Rothman Healthcare
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Rothman Healthcare Corporation provides Electronic Health Record (EHR) solutions for hospital application platforms. The company offers the Rothman Index, a software tool that implements a graphical user interface for the visualization of patient data contained in the EHR. The Rothman Index generates a regularly updated health score based on vital signs, nursing assessments, and lab results in a graphical format. Its patient-centric software enables healthcare professionals to access patient health data quickly and efficiently. The company was founded in 2005 and is based in San Francisco, California.
The Rothman Index solution has been contracted by Sarasota Memorial Hospital
, Blessing Hospital, Orlando Health
, The Methodist Hospital
System in Houston, and Yale – New Haven Hospital as well as other hospitals.
History
The Rothman Index is named in honor of Florence Rothman. In 2003, Florence underwent an operation to replace a heart valve at Sarasota Memorial Hospital. Although her health initially improved after the operation it gradually worsened until she died 10 days after the operation. Her sons Michael and Steven Rothman determined that it was the overall system of care that failed her by not detecting her gradual health deterioration. Their solution was to develop a simple measure of a patient’s overall condition that can be plotted versus time to show a doctor or a nurse whether a patient is recovering or deteriorating. They worked with Sarasota Memorial Hospital by analyzing thousands of patient records in the Electronic Health Record to develop the Rothman Index.The Rothman Index
The Rothman Index captures data found in a hospital's electronic health record and displays the progression of a patient's health over time. The Rothman Index generates a regularly updated health score synthesizing routine vital signs, nursing assessments, and lab results, for display in a user-friendly graphical format, summarizing thousands of pages of patient data at a glance.The Rothman Index simplifies the tracking of patient progress and detects subtle declines in health. Rapid response teams, physicians and nurses have the ability to see multiple patient graphs simultaneously. This allows for earlier interventions and a summarized understanding of a whole unit, providing patients with the extraordinary care they need effectively and efficiently.The Rothman Index solution has been contracted by Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Sarasota Memorial Hospital is an 806-bed hospital at the heart of Sarasota Memorial Health Care System, a regional medical center located in Sarasota County on Florida's Gulf Coast. With nearly 4,000 staff members, 750 physicians and more than 1,000 volunteers, it is the second-largest acute care...
, Blessing Hospital, Orlando Health
Orlando Health
Orlando Health is a private, not-for-profit network of community and specialty hospitals based in Orlando, FL. Orlando Health comprises Orlando Regional Medical Center, Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies, Dr. P. Phillips Hospital, South Seminole Hospital,...
, The Methodist Hospital
The Methodist Hospital
The Methodist Hospital is a hospital located in the Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas. Established in 1919 as an outreach ministry of The United Methodist Church, Methodist is one of the most comprehensive teaching hospitals in the United States, with leading specialists in every field of...
System in Houston, and Yale – New Haven Hospital as well as other hospitals.