Iodine Software?

lreis@gvh.orglreis@gvh.org
in CDI Talk Archive
Is anyone out there using Iodine software? If you have Iodine software, do you use it as an adjunct to your CDI software or in place of it? If you use Iodine in addition to your CDI software, what is your CDI software? If you have Iodine software, do you like it? If you have Iodine, can you tell us a little bit how it works? How has the return on investement been with using Iodine?

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  • lconaway@altoonaregional.orglconaway@altoonaregional.org
    edited April 2016
    We used Iodine briefly. We have a seasoned CDI program and our medical director initially purchased Iodine for our hospitalists in order to get critical labs etc... but they wanted no part of it and all of our 7 CDS nurses got iphones with Iodine. Honestly, it was a waste of time and money. The application would probably be beneficial to someone but it wasn't to us. You download the app for Iodine and it will give you alerts on preprograms lab limits, xray results etc. I would assign certain floors from my online access to certain nurses who would then get the corresponding alerts sent to their iphones. It would, for example, alert that the pt in 804 in ICU has a high troponin, BNP and creat. For our purposes, we review nearly every chart nearly every day and we would see these labs regardless. BUT, if you have only one or two CDIs and a huge inpatient list, it might be more beneficial in that it could help you prioritize which pts to see first as the ones with alerts are more likely to have opportunities to capture a higher SOI and DRG. Hope that helps.


    LeeAnn Conaway, RN III, CCRN, CCDS
    CDS Coordinator
    UPMC Altoona
    Quality Management
    814–889–3313 office
    814–502-6772 cell



  • rmhosler1rmhosler1
    edited April 2016
    Hello:
    I have used Iodine software off and on and been thru many of their changes. They are a very receptive company. They currently use a smart list which is prioritized by alerts that it receives on a patient. This prioritizes patients by a ranking system and the cds reviews these pts. 

    I have been a cds 7 years and I don't like the prioritization  of patients.  I do like to use it as an assessment tool so that I can decide which pts to see. More alerts need to be built into the database.  It also needs to be able to read vital signs in the emr for sepsis indicators etc.

    Also, take into consideration if you have a hybrid chart as it only scans typed reports. It also can false read, for example no cerebral edema when scanning for cerebral edema.

    Our finance department felt it would be great and we have to use it.

     I really want to see how the CAC will work for us. 



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