Agenda
  Define ECD
  Value and benefits
  Future state design
  Vital Signs and Measurements 
  Next Steps
  What is ECD?
  The Essential Clinical Dataset (ECD) is an initiative to define 
  essential data elements for documentation within the electronic 
  health record (EHR). 
      Why ECD?
                                 Significant waste                      Proven clinical 
                                 accumulates over time                  outcomes
                                 with EMR design. 
                                 Reduction in clinical                  Increase in quality of 
                                 documentation burden                   documentation
                                 Increase in nursing                    Documentation time 
                                 satisfaction                           reduction
  Successful Proven Outcomes
  Northern Light Health Adult Systems Assessment ECD project 
  yielded tremendous results:
  • 60% reduction in face up documentation fields
  • Yearly reduction of 1,423 hours in iView documentation
  • 7.9 million clicks saved per year
  • Increased quality assessment led to fewer pressure injury 
   incidences as well as other patient care outcome 
   improvements.  
  What you have told us
    • Nurse leaders struggle with policy 
    and compliance of proper 
    documentation.  
    • Nurses cannot find what they need to 
    document leading to poor 
    documentation.
    • Current documentation does not tell 
    the patient story.
    • Nursing training is very difficult.