Developing and Implementing a Cloud-based SIRS Alert

Chris DeFlitch, MD, CMIO, Vice-Chair, Dept of Emergency Medicine, Co-Founder, CIHDS (Penn State Center for Integrated Healthcare Delivery Systems), and Matthew Loser, Lead Analyst, Penn State Hershey Medical Center. Penn State Hershey Medical Center worked with Cerner to help develop and test their “cloud” solution to send alerts to staff warning of patients with potential for SIRS or Sepsis. The solution went live in September and the feedback has been very strongly positive. Chris and Matthew discuss the process used to customize the solution for their location and how it can work for you.