> Patient
identification - patient names, national
identification codes, addresses, carers, telephone
numbers etc. are all held on the system and can
easily be found through sort and search
functionality.
> Patient's
special needs -
additional information on special needs
can also be held on file. For example, special
transportation needs, carer support, next of kin and
so on.
> Medical staff assigned - the system holds the details of the doctors involved in their case and their budgetary relationships.
> Patient notes - electronic patient notes can be entered directly into the system and format and content can be made to follow best practice standards. Notes can be easily accessed during the consultation.
> Patient treatments - all the treatments given to the patient (from the prescribing of a drug to specification of a referral or procedure) are entered and stored by the system. This process also has the option of costing all of the treatments provided and triggering patient performance targets.
> Information - all patient information can be accessed easily. In addition, specialist reports can be produced relating to referral to treatment timescales, episodes of care, treatment costs and treatment tracking.
> Medical record protection - access to all information can be controlled to a highly defined level. Therefore access to sensitive information can be restricted to authorised staff only.
> Mobile working - patient records can be accessed and managed at remote clinics by staff via the encrypted website..
Patient
data securityOnly authorised users can access patient data and all access can be tracked back to users. No data need to be held on the users computer.
Process
efficienciesSingle point maintenance of patient data reduces the time taken to prepare future patient notes, treatment orders, repeat treatment orders, confirmation letters and financial statements.
Clinical
efficienciesClinical staff can rapidly access patient details and medical records helping them provide care in an efficient manner.
Supporting
best practice standardsBest practice standards can be embedded into the processes of recording patient data, writing notes and following up actions.