Mopping up discharge

April’s target for hospitals to deliver discharge summaries to GPs within 24 hours has spurred NHS Connecting for Health, suppliers and NHS trusts into action. Daloni Carlisle reports on the differing approaches being taken to electronic discharge summaries.

WinDIP Enterprise from Gateway Computing Ltd

Gateway Computing provides WinDIP Enterprise Electronic Document Management System solutions in the UK.

The WinDIP suite of products and services offers simplicity coupled with high levels of the latest functionality, scalability and integration to provide efficient and effective options for our NHS customers.

WinDIP Enterprise is enabling NHS trusts to realise the benefits of ‘real time’ EPR now, with integration into key NHS systems including iSOFT Lorenzo, iPM, iCM and Patient Centre plus digital pen and dictation software and the use of Gateway Computing’s e-Portal. The new WinDIP e-Forms Generation and Recognition and Workflow modules further enhance the EPR capabilities of the system.

E-mail: swilce@gateway.co.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 1935 424 356 (Scott Wilce)
Web: www.gateway.co.uk

Docman – the market leading solution in healthcare document management and workflow

Docman delivers significant benefits to more than 5,000 GP practices within the UK. The system processes almost 1.5m physical and electronic documents per week and holds detailed records for over 20m patients.

• Fast and accurate document capture ensuring data quality
• Delivers proven efficiencies
• Intuitive workflow simplifying practice processes
• Increase your QOF points through intelligent summarising
• Seamless clinical system integration
• Instant access to records and documents
• Receive documents electronically - a proven solution for delivering discharge summaries within 24 hours.

Find out how Docman can benefit your practice, primary care trust or hospital now.

E-mail: sales@pcti.co.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 1977 664496 (Tim Robinson)
Web: www.pcti.co.uk/document_management

Just what the doctor ordered

SRC solutions are used by over 17,500 users in more than 50 NHS trusts.

In addition to digital dictation, we also provide:

• Speech recognition and mobile dictation
• Clinical correspondence
• Document review, approval and distribution
• Electronic discharge summaries
• Patient handover lists.

Our scalable solutions integrate with existing hospital PAS and EPR systems and are already helping NHS organisations to:

• Deliver a 24 hour document turnaround
• Meet Department of Health targets
• Eliminate typing backlogs
• Improve staff efficiencies
• Enhance availability of clinical information
• Reduce patient care pathways
• Enhance data security.

E-mail: main@src.co.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7471 0100 (Dominic Mellor)
Web: www.src.co.uk/

3M Document Management Solutions

Proven in UK NHS hospitals, our RFID tracking system allows users to see a casenote’s current location from any PC. Missing files are quickly and easily found using a handheld detection device that emits visual and audible indications when in range of a missing file.

Among hospitals’ greatest challenges is accurately and cost-effectively capturing and indexing the large volumes of paper-based documentation generated before, during, and after care delivery, along with integrating electronically generated information. Visit 3Ms website to see how RFID and Electronic Document Management Solutions can help.

With more than 25 years of healthcare experience and expertise, 3M Health Information Systems works as a trusted and stable business partner to provide proven document management solutions with implementation, training, and support services.

E-mail: cmillican@mmm.com
Tel: +44 (0) 7767 648 089 (Chris Millican)
Web: www.3m.co.uk/healthinformationexcellence

The Electronic Document Record all in one click!

Plumtree Group is the UK’s leading supplier of clinical EDM, with more than 100 NHS trusts using our dartEDM system for managing patient records and clinical documentation.

In conjunction with our healthcare customers, we have developed an innovative new approach based on an Electronic Document Record, which aids in the transition to full EPR and delivers benefits to clinicians and accounts alike.

With episode viewing, electronic records and paper documents all within one click and a single portal interface the entire patient history is available instantly.

This unique approach and the introduction of specialist scanning solutions devised specifically for legacy hospital records - including sticky mountsheets and staples - continues to give trusts cash releasing benefits through streamlining their medical records departments.

E-mail: bdorks@plumtreegroup.com
Tel: +44 (0)115 937 6661 (Ben Dorks)
Web: www.plumtreegroup.com