NCEMI Informatics Library A comprehensive online library of Emergency Medicine Informatics . ED Information Systems Read documents online, or right-click and choose "Save Target As.." to download them Vendor List (DeBard) Dec 1997 Info on all known companies offering ED computing systems: Includes info regarding current users of the software! Dr. DeBard carried out a comprehensive survey and identified ten companies publicly offering for sale integrated Emergency Department (ED) software products for total information management. Vendor List (PaACEP) Late 1998 All exhibitors at the Pennsylvania ACEP "Computerize Your ED" conference. If you cannot find a company on the list above, try going here! Vendor List (ACEP) Feb 1998 Another vendor list, from ACEP's Section on Computers Computerize Your ED Conference summary Download the Word and RTF files created by Dr. Jim Thompson which summarize the information presented at this excellent conference. A Vendor List with additional information is included! Cost-Benefit Analyses How do you calculate the cost-benefit ratio of a computer system for the ED? Costs include money, manpower, and mental energy and frustration, and benefits include money, efficiency, quality of patient care and quality of work environment for staff. Dr. Conover provides you with four resources for learning about computers in the ED, from most basic and general to most complex and ED-specific. Buyer Evaluation Checklist A complete compilation of all the relevant questions Keith Conover could think of related to computer tracking systems for the Emergency Department. This is presented in list form, rather than as a grid. Part of the 1996 Pennsylvania ACEP program on evaluating and selecting computer systems for the ED. Evaluation Guidelines An excellent set of guidelines for the evaluation and specification of an ED tracking system, as developed by Keith Conover for Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh. This document is accompanied by a checklist table form than cannot be viewed online in a meaningful way, but can be downloaded and printed out using Microsoft Word (see next entry). Model RFP (MSWord) Request For Proposal -- A checklist for each vendor to fill out and return to you. It will help you evaluate and compare systems. Don't try to read this Microsoft Word document online -- instead, right-click to download the ED tracking system table. Model RFP (Acrobat) Request For Proposal -- Nearly the same document as above, modified by ACEP's Section of Emergency Medicine Informatics and put into Adobe Acrobat format. A checklist for each vendor to fill out and return to you. It will help you evaluate and compare systems. Computerize Your ED lecture (Conover) Jan 1998 Keith Conover's excellent lecture on computerizing your ED -- viewable ONLINE! ED Automation Paper (ACEP) ACEP's Section of Emergency Medicine Informatics paper discussing issues surrounding Emergency Department "automation" Other Software Download everything about every other kind of ED software! EM Software Guide (Online) ACEP Informatics Section's online, fairly comprehensive list of all types of ED software (d/c instructions, scheduling... you name it!). EM Software Guide (Downloadable) Same as above, but save it for use at your leisure! Technology Lingo and Information "Talk the talk" while you are "walking the walk" The Internet Learn all about the Internet through this transcription of a presentation delivered by Craig Feied before the ACEP Scientific Assembly, 1993. Computer Abbreviations Dr. Keith Conover compiled this excellent list of common computing abbreviations you may encounter when reviewing proposals for ED computer systems. The companion file, below, is a guide to commonly used computer file extensions. File Extensions Dr. Keith Conover compiled this excellent guide to commonly used computer file extensions. The companion file, above, is a list of common abbreviations you may encounter when reviewing proposals for ED computer systems. The ED of the Future Read documents online, or right-click and choose "Save Target As.." to download them Informatics and the ED of the Future A keynote address delivered by Mark Smith at Pennsylvania ACEP meeting, 1995. The Internet and the Future of EM This was a source document for a working group developing a followup statement based upon the recommendations of the Macy Report. The ED of the Future From ACEP's Section of Emergency Medicine Informatics: a view of what the present and the near future could hold for emergency departments. Megatrends in EM Informatics An outstanding document authored by Dr. Edward Barthell on "Megatrends that Will Accelerate Information System Deployment in Emergency Medicine". (MS Word document) The History of EM Informatics Another superb paper by Dr. Edward Barthell. See the future by examining past. (MS Word document) ED Informatics Journal Articles Medline Search (All years) Abstracts for NLM Medline-indexed literature in Emergency Medicine Informatics from 1966-Present Medline Search (Last 10 years) Abstracts for NLM Medline-indexed literature in Emergency Medicine Informatics for the last 10 years Medline Search (Last 5 years) Abstracts for NLM Medline-indexed literature in Emergency Medicine Informatics for the last 5 years Medline Search (Last year) Abstracts for NLM Medline-indexed literature in Emergency Medicine Informatics for the last year ED Informatics Sites NCEMI National Center for Emergency Medicine Informatics (the site you are visiting now!) The seminal website for emergency medicine informatics. This link takes you to our home page where you can access many useful tools and information. ACEP Section of EM Informatics Officers (and their e-mail addresses), important documents, and more. Yahoo Medical Informatics Search Automatic search of Yahoo for medical informatics sites. Copyright 1998 by Craig Feied, MD; Jonathan Handler, MD; and NCEMI. All Rights Reserved.