Karisma-The missing infomation link
Karisma: Integrated Clinical Information System
Charter Kontron supply one of the most respected and versatile Patient Data Management/Clinical Information Systems available.
Information is collected automatically from Patient Monitors, infusion systems, Ventilators and Blood Gas Analysers where a serial output is available on the device. Nursing notes, comments and drug prescription data is input by the medical staff via the keyboard with suitable password control/access.
The Karisma Clinical Information System provides the user with instant access to key patient information and allows review of patient progress over the whole stay and archiving of critical data.
Karisma is designed for seamless integration with the ICNARC reporting package the CK7000 patient monitoring systems as well as a range of Ventilators and Infusion systems. Other Patient monitoring systems can be supported.
The KARISMA brings together experience and technology to produce solutions which meet the needs and working practices of staff involved in the most intensive of acute patient care.
These systems are aimed at collecting, collating and presenting some of the most clerically and mentally demanding patient data.
KARISMA can cater for all the normal patient charting and note taking tasks and can so at the bedside, using less space than the average chart.
The basic functions include:
Administration
- Admission / Discharge / Transfer
- Temporary Absence / Move
Registration
- Patient Demographic Data
- Clinical Admission / Discharge Data
- Master Patient Database Search
Additional functions can also be selected according to the needs of the user department.
These can cover areas such as:
Routine Observations
- Automatic Device Data Charting
- Manual Data Entry
- Automatic Fluid Balance Calculation
Investigations
- Laboratory Analysis Management
- Blood-gas Data Management
- Management of other investigations where results are provided by service departments
Therapy
- Drug Calculation, Planning and Administration
- Fluid, Electrolyte and Nutritional Planning and Administration
- Respiratory Therapy Planning and Administration
- Management of other therapeutic regimes.
Review
- Structured browsing of related data
- Free browsing of related data
- Select for time if interest
- Zoom period of interest
- Re-scale graphics to show area of interest
Patient Plans and Notes Management
- Objective Setting and Monitoring
- Event Notes
- General Clinical History
- Relatives
Ad hoc, Report and Label Printing
Routine Activity and Quality Reports
On-Line Back-up and Archiving.
The system can support up to 16 different devices per bed/cot and is in Clinical use daily in hospitals in Europe and the UK. |
Monitors
