FOI Request
- Disclosure ID
- FOI/03354
- Request Date
- October 8, 2019
- Subject
- Cardiology Digital Systems
- Description
1). Regarding echocardiograms:
a. Which digital system is used by healthcare professionals in your trust to request echocardiograms?
b. On what digital system(s) are echocardiogram images stored?
c. On what system are echocardiograms reported?
d. On what system(s) are the reports for echocardiograms available for review?
2). Regarding:
a. Which digital system is used by healthcare professionals in your trust to request coronary angiograms?
b. On what digital system(s) are images from coronary angiograms stored?
c. On what system are coronary angiograms reported?
d. On what system(s) are the reports from coronary angiograms available for review?
3). Regarding cardiac pacemakers:
a. Which digital system is used by healthcare professionals in your trust to request pacemaker insertion?
b. On what system are pacemaker procedure reports written?
c. On what system(s) are pacemaker procedure reports available for review?
d. On what system(s) are cardiac pacemaker routine outpatient checks available for review?
4). Regarding cardiology patient documentation:
a. On what system(s) are outpatient letters available for review?
b. On what system(s) are discharge letters available for review?
c. Are copies of ECGs stored electronically? If so, on what system(s) are they available?
5). Regarding CT coronary angiograms:
a. Which digital system is used by healthcare professionals in your trust to request CT coronary angiograms?
b. On what digital system(s) are images from CT coronary angiograms stored?
c. On what system are CT coronary angiograms reported?
d. On what system(s) are the reports from CT coronary angiograms available for review?
6). What RIS system does your hospital use?
7). What PACS system does your hospital use
- Response
1). a. Echocardiograms are currently requested on paper
b. Medcon, provided by Change Healthcare
c. Medcon system. As above
d. ) Medcon Web Viewer, integrated with our own Nexus system, to view on the wards.
2). a. Coronary angiograms are currently requested on paper
b. Medcon, provided by Change Healthcare
c. Medcon system. As above
d. Medcon Web Viewer, integrated with our own Nexus system, to view on the wards
3). Regarding cardiac pacemakers:
All systems are currently paper based with a move to Mediconnect in the next few months
4). a. Outpatient letters are available for review on Maxims Document Manager
b. NEXUS Clinical Hub
c. Currently paper based with a move to Mediconnect in the next few months
5). a. CT coronary angiograms are currently requested on paper
b. They are stored on the PACS system and Syngo Via
c. They are reported on the PACS system and Syngo Via
d. The reports are available on the web-browser (xero) and a system called Cyber
6). AGFA
7). AGFA