Which system is used in acute hospital environments to capture point-of-care data at the bedside from physiological devices?

• A. AHLTA
• B. Essentris
• C. CHCS
• D. ICDB

Answer: (B)

Essentris is designed for acute hospital inpatient environments to capture point-of-care data directly at the bedside from physiological devices such as vital signs monitors, ventilators, and infusion pumps, and to feed that information into the patient’s electronic chart in real time. This enables accurate, timely documentation and seamless integration with clinical workflows, reducing transcription errors and delays in data availability for care decisions. Other systems serve different settings or functions—AHLTA is primarily outpatient-focused, while CHCS is an older system for ordering and hospital support, and ICDB isn’t the bedside data capture tool used in acute care.