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Regarded as one of the most functional systems in the health care industry, the Brigham Integrated Computing System (BICS) Inpatient Order Entry celebrated its 15th birthday last month.
Since it first went live on May 17, 1993, on the Medicine Services, BICS has collected more than 135 million patient orders in its database. The system has been the model for the design concepts of the CPOE, or computerized physician order-entry, systems at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Massachusetts General Hospital.
“It’s amazing how the field continues to put BICS OE on a pedestal in terms of functionality and decision support impact,” said Eric Poon, MD, MPH, BWH IS director of clinical informatics.
A plethora of literature about the functionality of BICS and its ability to improve quality and safety has made it a well known program. Poon said he has met people from around the world who have studied BICS.
While BICS remains among the most advanced systems, Poon said there is always room for improvement. “We continually strive to improve its functionality even more by incorporating new ideas from clinicians at the Brigham and the rest of Partners HealthCare,” he said.