or individually selected subsets from the user's production databases. The user simply enters the data range desired and frequency reports for the STS and/or ACC core datasets are generated from their heartbase production databases and displayed. More specifically, with Registry Frequencies, heartbase users are able to select some or all of the STS and/or ACC core datasets for any given date range to automatically generate patient specific and summary frequencies of the variables selected. Users are then better able to check registry data for quality on a daily basis and in advance of harvests for the ACC and STS National Registries. SPSS Registry Retrievals! SPSS Registry Retrievals, which is a significant enhancement in the area of data mining and reporting to the heartbase clinical database system. With heartbase SPSS Registry Retrievals. users are given menu access to five separate queries that retrieve the entire STS and ACC core datasets from user's production databases. The user simply enters the date range desired and the STS and/or ACC core datasets are retrieved from their heartbase production databases and displayed in SPSS for generating reports and statistical analysis. SPSS is a comprehensive system for analyzing data from heartbase's strategic partner, SPSS, Inc, whose world headquarters are in Chicago's Sears Tower. The heartbase system includes SPSS as the official reporting and data analysis tool. DV Query - heartbase Query Tool! DVQuery is available for use with the heartbase cardiac database software and is "the perfect complement to the SPSS analytic software package" now being widely used by heartbase clients. Please contact heartbase regarding availability and pricing. DataVisor's query and reporting tool simplifies queries and delivers the power of PQL to the non-programmer. Over 300 useful, calculated and derived variables complement the standard heartbase, ACC and STS data fields. DVQuery has been specially configured to interface directly with the SPSS software. DVQuery provides direct interfaces to the most widely used statistical packages, spreadsheet software and data repositories. In addition, DVQuery provides a variety of report formats, such as Frequencies, Listing Reports and Cross Tabulations, that are output as either textual files or as web pages ready for distribution over the intranet or internet. About DataVisor DVQuery is one of the "DataVisor Toolkit" products. For more information on other DataVisor products, services and training, contact Tom Shriver at datavisor@insightbb.com or visit the DataVisor website at http://datavisor.home.insightbb.com Inventory Module! heartbase has entered into an agreement with Videx, Inc. of Corvallis, Oregon to integrate Videx's complete line of hand-held scanning devices into heartbase's Inventory Module. Users of the Inventory Module currently use Videx LaserLite Pro hand scanners to scan nurse, number, patient medical record numbers, primary operators/cath operators/surgeons, procedure type, procedure date and time, room ID and all equipment used for each cardiac procedure. Up to a dozen Videx LaserLite Pros are downloaded each day into the Inventory Module to update the database and generate accurate patient equipment reports for clinical, billing and administrative requirements.Our inventory module provides users with all capabilities needed to administer equipment in the cardiac environment. Along with inventory accounting and controls, the system features hand scanning of bar codes, automatic purchase order generation and linkage to patient data in heartbase enabling the allocation of equipment associated with each procedure. Advanced Non-Invasive Testing Module! heartbase developers and a board-certified cardiologist from a leading certified, non-invasive testing cardiology practice in Philadelphia, designed our Advanced Non-Invasive Test Module providing users with advanced database capabilities for resting/stress/adenosine nuclear tests, resting/stress echo tests, resting EKG tests, exercise stress tests and MUGA tests. Along with advanced recording of test data, the module creates real time test reports in Microsoft Word format that is sent to referring physicians, normally prior to the patient leaving the testing lab. Other useful reports include test type by referring physician by month, nuclear test protocol by month and test type by referring practices by month. Since the Advanced Non-Invasive Testing Module is fully integrated into the heartbase system, testing data may be manually entered into the system through the well-designed graphical user interface forms, interfaces with other software systems used by the non-invasive testing facility, Optiform scan forms or hand-held computing devices, such as Palm Pilot. Also, users may effortlessly transfer non-invasive test results to the patient's ACC and/or STS datasets and use diagnostic catherization results in correlating data with non-invasive testing data. These correlations may be conducted in SPSS, since heartbase is the only cardiac care database system that exports data in native SPSS format.

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