IT services
The team uses a diverse range of IT services. As a stand-alone unit on a general hospital campus SWLEOC uses a combination of trust wide software tools such as the Patient Management system, PACS, Pathology services, Electronic Staff Records, email and systems that are specific to SWLEOC such as Lifebox, Bluespier and EOC Outcomes. In addition, transfer of demographic, clinical and imaging information is needed to manage patients from Croydon, Kingston and St Georges. Seamless integration of stand-alone systems depends upon close collaboration between IT suppliers, partnership hospitals and the host trust’s IT team. Listed below are details on the IT services that the centre uses, supplier details, support arrangements and information on how each system is used.
Online Pre-admission
Lifebox
Electronic Patient Record (EPR)
Clinical Manager
Clinical Manager (iCM) is one of the trust electronic patient record systems. It gives clinicians access to pathology and radiology results and the ability to order diagnostic tests and services based on their job role. Electronic pathology ordering in iCM for inpatients is mandatory.
This system also serves as the database of all patient records, clinic letters, operation notes and any record related to a patient’s care
Patient Manager
Patient Manager (iPM) is one of the trust electronic patient record systems. This system holds all patient’s demographic, coding, scheduling and episodic details. Training is mandatory as it is essential iPM is kept up to date in a timely fashion with the correct patient information, including real-time ADT (admission, transfer and discharge) information. This system is linked with the income associated with patient care and referral to treatment time.
Bluespier
Imaging
PACS
TraumaCad
Laboratory results
Clinical Manager
Clinical Manager (iCM) is one of the Trust electronic patient record systems. It gives the clinicians access to Pathology and Radiology results and the ability to order diagnostic test and services based on their job role. Electronic pathology ordering in iCM for inpatients is mandatory.
This system also serves as the database of all patient records, clinic letters, operation notes and any record related to a patients care.
Outcomes programme
EOC outcomes
All patients undergoing hip, knee and shoulder arthroplasty surgery receive Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) questionnaires. PROMs are health outcome measures using validated questionnaires completed by patients to ascertain perceptions of their health status, perceived level of disability, and quality of life without the interpretation, guidance or support from a Surgeon or other medical or Allied Health Professional.
Data is input into EOC Outcomes, a purpose built, outcomes data collection tool using iMedDoc part of the Clanwilliam group.
Primary data storage: Trust based system: http://10.180.131.169/eocv10/main
Secondary data storage (anonymised): Online – Rackspace – A government approved cloud-based server.
Both are:
- secure, safe and NHS Compliant Systems;
- secure services using ‘N3 data network’;
- NHS Information Governance compliant.
NJR uploads
NJR Data Entry System
The NJR records, monitors, analyses and reports on performance outcomes in joint replacement surgery in a continuous drive to improve service quality and enable research analysis, to ultimately improve patient outcomes.