FOI Request
- Disclosure ID
- FOI/00791
- Request Date
- February 2, 2016
- Subject
- Trust Improvement
- Description
What is the anticipated timeline for when your Trust shall focus upon these challenges?
- Improving patient length of stay by improving patient flow through the Trust with the support of best practice guidance:
Reducing prescribing and medication errors by improving utilisation of e-prescribing with the support of best practice guidance:
3./Reducing inappropriate ordering of tests and investigations by utilising computerised order entry with the support of best practice guidance:
How will your Trust realise the improvements to these problems:
- Improving patient length of stay by improving patient flow through the Trust:
5. Reducing prescribing and medication errors by improving utilisation of e-prescribing:
6. Reducing inappropriate ordering of tests and investigations by utilising computerised order entry:
We’re also interested in your awareness of the following solutions:
Complete table
- Response
- It is currently a focus – patient management component within PAS replacement project
2017-2018
2018-2019
Not a priority
2. It is currently a focus
2017-2018 – We hope to be in a position to start rolling out EPMA in 17-18
2018-2019
Not a priority
3. It is currently a focus – Upgrade to Cyber and order communication ns component within PAS replacement project
2017-2018
2018-2019
Not a priority
How will your Trust realise the improvements to these problems:
4. Do it ourselves with our own resource and utilise existing modules and/or functionality within our PAS/EMR
Use third party solution(s) that provide best practice guidance and simple integration with the Trust PAS/EMR *
Use third party solution(s) that provide best practice guidance and advanced integration with the Trust PAS/EMR ** – Yes
* Simple integration example: HL7 ADT between a PAS and a third party software solution
** Simple integration example: bi-directional data transfer between EMR/white board and third party software solution
5. Do it ourselves with our own resource and utilise existing modules and/or functionality within our PAS/EMR
Use third party solution(s) that provide best practice guidance and simple integration with the Trust PAS/EMR * – Probably this option
Use third party solution(s) that provide best practice guidance and advanced integration with the Trust PAS/EMR **
* Simple integration example: HL7 ADT between a PAS and a third party software solution
** Simple integration example: bi-directional data transfer between EMR/white board and third party software solution
6. Do it ourselves with our own resource and utilise existing modules and/or functionality within our PAS/EMR
Use third party solution(s) that provide best practice guidance and simple integration with the Trust PAS/EMR *
Use third party solution(s) that provide best practice guidance and advanced integration with the Trust PAS/EMR ** – Yes
* Simple integration example: HL7 Admission/Discharge/Transfer between a PAS and a third party software solution
** Simple integration example: bi-directional data transfer between EMR/white board and third party software solution
Please see attached PDF table